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Austin Organ Co. (1926)

University of Kansas: School of Music
1530 Naismith Drive
Lawrence, KS

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
49 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2014-07-24 - Originally installed as at the Newman Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri; it was replaced there in 1925 by a 3/15 Wurlitzer and relocated by Austin to the University of Kansas in Lawrence; the Junchen *Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ* lists it as having 42 ranks; the stoplist published in *The Diapason* concerning the relocation shows 53 ranks. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON June 1926

    Lawrence, Kansas
    University of Kansas

    Austin   Op. 828   1919/1926   4/49
    _______________________________________________

    GREAT                     SWELL
16' Bourdon          73   16' Gedeckt            73
 8' Open Diapason    73    8' Open Diapason      73
 8' Philomela        73    8' Stopped Flute      73
 8' Violoncello      73    8' Viole d'Orchestre  73
 8' Clarabella       73    8' Viole Celeste      61
 8' Gemshorn         73    8' Salicional         73
 8' Gemshorn Celeste 61    8' Salicional Celeste 61
 4' Octave           73    4' Violina            73
 4' Waldflöte        73    4' Flute d'Amour      73
 8' Tromba           73   16' Contra Fagotto     73
    Chimes           20    8' Cornopean          73
                           8' Oboe               73
    SOLO                   8' Vox Humana         73
 8' Flauto Major     73       Tremolo
 8' Gross Gamba      73
 8' Gamba Celeste    61       CHOIR
 8' Viole            73   16' Contra Viole       73
 4' Flute Ouverte    73    8' Grossflöte         73
16' Tuba Profunda    61    8' Gamba              SO
 8' Tuba Harmonic    12    8' Gamba Celeste      SO
 8' French Horn      73    8' Viole d'Gamba      73
 8' Saxophone        73    8' String Celeste     73
 8' Orchestral Oboe  73    8' Viole d'Orchestre  SW
 4' Clarion          12    8' Viole Celeste      SW
    Tremolo                8' Quintadena         73
    Harp             61    8' Concert Flute      73
                           8' Flute Celeste      61
    PEDAL                  8' Nitsua             73
32' Resultant        --    8' Dolce              73
16' Open Diapason    32    4' Harmonic Flute     73
16' Bourdon          32    4' Flauto Traverso    73
16' Violone          32    2' Piccolo            61
16' Contra Viole     32    8' Clarinet           73
16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW       Tremolo
 8' Grossflöte       12    8' Horn               SO
 8' Cello            12    8' Oboe               SO
16' Tuba Profunda    SO    8' Saxophone          SO
16' Trombone      GT 12       Harp               61
16' Contra Fagotto   SW
 8' Tuba             SO
 4' Clarion          SO
    Chimes           20

    [Received from Jeff Scofield January 14, 2023]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON June 1926 Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#13554†* - Austin Organ Co. Opus 828 (1919)