Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 951 (1920)

St. John's German Lutheran Church
521 Walnut Street
Reading, PA

Images

2020-12-09 - Organ facade and room. (Photograph by Patrick Murphy, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
30 stops
36 registers
4 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Altered Austin 1958, 3-42. 12/89 form - stop list. -Database Manager

2020-12-10 - Changes after the new 1950s console: Great 4' Octave for Second Open; Swell 4' Clarion added (Vox moved to box with dedicated shades). Great Mixture III added for gemshorn. Funny- the Great 16' never played in the Pedal. Pedal Open is wood 32 pipes - Great Flutes enclosed in Choir. - Information from Patrick Murphy via Facebook. -Paul R. Marchesano

2020-12-10 - 6 Stop Echo- Expressive - located in Chancel. 8' Echo Diapason t.c. 8' Lieblich Gedackt 8' Echo Viole 8' Vox Angelica t.c. 4' Fern Flute 8' Vox Humana Tremolo Playable on any manual via unison couplers. Is affected by sub and super couplers. -Patrick Murphy

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> December 1920 Source: Patrick Murphy - Onsite. December 1920

    Reading, Pennsylvania
    St. John's Lutheran Church

    Austin   Op. 951   1921   3/30
    ____________________________________________________

    GREAT (*encl w/CH)              SWELL                       Echo

16' Violone           73        16' Lieblich Gedeckt  73    8' Open Diapason t.c. 61
 8' Diapason          73         8' Diapason          73    8' Lieblich Gedackt   73
 8' Grossflute        41 PD      8' Stopped Flute     73    8' Echo Viol          73
 8' Violoncello       73 *       8' Viole d'Orchestre 73    8' Vox Angelica       61
 8' Claribel Flute    73 *       8' Viole Celeste     61    4' Fern FLute         73
 4' Octave            73         4' Flauto Traverso   73    8' Vox Humana         61
 4' Wald FLute        73 *       2' Flageolet         61
III Mixture          183        16' Contra Posaune    73
8' Harmonic Tuba     73 *        8' Cornopean         73
    Sub                          8' Oboe              73
    Unison Off                   4' Clarion           73 
    Super                        8' Vox Humana        61
    Cathedral Chimes  25 *          Tremulant
                                    Sub
    CHOIR                           Unison Off
                                    Super
 8' Geigen Principal  73            Celestial Harp    CH
 8' Concert Flute     73
 8' Flute Celeste t.c.61            PEDAL
 8' Quintadena        73
 8' Dulciana          73        32' Resultant         --
 4' Flute d'Amour     73        16' Dbl Open Diapason 32 
 8' Clarinet          73        16' Bourdon           32
    Tremolo                     16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
    Sub                          8' Major Flute       12
    Unison Off                   8' Violoncello       GT *
    Super                       16' Tuba Profunda     12 GT*
    Celestial Harp    61        16' Contra Posaune    SW

   [Received from Jeff Scofield August 22, 2014]