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The Aeolian Co. Opus 1726 (1929)

Longwood Gardens: Conservatory Ballroom
Kennett Square, PA

OHS convention: 1996, 2016


Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - Was estate of Pierre S. Dupont. Alterations/additions M. P. Moller 1958. -Database Manager

2009-02-27 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuilt with new console in 1959 as Möller Op. R-604 -Database Manager

2011-01-29 - Updated through online information from Paul Marchesano. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist provided by the 2016 OHS National Convention committee Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
        Longwood Gardens

        Aeolian   Op. 1726   1929   4/146
        _____________________________________________________________________________

        GREAT  (II)                SWELL  (III)             PERCUSSION

    16' Double Diapason        16' Viola Diapason        8' Harp I  (unenclosed)
    16' Bourdon                16' Melodia               8' Harp II (unenclosed)
     8' First Diapason          8' Open Diapason         4' Harp I  (unenclosed)
     8' Second Diapason         8' Phonon Diapason       4' Harp II (unenclosed)
     8' Third Diapason          8' Horn Diapason         8' Xylophone
     8' Fourth Diapason         8' Geigen Diapason       4' Xylophone
     8' Tibia Clausa            8' Viole d'Orchestre     8' Celestial Harp
     8' Gamba                   8' Viole Celeste         8' Harp Vibrato
     8' Gemshorn                8' Viola di Gamba        8' Glockenspiel (single)
     8' Major Flute             8' Gamba Celeste         8' Glockenspiel (repeat)
     8' Melodia                 8' Salicional               Chimes
     4' First Octave            8' Voix Celeste             Celesta
     4' Second Octave           8' Claribel Flute           Triangle
     4' Flute Harmonique        8' Rohr Flute               Tambourine
 3 1/5' Tenth                   8' Flauto Dolce             Castanets
 2 2/3' Twelfth                 8' Flute Celeste            Tom Tom
     2' Fifteenth               4' Octave                   Snare Drum (tap)
     V  Mixture                 4' Traverse Flute           Snare Drum (roll)
    16' Double Trumpet          4' Violina                  Cymbals
     8' Trumpet Harmonique      2' Flautino                 Tympany    (tap)
     4' Clarion                IV  Dolce Cornet             Tympany    (roll)
        Tremolo                 V  Grand Mixture            Bass Drum
                                       4' Octave            Oriental Gong
        SOLO  (IV)                 2 2/3' 12th                    (crash or roll)
                                       2' 15th              Zimbelstern  (unencl)
     8' Open Diapason              1 1/3' 19th              Glockenstein (unencl)
     8' Stentorphone                   1' 22nd              Nightingale
     8' Tibia Plena            16' Posaune                  Tuned Sleighbells (sgl)
     8' Doppel Flute           16' Vox Humana               Tuned Sleighbells (rpt)
     8' Philomela               8' French Trumpet
     8' Gross Gamba             8' Cornopean                80 COUPLERS INCLUDE:
     8' Gamba Celeste           8' Oboe
     4' Octave                  8' Corno di Bassetto        Usual 16-8-4-Unison Off
     4' Orchestral Flute        8' Vox Humana ƒ             All Swells to IV, V; GT
     V  Mixture                 8' Vox Humana p               CH, SW thumb slides
        2 2/3' 12th             4' Clarion                  Pedal Divide
            2' 15th                Tremolo                  FA-GT SFZ (momentary)
        1 1/3' 19th                                         SO-GT STZ (momentary)
            1' 22nd                CHOIR  (I)               Melodia Bass (Solo)
          2/3' 26th                                         Solo Melody to Great
    16' Tuba Profunda          16' Contra Gamba             GT/CH transfer
     8' Tuba Mirabilis          8' Open Diapason
     8' Tuba Sonora             8' English Diapason         97 PISTONS INCLUDE:
     8' French Horn             8' Geigen Diapason
     8' English Horn            8' Viola                    Next:  8 pistons
     8' Bell Clarinet           8' Hohlflöte                Previous: 1
     8' Orchestral Oboe         8' Spitzflöte               General 16
     8' Kinura                  8' Nachthorn                Great:  8
     8' Solo Vox Humana         8' Quintadena               Swell:  8
     4' Tuba Clarion            8' Dulciana                 Choir:  8
        Tremolo                 4' Principal                Solo/Fanfare:  8
                                4' Flute Triangular         String:  4
        FANFARE (floating)    III  Mixture                  Pedal:  4
                                   2 2/3' Nazard            Ventil I, II
     8' Trumpet Harmonique             2' Piccolo           String on GT pistons
     8' Trumpet Militaire          1 3/5' Tierce            String on SW pistons
     8' Post Horn           1 1/7' Septieme                 Percussion to Pedal
     4' Trumpet                16' Fagotto                  Percussion to toe stud
        Tremolo                 8' Orchestral Trumpet       GT/SW/CH/SO to pedal
                                8' Musette                    Individual reversibles
        PEDAL                   8' Saxophone                4 reversibles to be set
                                8' Clarinet                 All Swells
    64' Gravissima (res)        8' Corno d'Amore            Crescendo I, II, III, IV
    32' Double Diapason         8' Oboe d'Amore             Tutti I, II
    32' Contra Violone             Tremolo
    32' Contra Bourdon                                      FOOT CONTROLS
    16' First Diapason             STRING  (floating)
    16' Second Diapason                                     Next
    16' Phonon Diapason        16' Contrebasse              Previous
    16' First Bourdon          16' Contra Salicional        Pedal:  8
    16' Second Bourdon          8' Viole d'Orchestre        General:  17-32
    16' Violone                 8' Viole Celeste            4 reversibles to be set
    16' Diapason       GT       8' Violoncello              Percussion to Pedal
    16' Viola Diapason SW       8' Violoncello Celeste      Ventil I, II
    16' Contrabasse    ST       8' Viola d'Amore            SFZ (while depressed,
    16' Melodia        SW       8' Viola Celeste              from Solo or Fanfare)
    16' Gamba          CH       8' Violino Sordo            Piano Damper (controlled
    16' Salicional     ST       8' Violino Celeste            fm button on Exp I pdl)
10 2/3' Quint                   8' Salicional               Toe Spoons
     8' Octave                  8' Voix Celeste             Harp Damper
     8' Flute                   8' Viola di Gamba           Chime Damper
     8' Gedeckt                 8' Viola Celeste            All Swells
     8' Cello                   8' Viola Sorda              Great to Pedal
     4' Super Octave            8' Viola Celeste            Gong
     V  Mixture                 4' Violina                  Tutti I, II
    32' Contra Bombarde         4' Salicet
    32' Contra Fagotto          4' Gambetta
    16' Bombarde                8' Vox Humana
    16' Tuba Profunda  SO          Tremolo
    16' Double Trumpet GT      16' Piano
    16' Posaune        SW       8' Piano
    16' Fagotto        CH       4' Piano
     8' Tromba
     4' Clarion

        SELECTIVE EXPRESSION  CONTROLS:  63 buttons assign any division except Pedal
        to any of 5 expression pedals, crescendo pedal, and CH/GT/SW thumb slides.

        TREMOLOS:  Some have variable speed and depth, assignable by 9 buttons to any
        of 5 expression pedals, crescendo pedal and GT/SW/CH thumb slides.

                       [Received from Jeff Scofield April 5, 2016]

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