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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2042-A (1978)

Christ Episcopal Church: Church
605 25th Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL

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

Images

Unknown - Nave and sanctury interior (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Unknown - 8' Antiphonal Geigen (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Unknown - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Unknown - Austin nameplate (Photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
26 stops
33 registers
3 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2006-01-05 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a rebuild with mechanical upgrades and tonal changes/additions to the existing Austin, opus 2042, 1941. -Database Manager

2010-07-11 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- 4' Octave and 2' Principal added to Antiphonal by Milnar in 2000. -Database Manager

2012-11-02 - Updated through online information from Donald Given. -Database Manager

2022-04-07 - Replaced in 2018 by a 3/38 Letourneau. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console July, 1984 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Christ Episcopal Church

Austin Organ Co., Opus 2042, 1941
Austin Organs, Inc., 1978 - Tonal changes and mechanical upgrades

GREAT
   8     Principal                  61  in front of Positiv chamber
   8     Bourdon                    61  in Positiv chamber
   4     Octave                     61  in front of Positiv chamber
   4     Nachthorn                  61  in Positiv chamber
   2     Fifteenth                  61  in Positiv chamber
   III   Mixture                   183  in front of Positiv chamber
         Chimes                     21
   Great to Great 16'
   Great Unison Off
   Grat to Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive)
   16    Gedeckt                    61  wood
   8     Rohr Flöte                 61  bottom 12 wood
   8     Viola                      61
   8     Voix Celeste         (tc)  49
   4     Principal                  61
   4     Wald Flöte                 61  wood
   2     Block Flöte                61
   III   Plein Jeu                 183
   8     Trumpet                    61  49 full-length reed, top 12 flue
   4     Rohr Schalmei              61  54 reed, top 7 flue
         Tremulant                      rotating paddle affecting all Swell stops
   Swell to Swell 16'
   Swell Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'

POSITIV (Expressive)
   8     Nason Flute                61  wood, top metal octave
   8     Dolce                      61  last 19 straight, no cones
   4     Koppelflöte                61
   2     Spitz Principal            61
   1-1/3 Quinte                     61
   II    Sesquialtera  12-17  (tc)  98
   8     Krummhorn                  61  49 reeds, top 12 flues
         Tremulant                      rotating paddle affecting all Positiv stops
   Positiv to Positiv 16'
   Positiv Unison Off
   Positiv to Positiv 4'

ANTIPHONAL
   8     Antiphonal Geigen          73  Over the rear entry

PEDAL
   16    Principal            (Gt)  12  in front of Swell chamber
   16    Subass               (Gt)  12  in front of Swell chamber
   16    Gedeckt              (Sw)  --
   8     Octave                     32
   8     Bourdon              (Gt)  --
   4     Super Octave               12
   II    Rausch Quint               64  in front of Positiv chamber
   16    Trumpet              (Sw)  12  inside Swell chamber 
   4     Trumpet              (Sw)  --
         Chimes               (Gt)  --   

COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                  8,4
   Great to Pedal                  8,4
   Positiv to Pedal                8,4

   Swell to Great               16,8,4
   Positiv to Great             16,8,4

   Swell to Positiv             16,8,4

FINGER PISTONS
   General                       1 - 9
   Swell                         1 - 8
   Great                         1 - 8
   Positiv                       1 - 8
   SFZ                           (rev)
   Cancel

TOE STUDS
   General                     10 - 12
   Gt.to Ped.                    (rev)
   Sforzando                     (rev)

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Swell Expression             (bal.)
   Crescendo                    (bal.)

ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic - Austin Universal™ windchests
VOICES: 28
STOPS: 35; inc. chimes
RANKS: 34
PIPES: 1,929

NOTES
At the time these specs were copied (July, 1984) the chimes were present
in the chamber but had been disconnected.

[Received on line from James R. Stettner January 04, 2010.]

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