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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 633 (1940)

Augustana Lutheran Church
5000 East Alameda Avenue
Denver, CO

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

Images

1941 - Interior of the "Old" Augustana Lutheran Church (Photograph from an archival source: R.C. Maddy, from the Fred H. Meunier Archives, submitted by Rick Morel /Rick )

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
24 stops
38 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 (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-11-24 - Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005. -Database Manager

2017-05-03 - Moved by an undocumented builder (perhaps Reuter rep Meunier) to the new (present) sanctuary in 1959; rebuild, enlargement and new console in 1986 as 4/60 Reuter Op. 2071; Spanish-style en-Chamade added in 1988. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist courtesy of the Reuter Organ Co. Date not recorded

       Denver, Colorado
       Augustana Lutheran Church

       Reuter   Op. 633   1940   3/28
       __________________________________________________

       GREAT (enclosed)              CHOIR

    8' Diapason         73        8' Diapason          73
    8' Claribel Flute   73        8' Concert Flute     73
    8' Dolce            73        8' Viola             73
    4' Octave           73        8' Erzähler          73
    4' Flute Harmonic   73        8' Erzähler Celeste  61
   II  Grave Mixture   122        4' Flute d'Amour     73
       Sub                        8' Clarinet          73
       Unison Off                    Tremolo
       Super                         Sub
       Chimes                        Unison Off
                                     Super
       SWELL
                                     PEDAL
   16' Rohr Bourdon     12
    8' Geigen Diapason  73       16' Diapason          32
    8' Rohr Flute       73       16' Bourdon           32
    8' Salicional       73       16' Contra Dolce      12 GT
    8' Voix Celeste     66       16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    8' Flauto Dolce     61       16' Contra Salicional 12 SW
    8' Flute Celeste    61   10 2/3' Rohr Quinte       SW
    4' Geigen Octave    --        8' Octave            12
    4' Chimney Flute    --        8' Flauto Dolce      GT
    4' Flauto Dolce     12        8' Still Gedeckt     SW
2 2/3' Nasard            7    5 1/3' Flute 12th        GT
    2' Flautino          5           Chimes            GT
1 3/5' Tierce           --
   IV  Plein Jeu       225
    8' Trumpet          73
    8' Oboe             73
    8' Vox Humana     prep
       Tremolo
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Super

           [Received from Jeff Scofield May 4, 2017]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON February 19411 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield
Factory specifications, Reuter Organ Co. via Jeff Scofield -Jeff Scofield

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#21886 - Reuter Organ Co. Opus 2071 (1985)