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Austin Organ Co. Opus 1215 (1925)

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
30 W. Chestnut Street
Hanover, PA

Images

2019-10-18 - Church exterior (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-10-18 - One of the Antiphonal chambers (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-10-18 - Church interior to rear and Antiphonal Organs (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
4 manuals
60 stops
79 registers
8 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
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON January 1924

    Hanover, Pennsylvania
    St. Matthew's Lutheran Church

    Austin   Op. 1215   1925   4/60
    ______________________________________________

    GREAT                      PEDAL
16' Double Diapason   61   32' Resultant Bass   --
 8' First Diapason    61   16' Diapason (wood)  32
 8' Second Diapason   61   16' Diapason         GT
 8' Major Flute    PD 39   16' Violone          32
 8' Clarabella        61   16' 1st Bourdon      32
 8' Violoncello       61   16' 2nd Bourdon      SW
 8' Gemshorn          61   16' Contra Viola     CH
 4' Octave            61    8' Octave           12
 4' Harmonic Flute    61    8' Violoncello      12
 8' Trumpet           61    8' Flauto Dolce     CH
                           16' Trombone      GT 12
    SWELL                  16' Contra Fagotto   SW
16' Bourdon           73
 8' Open Diapason     73       ANTIPHONAL GREAT
 8' Gedeckt           73    8' Diapason         61
 8' Quintadena        73    8' Cor de Nuit      EC
 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73    8' Melodia          61
 8' Viole Celeste     73    8' Lieblich Gedeckt EC
 8' Salicional        73    8' Viola da Gamba   61
 8' Vox Seraphique    73    8' Viole Aetheria   EC
 8' Flauto Dolce      73    8' Vox Angelica     EC
 8' Aeoline           73    4' Fernflöte        EC
 4' Flauto Traverso   73    4' Dulcet           EC
 4' Violina           73       Chimes           EC
 2' Flautino          61
16' Contra Fagotto    73       ANTIPHONAL ECHO
 8' Cornopean         73    8' Cor de Nuit      61
 8' Oboe              73    8' Lieblich Gedeckt 61
 8' Cor Anglais       73    8' Viole Aetheria   61
 8' Vox Humana        61    8' Vox Angelica     49
    Tremolo                 4' Fernflöte        61
                            4' Dulcet           61
    CHOIR                   8' Vox Humana       61
16' Contra Viola      73       Chimes           25
 8' English Diapason  73
 8' Geigen Principal  73       ANTIPHONAL SOLO
 8' Concert Flute     73    8' Stentorphone     73
 8' Flute Celeste     61    8' Grossflöte       73
 8' Dolce             73    8' Gamba            73
 8' Unda Maris        61    8' Gamba Celeste    61
 4' Flute d'Amour     73    4' Flute Ouverte    73
 4' Viole d'Amour     73    8' Harmonic Tuba    73
 2' Piccolo           61    8' Orchestral Oboe  73
 8' French Horn       73
 8' Clarinet          73       ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
    Tremolo                16' Major Bass    SO 12
    Harp                   16' Bourdon       EC 12
                           16' Contra Viola  GT 12
                            8' Octave (GrFlute) SO
                            8' Viole (Aetheria) EC

   [Received from Jeff Scofield November 27, 2022]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON January 1924 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield

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