Better Pipe Organ Database

Owner (2018)

Residence: Benjamin Clark
Oklahoma City, OK

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

Images

2022-10-30 - Austin diagram of 'Chorophone' layout (Photograph by Benjamin Clark, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2022-10-30 - Console (Photograph by Benjamin Clark, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2022-10-30 - Organ case & facade (Photograph by Benjamin Clark, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
2 manuals
4 stops
27 registers
2 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2018-08-05 - This is a new home for an organ that was altered when it was moved from another location. <br>Identified by Benjamin Clark, who maintains the organ.<br>I purchased the organ in 2018 from a private residence in Wichita, KS. Having undergone tonal and mechanical alterations in its past, it is currently undergoing restoration to a more original state. -Database Manager

2018-08-06 - Updated by Benjamin Clark, who maintains the organ. -Database Manager

2023-01-02 - The organ was not able to be relocated to a new residence and was parted out in November 2022. -Benjamin Clark

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from a related OHS Database entry July 24, 2020

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Residence: Benjamin Clark

Austin Organ Co., Opus 994, 1922
Owner, 2018 - Installation and refurbishing


      GREAT
16    Bourdon              (Sw)  --
8     Open Diapason              61
8     Gedeckt              (Sw)  --
8     Viole                (Sw)  --
8     Dulciana             (Sw)  --
4     Octave                     12
4     Flute d'Amour        (Sw)  --
4     Violina              (Sw)  --
4     Dulcet               (Sw)  --
2     Flautino             (Sw)  --


      SWELL (Expressive)
16    Contra Dolce         (tc)  --
8     Gedeckt                    61
8     Viole                      61
8     Dulciana                   61
4     Flute d'Amour              12
4     Violina                    12
4     Dulcet                     12
2 2/3 Quintette                  --  (fr. Dulc., to top F)
2     Flautino                   12
      Tremolo


      PEDAL
16    Resultant                  --  (plays Gedeckt 16, 8, 5 1/3)
16    Bourdon              (Sw)  12
8     Open Diapason        (Gt)  --
8     Gedeckt              (Sw)  --
8     Viole                (Sw)  --
8     Dulciana             (Sw)  --
4     Octave               (Gt)  --
4     Flute                (Sw)  --


      COUPLERS
None


      FINGER PISTONS
Swell & Pedal                 1 - 4
Great & Pedal                 1 - 4
Division Cancel Bars


      TOE STUDS
None


      PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression             (bal.)
Crescendo                    (bal.)

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