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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 597R (1967)

Trinity Lutheran Church: Sanctuary
527 Washington Street
Reading, PA

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
33 stops
44 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
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

2014-02-27 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by T. Daniel Hancock, based on information from Listing for OHS 6832. -- Subsequently rebuilt again in 1985 by Austin. -Database Manager

2014-06-12 - This was a rebuild, tonal update and new console for 1916 Austin Op. 597, retaining some stops from the Johnson organ that preceded it; replaced in 2013 by a Patrick J. Murphy 3/48, retaining about 30% of the previous stops. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> July 1966 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Reading, Pennsylvania
     Trinity Lutheran Church

     Austin   Op. 597    1916
     Austin   Op. 597R   1967   3/42
     _________________________________________________

     GREAT                         CHOIR
  8' Principal        61        8' Nason Flute      68
  8' Bourdon          61        8' Dulciana         68
  8' Gemshorn         61        8' Unda Maris       56
  4' Octave           61        4' Koppelflöte      68
  4' Spillflöte       61        2' Principal        61
  2' Fifteenth        61    1 1/3' Larigot          61
 IV  Fourniture      244       II  Sesquialtera    122
  8' Trumpet          61      III  Cymbel          183
     Sub                        8' Krummhorn        68
     Unison Off                    Tremolo
     Super                         Sub
     Chimes                        Unison Off
                                   Super
     SWELL
 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 68           PEDAL
  8' Geigenprinzipal  68       32' Resultant        --
  8' Rohrflöte        68       16' Contra Bass      32
  8' Viola            68       16' Bourdon          32
  8' Viola Celeste    56       16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
  4' Principal        68        8' Principal        12
  4' Harmonic Flute   68        8' Bourdon          12
  2' Blockflöte       61        8' Gedeckt          SW
III  Plein Jeu       183        4' Super Octave     12
 16' Contra Fagotto   68       II  Mixture          64
  8' Trompette        68       16' Trombone         12 GT
  8' Fagotto          12       16' Fagotto          SW
  8' Vox Humana       61        8' Trumpet          GT
  4' Clarion          68        4' Krummhorn        CH
     Tremolo
     Sub
     Unison Off
     Super

    [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 12, 2014]

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