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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 2403 (1964)

First Church of Christ in Wethersfield
250 Main St.
Wethersfield, CT

Images

1964 - Gallery, display pipes and console (Photograph from an archival source: Austin Organs ad, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2015-04-17 - Drone view of church buildings (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
3 manuals
33 stops
42 registers
5 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 April 1963

       Wethersfield, Connecticut
       First Church of Christ, UCC

       Austin   Op. 2403   1964   3/46
       ___________________________________________

       GREAT                     SWELL
   16' Quintaten       61     8' Rohrflöte      61
    8' Principal       61     8' Viola          61
    8' Holzbordun      61     8' Viola Celeste  49      
    4' Octave          61     4' Principal      61
    2' Super Octave    61     4' Waldflöte      61
    V  Mounted Cornet 175     2' Blockflöte     61
   IV  Fourniture     244    II  Sesquialtera  122
    8' Trumpete        61   III  Plein Jeu     183
       Tremulant             16' Contra Fagotto 61
                              8' Trompette      61
       CHOIR                     Tremulant
    8' Hohlflöte       61
    8' Flauto Dolce    61        PEDAL
    8' Flute Celeste   49    16' Principal      12
    4' Gemshorn        61    16' Bourdon        32
    8' Cromorne        61    16' Quintaten      GT
       Tremulant             16' Flauto DOlce   CH
                              8' Octave         32
       POSITIV                8' Bourdon        12
    8' Gedeckt         61     8' Flauto Dolce   CH
    4' Koppelflöte     61     4' Super Octave   12
    2' Prinzipal       61     4' Nachthorn      32
1 1/3' Larigot         61     2' Nachthorn      12
  III  Zimbel         183    II  Mixture        64
       Tremulant             16' Posaune        32
                             16' Fagotto        SW
                              4' Cromorne       CH

    [Received from Jeff Scofield December 28, 2021]

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