Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 1526 (1928)

St. Florian's Catholic Church
2626 Poland St.
Hamtramck (Detroit), MI

Images

2008-05-01 - Church exterior (Photograph by Andrew Jameson, via Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022 - Church interior to front (Photograph by Tim Szczesny, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020 - Church interior to rear and organ (Photograph by John Egged, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2009-09-13 - Altar (Photograph by Ray Ahrens/Database Manager)

2009-09-13 - Organ facade in rear gallery (Photograph by Ray Ahrens/Database Manager)

2009-09-13 - Right facade (Photograph by Ray Ahrens/Database Manager)

2009-09-13 - Console (Photograph by Ray Ahrens/Database Manager)

2009-09-13 - Unison On stopkeys (Photograph by Ray Ahrens/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
34 stops
39 registers
4 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 (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe 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

2009-09-16 - Updated through online information from Ray Ahrens. -Database Manager

2010-02-04 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2023-01-26 - Renovated and rededicated in April 2008. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON September 1927

     Hamtramck, Michigan
     St. Florian Catholic Church

     Austin   Op. 1526   1928   3/36
     ______________________________________________

     GREAT                      CHOIR
 16' Dbl Open Diapason 73    8' Violin Diapason  73
  8' 1st Open Diapason 73    8' Concert Flute    73
  8' 2nd Open Diapason 73    8' Unda Maris     * 61
  8' Tibia             73    8' Dulciana         73
  8' Grossflöte        73    4' Flute d'Amour    73
  8' Melodia           73    2' Harmonic Piccolo 61
  8' Gemshorn          73    8' French Horn      73
  4' Principal         73    8' Cor Anglais      73
  4' Flute             73       Tremolo
  8' Tuba              73
                                PEDAL
     SWELL                  32' Resultant Bass   --
 16' Bourdon           73   16' Open Diapason    32
  8' Diapason Phonon   73   16' Bourdon          32
  8' Rohrflöte         73   16' Violone          GT
  8' Viole d'Orchestre 73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
  8' Voix Celeste      61    8' Grossflöte       12
  8' Echo Salicional   73    8' Dolce Flute      12
  4' Flauto Traverso   73   16' Trombone         32
  2' Flautino          61
III  Dolce Cornet     183    *  This is in reality
 16' Double Oboe Horn  73       a Flute Celeste
  8' Cornopean         73
  8' Oboe              73
  8' Vox Humana        61
     Tremolo

     [Received from Jeff Scofield January 26, 2023]

Websites

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