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Spencer Organ Co., Inc. (2015)

Residence: Private
Berwyn, PA

Images

2016 - Echo pipework (Photograph by Spencer Organ Company, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)

2016 - Great pipework (Photograph by Spencer Organ Company, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)

2016 - Swell pipework. Basses offset due to the architecture of the new building (Photograph by Spencer Organ Company/John Roper)

2016 - Swell pipework (Photograph by Spencer Organ Company/John Roper)

2016 - Swell pipework (Photograph by Spencer Organ Company, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)

2016 - Console detail (Photograph by Spencer Organ Company, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
23 stops
41 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Blind Action
SSOS

Notes

2016-01-18 - The main chests were converted to DE electro mechanical action. The Echo chest still uses the original lever arm ventil chest. Prepared-for stops were added by Spencer Organ Co. Instrument uses a SSOS system for switching but keeps blind combinations. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Specification from Peter Rudewicz, Spencer Organ Co. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Private Residence

The Aeolian Co.   Opus 1346   1915   2 manuals, 23 ranks
Originally installed in W. H. Coolidge Residence, Magnolia, Mass.
Moved and enlarged in 2016 by Spencer Organ Co.
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        GREAT ORGAN
     8' Diapason F            61
     8' String P              61  (added by Spencer Organ Co.)
     8' Gross Flute F         61
     8' Dolce Flute P         61
     4' High Flute            61  (added by Spencer Organ Co.)
     8' Cornopean             61
     8' Clarinet              61  (added by Spencer Organ Co.)

        SWELL ORGAN
    16' Deep String           pf
     8' Diapason MF           61
     8' String F              61  (Viole d'Orchestre)
     8' Vibrato String F      61
     8' String PP             61  (Aeoline)
     8' String P              61  (Salicional)
     8' Vibrato String P      61
     8' Flute P               61  (Stopped Diapason)
     8' Oboe                  61  (added by Spencer Organ Co.)
     8' Vox Humana            61

        ECHO ORGAN
     8' Vibrato String P      61
     8' String PP             61  (Aeoline)
     8' Spitz Flute P         61
     8' Vibrato Flute P       61
     8' Vox Humana            61

        PEDAL ORGAN
    16' Deep Violone          pf
    16' Deep Flute F          30
    16' Deep Flute P          30
     8' Flute                 12

        COUPLERS
        Manual I Sub 8ve
        Manual II Sub 8ve
        Manual I to Pedal
        Manual II to Pedal
        Manual II to Pedal Octave
        Manual II to Manual I
        Manual II to Manual I Octave
        Both Swells on Pedal I
        Manual I Octave
        Manual II Octave
        Pedal Release
        Manual I Unison Release
        Manual II Unison Release
        Pedal Augment

        AUXILIARY CONTROLS
        Harp on Manual II or II (Horizontal sliding switch)
        Chimes on Manual II or II (Horizontal sliding switch)
        Chimes P or F (Push buttons)
        Tonal (Crescendo) Indicator
        Echo on Manual I, Manual II, or Off (Push button selector)
        Roll Motor Switch
        Aeolian Reroll
        Duo-Art, Keys, or Solo Selector (Horizontal sliding switch)
        Tempo Indicator
        Unison-Normal-Reverse Selector (Horizontal sliding switch)



[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-01-18]

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#57488†* - The Aeolian Co. Opus 1346 (1915)