2004-10-30 - Kotzschmar organ. Enlarged by Austin 1926, 4-; moved back 15 feet by Austin 1967. 6,518 pipes in 3 divisions. Removed 1995 for storage during auditorium renovations. Restored by David E. Wallace in 1997. -Database Manager
2005-09-09 - Online update from Ray Cornils -- Built in 1912 as a gift to the City of Portland by Portland native Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis in memory of Hermann Kotzschmar. A new console was installed in 1918 and another one in 1927, when substantial additions were made to the instrument (added Antiphonal division, enlarged Orchestral division, significantly enlarged Swell division, and added many percussion instruments. In 1967 the organ was moved back 15 feet by Austin Organs when the auditorium was renovated. In 1981 the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ became the official custodians of the instrument, acting as an agent of the city and began a massive campaign to restore the organ (done largely by David Wallace with consultation with Austin Organ Company. At that time the organ was in poor playing condition. In 1995 it was removed for storage during auditorium renovations. It was reinstalled by David Wallace in 1996-97 into a chamber which was moved an additional 15 feet back, but had the 1912 dimensions and specification of 1927. New console (2001) and Mixture (2003) by Austin Organ Co. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> May 1918 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Portland, Maine
City Hall Auditorium
Austin Op. 323 1912 4/69
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GREAT 10" wind ORCHESTRAL 10" wind
32' Sub Bourdon 61 16' Contre Viole 73
16' Bourdon 61 8' Geigen Principal 73
16' Violone Dolce 61 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
8' 1st Diapason 61 8' Viole Celeste 73
8' 2nd Diapason 61 8' Concert Flute 73
8' 3rd Diapason 61 8' Dulciana 73
8' Doppel Flute 61 8' Voix Seraphique 61
8' Clarabella 61 8' Quintadena 73
8' Bourdon 12 4' Flute d'Amour 73
8' Violoncello 61 2' Flageolet 61
8' Gemshorn 61 8' French Horn 73
8' Major Flute SO 8' Clarinet 73
4' Octave 61 8' Cor Anglais 73
4' Hohlflöte 61 Sub
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 Unison Off
2' Fifteenth 61 Super
16' Double Trumpet 61
8' Trumpet (in CH) 61 SOLO 15" wind
4' Clarion (in CH) 61 16' Violone 73
Cathedral Chimes 25 8' Grand Diapason 73
8' Major Flute 73
SWELL 10" wind 8' Gamba 73
16' Quinta 73 8' Gamba Celeste 73
8' Diapason Phonon 73 4' Flute Ouverte 73
8' Horn Diapason 73 2' Concert Piccolo 61
8' Viole Celeste III 219 16' Tuba Profunda 61
8' Violoncello 61 8' Tuba Magna 12
8' Rohrflöte 73 8' Harmonic Tuba 73
8' Viola de Gamba 73 8' Orchestral Oboe 73
8' Flauto Dolce 73 4' Tuba Clarion 12
8' Muted Viole 73 Sub
8' Unda Maris 61 Unison Off
4' Principal 73 Super
4' Harmonic Flute 73
III-IV Mixture 244 PEDAL
16' Contra Fagotto 73 32' Contra Magnaton 32
8' Cornopean 73 32' Contre Bourdon GT
8' Oboe 73 16' Magnaton 12
8' Vox Humana 61 16' Open Diapason 12 SO
Tremolo 16' Violone SO
Sub 16' 1st Bourdon GT (16)
Unison Off 16' 2nd Bourdon GT (32)
Super 16' Contre Viole OR
16' Dulciana GT
ECHO 5" wind 16' Lieblich Gedackt 12 EC
8' Gedeckt 73 10 2/3' Quint GT (16)
8' Cor de Nuit 73 8' Octave Flute SO
8' Celeste III 219 8' Octave Bourdon GT (16)
8' Viola Aetheria 73 8' Flauto Dolce GT (32)
8' Vox Angelica 61 8' Violoncello SO
4' Fernflöte 73 4' Super Octave Flute SO
8' Vox Humana 61 32' Contre Bombarde 12 SO
Tremolo 16' Bombarde SO
Sub 16' Tuba Profunda SO
Unison Off 16' Contra Fagotto SW
Super 8' Harmonic Tuba SO
Carillon 4' Tuba Clarion SO
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