Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2460 (1968)

Simpson Methodist Church: Sanctuary
2501 S. Harrison St.
Fort Wayne, IN

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
28 stops
37 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 (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
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

2005-10-28 - Updated through online information from John Gouwens. -Database Manager

2014-06-14 - 7-rank Antiphonal prepared-for in the console; dedicatory recital by Robert Rayfield, April 21, 1968. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the dedication program Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Fort Wayne, Indiana
     Simpson Methodist Church

     Austin   Op. 2460   1968   3/35
     ___________________________________________

     GREAT                      CHOIR
 16' Gemshorn     61         8' Nason Flute   61
  8' Principal    61         8' Flauto Dolce  61
  8' Bourdon      61         8' Flute Celeste 49
  8' Gemshorn     12         4' Koppelflöte   61
  4' Octave       61     2 2/3' Nasard        61
  4' Spitzflöte   61         2' Blockflöte    61
  2' Fifteenth    61     1 3/5' Tierce        61
 IV  Fourniture  244        II  Cymbal       122
     Sub                     8' Krummhorn     49
     Unison Off                 Tremolo
     Super                      Sub
                                Unison Off
     SWELL                      Super
  8' Hohlflöte    61
  8' Viola        61            PEDAL
  8' Voix Celeste 49        32' Resultant     --
  4' Principal    61        16' Principal     32
  4' Rohrflöte    61        16' Gemshorn      GT
  2' Principal    61        16' Gedeckt       12 SW
III  Plein Jeu   183         8' Octave        32
  8' Trompette    61         8' Gemshorn      GT
  4' Hautbois     61         8' Gedeckt       SW
     Tremolo                 4' Super Octave  12
     Sub                    II  Mixture       64
     Unison Off             16' Trompette     12 SW
     Super                   4' Krummhorn     CH

[Received online from Jeff Scofield June 14, 2014]

Documents

(1968-04-21) Dedication program, via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield