OHS Database: Instrument Details

Austin Organ Co., Opus 1772, 1931

First Methodist Church
1630 Hinman Ave.
Evanston, Illinois 60201

Traditional style console with roll top.

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Two manuals. 23 stops. 17 registers. 17 ranks. 1176 pipes.

Austin Universal Air Chests(©).

Stop keys above top manual. Balanced swell shoes/pedals. Adjustable combination pistons. Concave radiating pedalboard. Crescendo Pedal. Reversible full organ/tutti toe stud. Combination action thumb pistons. Combination action toe studs. Coupler reversible toe studs.

Notes:

Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- This organ is installed in two chambers bewteen the chapel and the adjacent Assembly Hall. Expression shutters into both rooms alow the organ to be used for both locations. Dual consoles were also provided. The chapel console is permanently located in the gallery, while the Assembly Hall console is moveable. Wind pressure was 7" throughout except for the 8' Vox Humana which was on 4". Each console has a piston whereby the opposite console may be entirely cut-out. The contract was signed Novemnber 13, 1930, and the organ was to be installed and ready for use by February 1, 1931. Cost was $10,575.00. The organ was a gift of Dept. Store mogul R.C. Wieboldt whose company is named as the party of the second part and who signed the contract. (Database Manager. 2005-12-05)

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Typed Stoplist from Steven Folkers

Evanston, Illinois
First Methodist Church

THE CHAPEL/GREAT HALL ORGAN

The Chapel/Great Hall Organ was built by the Austin Organ Company in  1930.
It has 17 ranks, located in the space between Tittle Chapel and  Great Hall.  
It can be played either from a console in the Chapel or from  an identical 
console in Great Hall.  The specifications of the  Chapel/GreatHall Organ are:

GREAT ORGAN (Enclosed)
Open Diapason 8  73 pipes
Major Flute 8  73 pipes
Concert Flute 8  73 pipes
Dulciana 8  73 pipes
Unda Maris 8  61 pipes
Octave 4  73 pipes
Dulcet 4  73 notes
French Trumpet 8  73 pipes
Tremulant
 
SWELL ORGAN (Enclosed)
Bourdon 16  97 pipes
Violin Diapason 8  73 pipes
Rohr Flute 8  73 notes
Salicional 8  73 pipes
Voix Celeste 8  61 pipes
Flute 4  73 notes
Nazard 2 2/3  61 pipes
Flautino 2  61 pipes
Tierce 1 3/5  61 pipes
Oboe 8  73 pipes
Vox Humana 8  61 pipes
Tremulant
 
PEDAL ORGAN
Double Open Diapason 16  12 pipes
Bourdon 16  32 pipes
Lieblich Gedeckt 16  32 notes
Flute 8  12 pipes

[Posted to PipeChat May 12, 2009.]

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