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Austin Organ Co. Opus 323-A (1926)

City Hall: Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle Street
Portland, ME

OHS convention: 1992


Images


Unknown - Console (Photograph from an archival source: Austin ad from THE DIAPASON September 1927, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1926-09-01 - Console (Photograph courtesy of Austin Organs, Inc./Database Manager)

Consoles

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Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Austin Organs (1912, Opus323). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1993 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Kotzschmar organ. Enlarged by Austin 1926, 4-; moved back 15 feet by Austin 1967. 6,518 pipes in 3 divisions. Removed 1995 for storage during auditorium renovations. Reinstalled 1996-97 after $150,000 restoration. Chamber rebuilt using 1912 dimensions and specification. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> November 1997 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Portland, Maine
       City Hall, Merrill Auditorium

       Austin   Op. 323A  1926   4/96
       ___________________________________________________________________________________

       GREAT (*enclosed)             SWELL                           PEDAL
   32' Sub Bourdon       61      16' Quintaton          73       32' Contra Magnaton    32
   16' Bourdon           61       8' Diapason Phonon    73       32' Contra Bourdon     GT
   16' Viole Dolce       61       8' Horn Diapason      73       16' Magnaton           12
    8' 1st Open Diapason 61       8' Violoncello        73       16' Open Diapason      12 GT
    8' 2nd Open Diapason 61       8' Viola da Gamba     73       16' 1st Bourdon        GT
    8' 3rd Open Diapason 61       8' Viole Celeste III 219       16' 2nd Bourdon        GT (32')
    8' Major Flute       61       8' Muted Viole        73       16' Violone            SO
    8' Bourdon           61       8' Chimney Flute      73       16' Contre Viola       OR
    8' Violoncello     * 61       8' Stopped Flute      73       16' Dulciana           GT
    8' Gemshorn        * 61       8' Flauto Dolce       73   10 2/3' Quint              GT
    8' Clarabella      * 61       8' Unda Maris         73        8' Octave Bourdon     12
    8' Doppelflöte     * 61       4' Principal          73        8' Octave Flute       GT
    4' Octave          * 61       4' Orchestral Flute   61        8' Flauto Dolce       GT
    4' Hohlflöte       * 61       4' Harmonic Flute     73        8' Violoncello Cel    SO
2 2/3' Twelfth           61       4' Salicet            61        4' Super Oct Flute    SO
    2' Fifteenth         61   2 2/3' Nazard           * 61       32' Contra Bombarde    32
   16' Double Trumpet  * 61       2' Flautino         * 61       16' Bombarde           12
    8' Trumpet         * 61   1 3/5' Tierce           * 61       16' Tuba Profunda      SO
    4' Clarion         * 61   1 1/7' Septieme         * 61       16' Contra Fagotto     SW
       Chimes            SO       1' Twenty-Second    * 61        8' Harmonic Tuba      SO
       Harp              OR       V  Mixture (draws *)  --        4' Tuba Clarion       SO
       Celesta           OR      16' Contra Fagotto     73       16' Viole Celeste      24 AN
       Snare Drum Strike PR       8' Cornopean          73       16' Gedeckt            12 EC
       Snare Drum Roll   PR       8' Corno d'Amore      73       16' Double Horn        12 AN
       Turkish Cymbal    PR       8' Oboe               73           Bass Drum Strike
                                  8' Orchestral Oboe    73           Bass Drum Roll
       ORCHESTRAL                 8' Vox Humana         61           Crash Cymbal
   16' Contra Viola      73          Tremolo - valve
    8' Geigen Principal  73          Tremolo - fan                   ANTIPHONAL
    8' Concert Flute     73          Sub                          8' Diapason           73
    8' Flute Celeste     61          Super                        8' Grossflöte         73
    8' Viole d'Orchestre 73                                       8' Harmonic Flute     73
    8' Viole Celeste     73          SOLO                         8' String Celeste V  353
    8' Quintadena        73      16' Violone            73        8' String Cel II ƒ    --
    8' Dulciana          73       8' Major Flute        GT        8' String Cel II p    --
    8' Voix Seraphique   61       8' Grand Diapason     73        8' Viole              --
    4' Flute d'Amour     73       8' Gamba              73        4' Principal          61
    4' Dulcet            61       8' Gamba Celeste      73        4' Spitzflöte         61
    2' Flageolet         61       4' Flute Ouverte      73      III  String Mixture    183
    8' French Horn       73       2' Concert Piccolo    61        8' French Trumpet     61
    8' English Horn      73      16' Tuba Profunda      61           Tremolo 
    8' Clarinet          73       8' Tuba Magna         73
       Tremolo                    8' Harmonic Tuba      12           ECHO
       Sub                        8' Musette            73        8' Nachthorn          73
       Super                      4' Tuba Clarion       12        8' Gedeckt            73
       Chimes            SO          Tremolo                      8' Viole Celeste III 183
       Harp              61          Sub    Solo-Echo             8' Viola Aetheria     73
       Celesta                       Super  Solo-Echo             8' Vox Angelica       61
       Snare Drum Strike PR          Antiphonal Organ             4' Fernflöte          73
       Snare Drum Roll   PR          Marimba-Single     PR        8' Vox Humana         61
       Turkish Cymbal    PR          Marimba-Repeating  PR           Tremolo
                                     Xylophone-Single   PR           Carillon
       PERCUSSION                    Xylophone-Rptng    PR
       Marimba           49          Glockenspiel-Sngl  PR
       Xylophone         37          Glockenspiel-Rpt   PR
       Glockenspiel      37          Chimes             25
       Bass Drum
       Snare Drum
       Turkish Cymbal
       Crash Cymbal
       Bell, pitched to F3

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield June 10, 2014]

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