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Layton Organs, Inc. (1980)

Images

2023-04-05 - Organ case front (Photograph by Aaron Tellier/Aaron Tellier)

2023-04-05 - Manuals (Photograph by Aaron Tellier/Aaron Tellier)

2023-04-05 - Organ case side (Photograph by Aaron Tellier/Aaron Tellier)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
• Console position: Keydesk Attached
• 2 manuals
• 20 stops
• 3 divisions
• Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
• Stop action Type: Mechanical
• Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
• Pedal compass: 32 notes
• Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
• Combination action: None

Notes

2012-02-20 - Identified through online information from Ron Yeater. -Database Manager

2013-11-01 - Updated through online information from Dennis Larson. -- organ has not been maintained or used for many years. Poor condition; sticking keys and drawknobs; virtually unusable without extensive repairs. -Database Manager

2021-05-18 - Foundation Hall has been sold and is scheduled for demolition. The organ is presumed destroyed; pipes were given out to students and faculty. -Dennis Larson

2023-04-09 - This organ is still located in the building but has not been played. Updated by new owners of the building. -Aaron Tellier

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