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Austin Organ Co. (1934)

Images

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

2019-10-18 - East Gallery Chamber (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-10-18 - Chancel (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-10-18 - Chancel ceiling chamber grillework (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Console (Photograph from an archival source: From THE AMERICAN ORGANIST August 1937, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• 4 manuals
• 154 stops
• 236 registers
• 10 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

Notes

2019-10-26 - This was tonal improvements to the Great and Swell with the addition of a "brilliant" new Trumpet for the Swell. -Database Manager

Documents

• Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST August 1937 p.6 Commentary -Jeff Scofield
• Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST August 1937 p.5 Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield
• Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST August 1937 p.4 Stoplist and photo -Jeff Scofield
• Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST August 1937 p.3 Stoplist, photo and commentary -Jeff Scofield
• Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST August 1937 p.2 Commentary and stoplist -Jeff Scofield
• Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST August 1937 p.1 Commentary and description -Jeff Scofield

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

• #64387 - Austin Organ Co. Opus 1215 (1925)
• #64388 - Austin Organ Co. (1929)
• #64389 - Austin Organ Co. (1931)
• #5087 - Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 1215R (1964)
• #64391 - Austin Organs, Inc. (1971)
• #64392 - Unknown Builder (1988)
• #64393 - Austin Organs, Inc. (2016)

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