Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1984 -Database Manager
2006-12-23 - Updated through on-line information from Tom Nichol. -- The Medinah Temple building was purchased by Bloomingdales and was converted to a home furnishings "superstore." They had no use for the organ, and only the intervention of the City of Chicago itself saved the instrument from destruction. At last report, the organ was in storage until a new home could be found for it. -Database Manager
2008-02-23 - Updated through on-line information from Ryan Lander. -- According to Austin's Opus list, this organ is 92 ranks, not 77, unless there were mods done that are not included in the original list. Wonderful large organ, I'd like to see it installed and used again ! Shame it was going to be junked...... -Database Manager
2008-09-27 - Updated through on-line information from Dean Rosko. -- There seems to be some question as to how many ranks this organ actually contains. Austin's list says 92, I have read 74 in some places, and to the best of my counting ability, come up with 77 off of the stop/rank list published here. I'd be curious to know how many it really does, in fact, contain. [The Austin list includes non-speaking stops and extensions in its rank count, even when independent ranks of pipes are not present. Sevety-four actual ranks appears to be correct. Database Manager] -Database Manager
2012-02-15 - Updated through online information from Kristina Powers. -- Did research on this instrument after seeing online video from 2010; learned it is getting a new home at the new ediface of St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic church in Old Mill Creek. The new church is being constructed of two closed parishes. -Database Manager
2016-01-01 - Updated through online information from Kevin M O'Connell. <br>This web site has a picture of the facade. It had 32ft facade pipes on each side the stage! http://westsuburbanshrineclub.org/History-Wabash.htm -Database Manager
2020-08-10 - Instrument has been relocated to St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Old Mill Creek, Illinois. References: Diapason, April 24, 2015: https://www.thediapason.com/news/historic-austin-organ-st-raphael-archangel-catholic-church Church web site: https://www.straphaelcatholic.org/our-story -Marie Prewett
2021-03-12 - The organ did, indeed, have 74 ranks and 92 stops, the latter figure including borrows and extensions. The Austin website did have a column labeled 'ranks' when it should have said 'stops' or 'registers.' -Jeff Scofield
2024-07-02 - The church of St. Raphael has removed all mention of Austin Opus 558 from their parish website. According to a local instrument technician working with them, Fries Keyboard Works LLC, the Austin was never installed in the church because the re-assembly cost was too prohibitive. He stated that it "remains in storage". (https://frieskeyboardworks.com/organ/st-raphael-moller-opus-5688/about-the-project/) -Marie Prewett
Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Medinah Temple, Chicago, IL
1915 Austin Organ Company, Op. 558 (from the original five-manual console):
(Stoplist: Stopt Diapason 62:6)
GREAT (Manual II - Unenclosed, 10" wind pressure)
16 Double Diapason (32 notes from Pedal 16' metal Open Diapason, metal - 29 pipes)
16 Bourdon (wood - 61 pipes)
8 Open Diapason (metal - 61 pipes)
8 English Diapason (metal - 61 pipes)
8 Gross Flute (wood - 61 pipes)
8 Melodia (wood - 61 pipes)
8 Gamba (metal - 61 pipes)
8 Viola (metal - 61 pipes)
8 Gemshorn (metal - 61 pipes)
4 Octave (metal - 61 pipes)
4 Hohl Flute (wood and metal - 61 pipes)
2-2/3 Quinte Octave (metal - 61 pipes)
2 Fifteenth (metal - 61 pipes)
16 Double Trumpet (metal - 61 pipes)
8 Trumpet (metal - 61 pipes)
4 Clarion (metal - 61 pipes)
SWELL (Manual III - Enclosed, 10" wind pressure)
16 Bourdon (wood - 73 pipes)
8 Open Diapason (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Horn Diapason (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Stopped Diapason (wood and metal - 73 pipes)
8 Rohr Flute (wood and metal - 73 pipes)
8 Flute Dolce (wood - 73 pipes)
8 Viole d'Orchestre (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Viole d'Gambe (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Salicional (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Aeoline (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Vox Celeste (from tenor C - 61 pipes)
8 Quintadena (wood - 73 pipes)
4 Principal ("not too bright", metal - 73 pipes)
4 Flute Harmonic (metal - 73 pipes)
2 Flautina (metal - 61 pipes)
III Mixture (a Cornet, no breaks, 12th-15th-17th, metal - 183 pipes)
IV Mixture (draws III Mixture, plus 1 rank, breaks at C and G in each octave, 22nd, metal - 61 pipes)
16 Contra Fagotto (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Cornopean (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Oboe (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Vox Humana (in separate enclosure with "Special Tremulant", metal - 61 pipes)
Tremolo (in left key cheek)
