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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 189R (1954)

First Church of Christ: Sanctuary
60 Gold St.
Hartford, CT

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
50 stops
64 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-01-08 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 31, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2013-09-19 - Retained some of the mechanisms from the 1907 installation, as well as the 1835 Appleton case and the Pedal 16' Open Wood from the 1883 Roosevelt; in 1969, Austin renovated the organ and made tonal revisions. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from Jeff Scofield. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Hartford, Connecticut
       First Church of Christ (Center Church)

       Austin   Op. 189    1907   4/
       Austin   Op. 189R   1954   4/60
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT                          SWELL
   16' Violone          61        16' Lieblich Gedeckt 68
    8' Open Diapason    61         8' Montre           68
    8' Flute Harmonique 61         8' Rohrflöte        68
    8' Gemshorn         61         8' Viole de Gambe   68
    4' Octave           61         8' Voix Celeste     68
    4' Spitzflöte       61         4' Prestant         68
2 2/3' Twelfth          61         4' Waldflöte        68
    2' Fifteenth        61     2 2/3' Rohr Nasat       61
   IV  Fourniture      244         2' Octavin          61
    8' Trumpet          CH        IV  Plein Jeu       244
       Chimes                    III  Cymbale         183
                                  16' Contra Fagotto   68
       CHOIR                       8' Trompette        68
    8' Spitz Principal  68         8' Fagotto          12
    8' Bourdon          68         8' Vox Humana       61
    8' Dolce            68         4' Clarion          68
    8' Dolce Celeste    56            Tremolo
    4' Koppelflöte      68
2 2/3' Nasard           61            PEDAL
    2' Blockflöte       61        32' Resultant        --
1 3/5' Tierce           61        16' Diapason         32
    1' Sifflöte         61        16' Contrebasse      32
    8' Trumpet          68        16' Bourdon          32
    8' Clarinet         68        16' Violone          GT
    8' English Horn     68        16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
       Tremolo                     8' Principal        32
                                   8' Bourdon          32
       POSITIV                     8' Cello            12
    8' Gedeckt          61         8' Gedeckt          SW
    4' Principal        61         4' Fifteenth        12
    2' Oktav            61         4' Flute            12
1 1/3' Klein Nasat      61         2' Flautino         12
  III  Zimbel          183       III  Mixture          96
                                  16' Bombarde         32
                                  16' Fagotto          SW
                                   8' Trumpet          12
                                   8' Fagotto          SW
                                   4' Clarion          12

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield April 21, 2014]

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