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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 1641R (1955)

First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland
3630 Fairmount Blvd.
Shaker Heights, OH

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
50 stops
62 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 (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-06-29 - Rebuilt, enlarged and moved to current building in 1928; rebuilt as 4/54 by Austin in 1955; Schlicker choir organ added in 1971; renovation and new console by Southfield Organ Co. in 2004. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Original Contract Date not recorded

       Shaker Heights, Ohio
       First Baptist Church

       Austin   Op. 1641    1928   4/48
       Austin   Op. 1641R   1955   4/55
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       GREAT (*enclosed)                
   16' Double Diapason  61   a (1-12 from Violone | Revoiced)    
    8' Open Diapason    61   a (Revoiced)     
    8' Diapason Conique 61 * new     
    8' Harmonic Flute   61 * new     
    8' Gemshorn         61 * a (Revoiced)    
    4' Octave           61   a (Revoiced)    
    4' Quintaten        61 * new     
2 2/3' Twelfth          61   new     
    2' Fifteenth        61   b (Revoiced)     
   IV  Mixture         244   new   
    8' Trumpet          61 * new    
       Sub                          
       Unison Off                   
       Super                        
       Chimes           20  (Installed by Wicks 1964) 

      Swell (enclosed)
  16' Leiblich Gedeckt 73 a
   8' Geigen           73 a (Revoiced)
   8' Melodia          73 new (1-12 a)
   8' Gamba            73 new
   8' Gamba Celeste TC 61 a (Revoiced)
   8' Salicional       73 a (Revoiced)
   4' Fugara           73 a (Revoiced)
   4' Chimney Flute    73 a (Revoiced)
   2' Flageolet        61 a (revoiced)  
  III Plein Jeu        183 new
  16' Contra Fagotto   73 new
   8' Trumpet          73 new
   8' Oboe             73 a (Revoiced)
   8' Vox Humana       61 a (Revoiced | on seperate chest, box) 
   4' Clarion 73 new
      Tremolo
      Sub
      Unison Off
      Super

       Choir
   16' Contra Dulciana 85 a (1-12 new)
    8' Spitz Flute     73 new
    8' Bourdon         73 a (Revoiced)
    8' Dulciana           ext
    8' Unda Maris TC   61 new
    4' Koppel Flute    73 new
2 2/3' Nazard          73 new
    2' Block Flute     61 new
1 3/5' Tierce 61          new
    8' Orchestral Oboe 73 b (Revoiced)
    8' Clarinet        73 a (Revoiced)
       Harp (Austin rebuilt and installed by Wicks 1964)
       Tremolo
       Sub
       Unison Off
       Super



                                        
       Solo                            
    8' Orchestral Flute 73  new            
    8' Violoncello      73  b (Revoiced)             
    8' Cello Celeste    73  b (Revoiced)
    4' Flute Ouverte    73  b            
    8' French Trumpet   73  new        
    8' Corno d'Amour    73  b (Revoiced)         
    8' Cor Anglais      73  b (Revoiced)        
       Tremolo                      
       Sub                          
       Unison Off                   
       Super                    
                                    
       PEDAL                    
   32' Resultant Bass   --    (Pedal Violone and Bourdon)     
   16' Diapason         56  a (Revoiced)       
   16' Bourdon          56     new         
   16' Violone          32  a (revoiced)          
   16' Gedeckt          SW             
   16' Dulciana         CH             
    8' Octave           32     new           
    8' Diapason                extension          
    8' Bourdon                 extension
    8' Gedeckt                 SW
    4' Choral Bass             extension
    4' Bourdon                 extension
   16' Trombone         56   b (revoiced | enclosed in solo)
   16' Contra Fagotto          SW
    8' Trumpet                 extension
    4' Clarion                 extension

     
   a - 1913 Austin Op. 467
   b - 1928 Austin Op. 1641

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