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Austin Organ Co. Opus 767 (1917)

Second Presbyterian Church
1936 Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL

Images

2010-08-29 - Church exterior (Photograph by Andrew Jameson, via Wikipedia/Jeff Scofield)

2016-02-14 - Front wall mural and angels (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-02-14 - Balcony (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-02-14 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012-12-11 - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
49 stops
66 registers
6 divisions
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

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

2019-08-19 - The contract was for a rebuild, additions and new console to 1873 3/56 Wm. A. Johnson Op. 410. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> September 1917 Date not recorded

       Chicago, Illinois
       Second Presbyterian Church

       Hutchings-Votey  Op. 535   1901   
       Austin           Op. 767   1917   4/53
       ________________________________________________

       GREAT                       SWELL

   16' Dbl Diapason     61     16' Bourdon           61
    8' 1st Diapason     61      8' Diapason          61
    8' 2nd Diapason     61      8' Gedeckt           61
    8' Grossflöte       61      8' Salicional        61
    8' Gedeckt          61      8' Viole d'Orchestre 61
    8' Erzähler         61      8' Celeste           61
    8' Gamba            61      8' Aeoline           61
    8' Dulciana         61      8' Vox Seraphique    61
    4' Octave           61      4' Flute             61
    4' Flute            61      4' Violina           61
2 2/3' Twelfth          61      2' Flautino          61
    2' Fifteenth        61      V  Mixture          305
   16' Tuba Profunda    SO     16' Contra Fagotto    61
    8' Harmonic Tuba    SO      8' Cornopean         61
    4' Harmonic Clarion SO      8' Oboe              61
       Chimes                   8' Vox Humana        61

       ECHO                        CHOIR

    8' Gedeckt          61      8' Diapason          61
    8' Cor d'Nuit       61      8' Concert Flute     61
    8' Viole Aetheria   61      8' Unda Maris        61
    8' Vox Angelica     49      4' Gemshorn          61
    4' Flute            61      4' Flute             61
    8' Vox Humana       61      2' Piccolo           61
       Tremolo                  8' Clarinet          61
       Chimes                      Tremolo
                                   Harp
       PEDAL
                                   SOLO
   32' Diapason        res
   16' Diapason         32      8' Flauto Major      61
   16' Bourdon          32      8' Gamba             61
   16' Violone          32      8' Gamba Celeste     61
   16' Gedeckt          SW      4' Flute Ouverte     61
    8' Flute            12      8' French Horn       61
    8' Gedeckt          12         Tremolo
    8' Violoncello      12         Chimes
    8' Celeste          SO     16' Tuba Profunda     61
    4' Octave           12      8' Harmonic Tuba     12
   16' Tuba Profunda    SO      4' Harmonic Clarion  12
   16' Contra Fagotto   SW
    8' Harmonic Tuba    SO
   16' Echo Gedeckt     12

         [Received from Jeff Scofield August 19, 2019]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON September 1917 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield

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