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Austin Organs, Inc. (1994)

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

Images

1994 - Console (Photograph by The New England Organist, Nov.-Dec. 1995, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

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

2017-04-16 - Church interior, façade pipes, console (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
4 manuals
8 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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: Computerized/Digital

Notes

2021-12-28 - The church purchased the 1934 Aeolian-Skinner console from Christ Church, Episcopal, Philadelphia; Austin extensively rebuilt the console and Bon Smith, Austin Organ Services, installed the console in the Wethersfield church. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: The New England Organist, Nov.-Dec. 1995

       Wethersfield, Connecticut
       First Church of Christ, UCC

       Austin   Op. 2403   1964   3/46
       Austin              1994   4/    Console
       _________________________________________________________

       GREAT                        POSITIV
   16' Quintaton                 8' Principal                  a
   16' Principal       PD        8' Gedeckt
    8' Principal                 4' Principal                  w
    8' Open Diapason    a        4' Koppelflöte
    8' Flûte Harmonique a        2' Principal
    8' Harmonic Flute        1 1/3' Larigot     
    8' Holzgedeckt      a c     IV  Scharff
    8' Quintaton                    Unison Off
    8' Gemshorn         a
    4' Octave                       SOLO I
    4' Nachthorn       PD        8' Gamba                      w
    2' Superoctave               8' Gamba Celeste (& Pedal)    w
    V  Mounted Cornet            8' Flûte Mirabilis            a
   IV  Fourniture                4' Concert Flute              a
   16' Contre Trompette      2 2/3' Quint Flute                a
    8' Trompette                 8' French Horn                a
    4' Clairon                   8' Orchestral Oboe            w
       Tremulant                 8' English Horn               w
       Sub                          Tremulant
       Unison Off                   Sub
       Super                        Unison Off
       Chimes                       Super
       Carillon                     Harp
       Solo II to GT
                                    SOLO II (on coupler rail)
       SWELL                     8' Viole d'Orch. Celeste II   w
   16' Contra Gamba     a       16' Double Trumpet             w
    8' Principal        a        8' Tuba                       w
    8' Rohrflöte                 8' French Horn                w
    8' Viola                     4' Clarion                    w
    8' Viola Celeste                Unison Off
    8' Flute            a        4' Glockenspiel               w
    8' Flute Celeste    a       
    8' Cello Celeste II a           BOMBARDE
    8' Gemshorn         a       16' Festival Trumpet          tc
    8' Gemshorn Celeste a        8' Festival Trumpet
    4' Principal                 4' Festsival Trumpet                         
    4' Waldflöte                    Unison Off
    2' Blockflöte                
   II  Sesquialtera                 PEDAL 
  III  Plein Jeu                32' Open Wood                  w
   16' Cornopean        a       32' Subbass
   16' Fagotto                  32' Bourdon                    w
    8' Trompette                32' Soubasse                   a
    8' Oboe            12       32' Contre Violone             a      
    8' Clarinet                 32' Contre Violone             w
    8' Vox Humana               16' Open Wood                  w
    4' Schalmei         a       16' Principal                 12
       Tremulant                16' Bourdon    
       Sub                      16' Violone                    a
       Unison Off               16' Gamba                      a    
       Super                    16' Subbass 
       Solo II to SW            16' Rohrbourdon
                                16' Quintaton                 GT 
       CHOIR                    16' Flauto Dolce           12 CH
   16' Flauto Dolce    PD   10 2/3' Quint      
    8' Hohlflöte                 8' Octave
    8' Cello Celeste II a        8' Bourdon                   12
    8' Voix Celeste II  a        8' Gamba                      w
    8' Flauto Dolce              4' Super Octave              12
    8' Flute Celeste             4' Nachthorn
    4' Gemshorn                  2' Nachthorn                 12
    4' Nachthorn                 V  Grand Cornet              --     
    4' Viola Celeste II a       II  Mixture
2 2/3' Nazard                   32' Bombarde                   w
    2' Piccolo                  32' Contra Fagotto             a
  III  Mixture                  16' Bombarde                   w
   16' Bombarde         a c     16' Ophicleide                 a
   16' Basson           a       16' Fagotto                   SW
    8' Cromorne                  8' Clarinet                  SW
    8' Clarinet         a        4' Clarion                   GT
    8' Vox Humana       a        4' Cromorne                  CH
    4' Schalmei                     Solo II to Pedal
       Tremulant
       Sub                       a  digital Ahlborn-Galanti
       Unison Off                b  digital Walker
       Super
       Solo II to CH  
    
    [Received from Jeff Scofield December 28, 2021]

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