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Austin Organ Co. Opus 870 (1920)

Walnut Street Baptist Church (1908): Sanctuary; front
415 Walnut St.
Waterloo, IA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

1948 - Auditorium interior with organ facade in front. Console at right. (Photograph from an archival source: Old Walnut Street Baptist Church website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

ca. 1980's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Old Walnut Street Baptist Church website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
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 (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb 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

2015-11-30 - According to Bryan Williams, the congregation moved to a new location as Walnut Ridge Baptist Church and the Austin was installed at the new location. -Database Manager

2023-03-15 - According to the old church website, *"In 1971, the Walnut Street Baptist Church purchased land in West Waterloo and built a new church they named Walnut Ridge Baptist. The congregation packed up the tower's bell and the pipe organ, and moved across the city, selling the Walnut Street Baptist Church to Faith Temple Baptist Church."* -Jim Stettner

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