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Wm. A. Johnson Opus 216 (1867)

First Baptist Church
Wabash Avenue at Hubbard Court
Chicago, IL

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


Consoles

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Notes

2011-10-26 - Identified through online information from Steven E. Lawson. -Database Manager

2011-10-28 - Updated through online information from Steven E. Lawson. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Specification from <i>The Organ in New England</i> by Barbara Owen (Raleigh: The Sunbury Press, 1979) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Chicago, Illinois
First Baptist Church

Wm. A. Johnson   Opus 216   1867            3 manuals, 43 stops, ~54 ranks
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Source: "The Musical Independent" (July 1871)
        The church and organ burned 14 July 1874.

        GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
    16' Open Diapason        58           16' Bourdon               58
     8' Open Diapason        58            8' Open Diapason         58
     8' Keraulophon          58            8' Salicional            58
     8' Clarabella           58            8' Vox Celestes          46 tc
     8' Stopped Diapason     58            8' Stopped Diap. Treble  46 tc
 5-1/3' Quint                58            8' Stopped Diap. Bass    12
     4' Principal            58            8' Melodia               58
     4' Flute Harmonique     58            4' Principal             58
 2-2/3' Twelfth              58            4' Flauto Traverso       58
     2' Fifteenth            58            2' Piccolo               58
        Mixture, 4 ranks    232               Mixture, 4 ranks     232
        Mixture, 5 ranks    280            8' Trumpet               58 
    16' Trumpet              58            8' Hautboy               58
     8' Trumpet              58            4' Clarion               58
     4' Clarion              58            8' Vox Humana            46 tc
                                              Tremulant
        CHOIR ORGAN
     8' Open Diapason        58               PEDAL ORGAN
     8' Viole d'Amour        58           16' Double Open Diapason  27
     8' Stopped Diapason     58           16' Violone               27
     4' Principal            58           16' Bourdon               27
     4' Suabe Flute          58       10-2/3' Great Quinte          27
     2' Flageolet            58            8' Violoncello           27
        Mixture [3 ranks?] [174]          16' Trombone              27
     8' Clarionette          58           
                                             
        COUPLERS                              ACCESSORIES
        Great to Pedal                        Bellows Signal
        Swell to Pedal                        Pedal Check
        Choir to Pedal                        Ventil to act on Pedal
        Swell to Great                        Ventil to act on Great
        Choir to Great                        Great Organ Separation
        Swell to Choir                        Pedal to act on Great and
                                                 Pedal coupling


[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2015-01-01]


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