Gethsemane Lutheran Church: Sanctuary
200 West Anderson Lane
Austin, TX
Images
2023-01-09 - Organ case and church/windows (Photograph by Chris Gugleta/Chris Gugleta)
2023-01-09 - Organ facade (Photograph by Chris Gugleta/Chris Gugleta)
2018-04-14 - Organ Case on Balcony Rail (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS/Database Manager)
2018-04-14 - Chancel and Stained Glass Windows by Gabriel Loire of Chartres, France (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS/Database Manager)
2018-04-15 - Clerestory Windows by Gabriel Loire of Chartres, France (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS/Database Manager)
2018-04-14 - Organ and facade (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS/Database Manager)
2016-01-02 - Church Exterior (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-01-02 - Console (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-01-02 - Toe Studs, Expression Pedals, and Pedalboard (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
2016-01-02 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by T. Bradford Willis/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 3 manuals
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets 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: Computerized/Digital
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2016-02-13 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, based on personal knowledge of the organ. <br><br>This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, using information found in 125 Years of Faith: A History Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 1868-1993, Austin, Texas. In 1963, the Wicks Opus 3066 organ was rebuilt (by unknown builder) and relocated to the gallery of the new (present) church edifice at 200 West Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas.<br><br> This organ was rebuilt again in 1977 (by unknown builder) and later rebuilt by John T. Fort in 1985. Fort's work included additional pipes and the installation of a Casavant console. The organ was dedicated in 1987 as the Gethsemane Memorial Pipe Organ. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Source: Typed stoplist from the console by memory
Grand Orgue (Manual II, unenclosed) Montre 8, Flute a Cheminee 8, Gemshorn 8, Prestant 4, Flute 4, Doublette 2, Fourniture IV, Trompette 8, Recit to Grand Orgue 8, Choeur to Grand Orgue 8
Recit (Manual III, enclosed) Bourdon 8, Viole da Gamba 8, Voix Celeste 8, Spitz Flute 4, Doublette 2, Scharf III, Hautbois 8, Tremulant, Recit to Recit 4
Choeur (Manual I, unenclosed, on gallery rail. Later addition.) Bourdon 8, Prestant 4, Flute a Fuseau 4, Flute 2, Quinte 1 ⅓, Cornet II, Cymbale III, Regal 8, Recit to Choeur 8
Pedale (Unenclosed) Principal 16, Soubasse 16, Octavebasse 8, Bourdon 8, Principal 4, Fourniture III, Posaune 16, Grand Orgue to Pedale 8, Recit to Pedale 8, Recit to Pedale 4, Choeur to Pedale 8, Choeur to Pedale 4
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