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Austin Organ Co. Opus 319A (1912)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
1630 Hinman Ave.
Evanston, IL

Images

Unknown - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case (Photograph from the collection of Jim Lewis (ca. 1915)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
46 stops
56 registers
5 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
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-12-05 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the addition of an Echo division and a few other additions to the organ installed the previous year (1911) in the new edifice. In 1930, the church did a sanctuary renovation, and Austin moved the organ from a free-standing position to divided chambers on either side of the chancel. This was done without any tonal changes. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> October 1911 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Evanston, Illinois
        First Methodist Church

        Austin   Op. 319   1912   4/48
        ____________________________________________________

        GREAT (*enclosed)               SWELL
    16' Major Diapason    61        16' Bourdon           73
     8' 1st Open Diapason 61         8' Open Diapason     73
     8' 2nd Open Diapason 61         8' Flute Harmonic    73
     8' Violoncello       61 *       8' Stopped Diapason  73
     8' Gemshorn          61 *       8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
     8' Doppel Flute      61 *       8' Viole Celeste     61
     8' Clarabella        61 *       8' Echo Salicional   73
     4' Octave            61         4' Fugara            73
     4' Harmonic Flute    61 *       4' Flauto Traverso   73
 2 2/3' Octave Quint      61         2' Flageolet         61
     2' Super Octave      61       III  Dolce Cornet     183
     8' Trumpet           61 *      16' Contra Fagotto    73
                                     8' Cornopean         73
        SOLO                         8' Oboe              73
     8' Flauto Major      41 PD      8' Vox Humana        61
     8' Grand Diapason    73            Tremulant
     8' Gross Gamba       73            Sub
     4' Flute Overte      73            Unison Off
    16' Tuba Profunda     61            Super
     8' Harmonic Tuba     12
     8' Orchestral Oboe   73            CHOIR
     4' Harmonic Clarion  12        16' Contra Gamba      73
        Tremulant                    8' Open Diapason     73
        Sub                          8' Concert Flute     73
        Unison Off                   8' Quintadena        73
        Super                        8' Dulciana          73
        Chimes            20         8' Unda Maris        61
                                     4' Violina           73
        PEDAL (a)                    4' Rohr Floete       73
    32' Magnaton          32         2' Harmonic Piccolo  61
    16' Open Diapason     32         8' Clarinet          73
    16' Violone           32            Tremulant
    16' Bourdon           32            Sub
    16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW            Unison Off
    16' Contra Gamba      CH            Super
10 2/3' Gross Quint (Brdn) 7
     8' Gross Flute (OD)  12
     8' Violoncello       12
    16' Tuba Profunda     SO
     8' Tuba              SO

     a  The pedal pipecounts are guesses based on similar
        Austin stoplists from the era; the stoplist in
        THE DIAPASON gives '32 notes' for all stops

       [Received online from Jeff Scofield April 11, 2014]

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