ORCHESTRAL (Manual I - Enclosed, 6" wind pressure)
16 Contra Viole (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Geigen Principal (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Concert Flute (wood - 73 pipes)
8 Unda Maris (from tenor C, wood - 61 pipes)
8 Viole d'Orchestre (by 1984, this was tuned as a celeste with 8' Violoncello, metal - 73 pipes)
8 Violoncello (wood and metal - 73 pipes)
8 Dulciana (metal - 73 pipes)
4 Flute d'Amour (wood and metal - 73 pipes)
2 Piccolo (metal - 61 pipes)
16 Double Oboe (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Orchestral Oboe (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Clarinet (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Cor Anglais (metal - 73 pipes)
8 French Horn (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Vox Humana (from Swell, 8' Vox Humana)
Harp ("Deagan Reveille Tubes", metal - 49 bars)
Tremolo (in left key cheek)
SOLO (Manual IV - Enclosed, 16" wind pressure)
16 Violone (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Grand Diapason (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Flute Major (wood and metal - 73 pipes)
8 Gross Gamba (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Gamba Celeste (metal - 73 pipes)
4 Flute Overte [sic] (wood and metal - 73 pipes)
2 Concert Piccolo (metal - 61 pipes)
16 Tuba Profunda (metal - 85 pipes)
8 Tuba Harmonic (extension, 16' Tuba Profunda)
4 Tuba Clarion (extension, 16' Tuba Profunda)
Xylophone (from tenor C through C3 - 37 metal bars)
Cathedral Chimes (Deagan, from tenor C through C3 - 37 metal tubes)
Tremolo (in left key cheek)
ECHO (Manual V for stop-knob console; Manual IV for stop-tab console - Enclosed, 4-1/2" wind pressure)
8 Cor de Nuit (wood and metal - 73 pipes)
8 Gedeckt (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Flute Celeste (from tenor C, wood and metal - 61 pipes)
8 Viole Aetheria (metal - 73 pipes)
8 Vox Angelica (from tenor C, metal - 61 pipes)
4 Fern Flute (wood and metal - 73 pipes)
8 Vox Humana (with "Special Tremolo", metal - 61 pipes)
Carillons (Deagan, a Glockenspiel, from tenor C through a3 - 37 metal tubes)
Tremolo (in left key cheek)
PEDAL (10" and 16" wind pressure)
64 Gravissima (resultant, from 32' Open Diapason (Wood) at 32' pitch and 32' Open Diapason (Metal) at 21-1/3' pitch)
32 Double Diapason (Wood) (wood - 68 pipes)
32 Double Diapason (Metal) (metal - 44 pipes)
16 Open Diapason (Wood) (extension, 32' Double Open Diapason (Wood))
16 Open Diapason (Metal) (extension, 32' Double Open Diapason (Metal))
16 Bourdon (wood - 44 pipes)
16 Bourdon (from Great, 16' Bourdon)
16 Lieblich Gedeckt (from Swell, 16' Bourdon)
16 Violone (wood - 32 pipes)
16 Dulciana (metal - 32 pipes)
16 Contra Viole (from Orchestral, 16' Contra Viole)
8 Gross Flute (extension, 32' Double Diapason (Wood))
8 Dolce Flute (extension, Pedal 16' Bourdon)
8 Gedeckt (from Echo, 8' Cor de Nuit)
4 Octave Flute (extension, 16' Open Diapason (Wood))
32 Contra Bombarde (metal - 44 pipes, 26" wind pressure)
16 Ophecleide (extension, 32' Contra Bombarde)
16 Trombone (from Solo, 16' Tuba Profunda)
8 Tromba (from Solo, 16' Tuba Profunda)
4 Clarion (from Solo, 16' Tuba Profunda)
COUPLERS
Great to Pedal 8 Orchestral to Great 8 Solo to Orchestral 8
Great to Pedal 4 Orchestral to Great 4 Solo to Orchestral 4
Swell to Pedal 8 Solo to Great 16 Echo to Orchestral 8
Swell to Pedal 4 Solo to Great 8 Echo to Orchestral 4
Orchestral to Pedal 8 Solo to Great 4 Swell to Swell 16
Solo to Pedal 8 Echo to Great 16 Swell Unison Off
Solo to Pedal 4 Echo to Great 8 Swell to Swell 4
Echo to Pedal 8 Echo to Great 4 Solo to Swell 8
Pedal 8 (Pedal to Pedal 4) Orchestral to Orchestral 16 Solo to Solo 16
Great to Great 16 (later addition) Orchestral Unison Off Solo Unison Off
Great Unison Off Orchestral to Orchestral 4 Solo to Solo 4
Great to Great 4 (later addition) Swell to Orchestral 16 Great to Solo 8
Swell to Great 16 Swell to Orchestral 8 Echo to Echo 16
Swell to Great 8 Swell to Orchestral 4 Echo Unison Off
Swell to Great 4 Solo to Orchestral 16 Echo to Echo 4
Orchestral to Great 16
ACCESSORIES (Five Manual stop-knob console)
6 General Pistons (thumb, above Manual V) 8 Great Pistons (thumb), plus 5 Great Pistons (toe)
8 Swell Pistons (thumb) 8 Orchestral Pistons (thumb)
6 Solo Pistons (thumb) 2 Echo Pistons (thumb)
6 Pedal Pistons (toe) Great Cancel Bar
Swell Cancel Bar Orchestral Cancel Bar
Solo Cancel Bar Echo Cancel Bar
Pedal Cancel Bar Great to Pedal Reversible (toe)
Solo to Pedal Reversible (toe) Echo to Pedal Reversible (toe)
Pedal to Echo Reversible (toe, cancels all Pedal stops and couplers except Echo to Pedal)
Swell Expression Shoe Orchestral Expression Shoe
Solo & Echo Expression Shoe Crescendo Shoe (adjustable)
Sforzando Reversible (toe, with indicator light) Master Swell On/Off (below Manual V)
SELECTED ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES (For Four-Manual console)
Solo and Echo 16 Solo and Echo 8
Solo and Echo 4 Solo On/Echo Off
Echo On/Solo Off Solo and Echo On
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