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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1737 (1930)

Gary Memorial Methodist Church
224 N Main St.
Wheaton, IL

Images

2021-10-08 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jonathan Mullen, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2011-01-22 - Church interior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012-03-21 - Organ chambers and console (Photograph from an archival source: Kristina Powers, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
25 stops
39 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

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

2012-12-04 - According to the church's web site, the organ has been rebuilt. Most recently enlarged by Bradford Organ Co., 2003. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON June 1930

       Gary Memorial Methodist Church
       Wheaton, Illinois

       Austin  Op. 1737   1930   3/25
       ____________________________________________

       GREAT                      CHOIR
   16' Dbl Open Diapason 73   16' Contra Gamba   tc
    8' Major Diapason    73    8' Gamba          73
    8' Open Diapason     12    8' Concert Flute  73
    8' Claribel Flute    73    8' Dulciana       73
    8' Gemshorn          73    4' Flute          --
    4' Octave            73    8' French Horn    73
    4' Flute             73    8' Clarinet       73
    8' Trumpet           73       Chimes         GT
       Chimes            25    8' Celestial Harp 73
                               4' Harp           --
       SWELL
   16' Bourdon           73       PEDAL
    8' Open Diapason     73   16' Open Diapason  32
    8' Rohrflöte         12   16' Bourdon        32
    8' Salicional        73   16' Violone        GT
    8' Voix Celeste      61   16' Dolce Bourdon  SW
    4' Chimney Flute     73    8' Octave         12
    4' Violina           --    8' Flute          12
2 2/3' Quint             61    8' Violoncello    GT
    2' Flautino          61   16' Trombone    GT 12
1 3/5' Tierce            61   16' Oboe Horn      SW
   16' Double Oboe Horn  61
    8' Cornopean         73
    8' Oboe              12
    8' Vox Humana        61
    4' Clarion (Oboe)    12

      [Received from Jeff Scofield April 1, 2023]

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