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Samuel Koontz & Co. (1980)

Baldwin Wallace College: Gamble Auditorium
Berea, OH

Images

2014-02-22 - Auditorium; the Austin is visible to rear of stage when the curtains are drawn (Photograph by Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Organ Studies, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-02-22 - Builder nameplate (Photograph by Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Organ Studies, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2014-02-27 - Console (Photograph by Baldwin Wallace Conservatory Organ Studies, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
4 manuals
47 stops
65 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
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

2014-02-08 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in <i>The American Organist</i> September 1980. -- Originally installed in 1915 as Austin Op. 523; rebuilt by Austin as 4/53 in 1955. -Database Manager

2023-09-15 - A stop demonstration video on Youtube revealed the following issues. The Enclosed Great III Cymbal is not working due to a wiring issue. There are a few dead notes on the Swell 16' Gedeckt. The Choir expression shades no longer work. There are a few dead notes in the Pedal 16' Violone. In addition, the Swell 8' Vox Humana and Solo V Mixture were not working as of May 2023. -Julius Coyle

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> September 1980 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Berea, Ohio 
        Baldwin-Wallace College
        Gamble Auditorium

        Austin   Op. 523    1915   4/66
        Austin   Op. 523A   1955   4/53
        Koontz              1980   4/62
        __________________________________________________

        OPEN GREAT                     SWELL
    16' Quintaten        24        16' Gedeckt          73
     8' Diapason         61         8' Geigen           73
     8' Harmonic Flute   61         8' Rohrflöte        73
     4' Octave           61         8' Gambe            73
 2 2/3' Twelfth          61         8' Gambe Celeste    61
     2' Fifteenth        61         4' Geigen Octave    73
III-IV  Mixture         214         4' Flauto Traverso  73
                                2 2/3' Rohr Nasat       61
        ENCLOSED GREAT              2' Flageolet        61
     8' Claribel Flute   61     1 1/3' Quinte           61
     8' Gemshorn         61        IV  Plein Jeu       244
     4' Principal        61        16' Fagotto          73
     4' Quintaten        61         8' Trompette        73
     2' Flautino         61         8' Oboe             73
   III  Cymbal          183         8' Vox Humana       61
        Chimes                      4' Clarion          73
                                       Tremulant
        CHOIR              
    16' Contra Viole     73            PEDAL
     8' Viola            73        32' Bourdon          12
     8' Bourdon          73        16' Diapason         32
     8' Dolce            73        16' Violone          32
     8' Dolce Celeste    61        16' Quintaten        GT
     4' Koppelflöte      73        16' Gedeckt          SW
 2 2/3' Nazard           61        16' Contra Viole     CH
     2' Blockflöte       61         8' Octave           12
 1 3/5' Tierce           61         8' Violone          12
     8' Clarinet         73         8' Quintaten        GT
     8' English Horn     73         8' Gedeckt          SW
        Tremolo                     4' Fifteenth        32
                                    4' Quintaten        GT
        SOLO                        4' Gedeckt          SW
     8' Gamba            73         2' Twenty-Second    32
     8' Gamba Celeste    73        16' Bombarde         12 SO
     4' Flute Ouverte    73        16' Fagotto          SW
     V  Mixture         305         8' Bombarde         SO
     8' Harmonic Trumpet 73         8' Fagotto          SW
     8' Orchestral Oboe  73         4' Harmonic Trumpet SO
        Tremolo                     4' Clarinet         CH
                                    2' Fagotto          SW

     [Received online from Jeff Scofield February 10, 2014]

Websites

Stop Demonstration - Demonstration of stops (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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