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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2169-R (2006)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
218 West Ottawa Street
Lansing, MI

Images

2010-04-20 - Church Building (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Sanctuary Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Chancel and Left Pipe Display (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Right Pipe Display (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Console (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Nave (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Nave Stained Glass Window (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Chancel Stained Glass Window (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Portable Keyboard in Chapel (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

2010-04-20 - Chapel Interior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
3 manuals
38 stops
67 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)
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has sequencer
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-04-21 - Identified through online information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was originally built by Austin in 1950 as their Opus 2169. In 2006, Austin rebuilt the console to solid-state and added 19 digital stops. Several stops now have different names from the original stoplist. -Database Manager

2010-04-22 - Updated through online information from Chad Boorsma. -Database Manager

2012-04-29 - Updated through online information from Timothy Tikker. -- The Great chest is located an the opening of the right sideways-facing chancel chamber. The principal chorus is exposed, that portion of the chest projecting out from the chamber; the remainder of the Great is within the chamber, the Swell and Pedal behind it. The Positiv is on an exposed chest in front of the left chamber, the Choir in the chamber behind it. The Great Mixture IV is composed: C 19 22 26 29; c#Âº 15 19 22 26; c#' 12 15 19 22; c#'' 8 12 15 19; c#''' 1 8 12 15. The Swell Mixture is III (not IV as indicated on the stop tab); it appears to date from 2006, yet is composed in typical Austin 1950s style: C 15 19 22; bÂº 12 15 19; e'' 8 12 15. The Pedal mixture is 3-1/5' 2-2/3' 2' without breaks (again, a typical 1950s composition for this firm). The Pedal also has 8' Tuba and 4' Tuba Clarion described from the Choir 8' Tuba. The Chimes appear to be prepared for. General pistons 13 through 20 are located above the Swell manual as "cash register" style buttons. There are two tutti reversibles. The console is in fact moveable: it was moved for use in my concert. -Database Manager

2016-06-12 - Updated through online information from Timothy Flynn. <br>The "portable" keyboard/organ in the chapel is no longer there. I am told it became a "fire hazard" and it was removed. -Database Manager

2021-08-20 - Console renovated 2021 by Fowler Hebert Organ Co. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console (April 20, 2010). Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Lansing, Michigan
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Austin Organ Company    1950 & 2006     Opus 2169     47 ranks
_______________________________________________________________

GREAT:                            POSITIV:
   16' Rohrbourdon 61                 8' Bourdon 61
    8' Diapason 61                    4' Hohlflute 61
    8' Spitzprincipal 61          2 2/3' Nazard 61
    8' Rohrflute 12                   2' Flautino 61
    4' Octave 61                     II  Mixture 128
    4' Spitzflute 61                  8' Gemshorn *
2 2/3' Twelfth 61                     8' Gemshorn Celeste *
    2' Super Octave 61               IV  Cornet *
   IV  Mixture 244                   16' Cornopean *
    8' Trompette 61                   8' Clarinet *
       Chimes                         8' Orchestral Oboe *
    8' Gamba *                        8' French Horn *
    8' Harmonic Flute *               8' Cor Anglais *
    4' Concert Flute *                8' Tuba Mirabilis *
2 2/3' Quintflute *                   4' Clairon *
    2' Piccolo *  
    8' Corno de Bassetto *        PEDAL:
                                     32' Soubasse *
SWELL:                               32' Sanftbasse *
    8' Geigen Diapason 73            16' Diapason 32
    8' Melodia 73                    16' Soubass 32
    8' Salicional 73                 16' Rohrbourdon [GT]
    8' Voix Celeste [TC] 61          16' Dolce [CH]
    4' Geigen Octave 73               8' Octave 32
    4' Chimney Flute 73               8' Gedecktbass 12
    2' Fifteenth 61                   4' Choralbass 32
   IV  Mixture 244                  III  Mixture 96
   16' Fagott 73                     32' Contrabombard *
    8' Trumpet 73                    16' Trombone 12
    8' Fagott 12                     16' Fagott [SW]
    8' Vox Humana 61                  8' Fagott [SW]
    4' Clarion 73                    16' Tuba 32
       Tremulant

CHOIR:
   16' Dolce 61
    8' Viola Da Gamba 73              * Digital Stop
    8' Concert Flute 73
    8' Dolce 12
    8' Unda Maris [TC] 61
    4' Koppelflote 61
    8' Cromorne 73
   16' Tuba [PD] 29
       Tremulant

[Received on line from Chad Boorsma April 22, 2010.]

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