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Austin Organs, Inc. Opus 1539 (1949)

First Church of Christ in Mansfield (Congregational) UCC: Sanctuary; rear gallery
549 Storrs Rd.
Mansfield Center, CT

Images

2010 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Deborah Hubbell/Deborah Hubbell)

2010 - Console: Pedal stops (Photograph by Deborah Hubbell/Deborah Hubbell)

2010 - Console: Swell stops (Photograph by Deborah Hubbell/Deborah Hubbell)

2010 - Console: Great stops (Photograph by Deborah Hubbell/Deborah Hubbell)

2010 - Console (Photograph by Deborah Hubbell/Deborah Hubbell)

2010 - Organ case in rear gallery (Photograph by Deborah Hubbell/Deborah Hubbell)

2010 - Sanctuary interior showing organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Deborah Hubbell/Deborah Hubbell)

Date unknown - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Source Unknown, submitted by Deborah Hubbell/Deborah Hubbell)

Consoles

Gallery

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
4 stops
27 registers
1 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

Notes

2022-08-19 - This entry represents the relocating within the church of an original organ. It was relocated from the front to the rear gallery - presumably by the original builder. -Jim Stettner

2022-08-20 - In 1949, a major redecoration and modification of the sanctuary took place. At the time the Austin organ console, pipes, and choir benches were moved to the rear balcony to allow a raised pulpit to be installed at the front of the sanctuary. -Deborah Hubbell

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#12836†* - Austin Organ Co. Opus 1539 (1927)