Austin Organ Co.
Opus 1445, 1926
Originally Hutchings-Votey Organ Co. (1903)
First Presbyterian Church
201 South 21st Street
Philadelphia, PA, US
47 Ranks - 2,982 Pipes
Instrument ID: 11926 ● Builder ID: 224 ● Location ID: 10908
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console on Lift
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal7 Divisions67 Stops77 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Op. 1445 was a rebuild, with tonal changes and a new console, of the 1903 Hutchings-Votey; Second merged with First Presbyterian in 1949, using the Second Presbyterian building; in 1954, Möller added a transept organ; the choir was moved to the new Harold Wagoner-designed chancel, along with a new Möller console controlling both organs; a new Austin console was added in the 1980's; rebuilt with tonal changes and a new console by Reuter in 2000; now 4/82.
Database Manager on April 14th, 2013:
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- According to the church website, "In 1927 the Austin Organ Company made extensive revisions to the organ [Note: the 1903 Hutchings-Votey organ, which had been a rebuild of the 1872 Wm. B.D. Simmons instrument]. During this time the organ console and choir continued to occupy the gallery."
Database Manager on December 21st, 2004:
Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.
Related Instrument Entries: M. P. Möller (Opus 8590, 1954) , Reuter Organ Co. (Opus 2199, 2000) , M. P. Möller (Opus R-397, 1953) , Hutchings-Votey Organ Co. (1903)
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