Gardendale, Alabama
Mt. Vernon United Methodist
Austin Organ Co., Opus 1614, 1928
Howard P. Best, 1970's - Moving, & Tonal Changes
GREAT (Expressive)
8 Open Diapason 61
8 Gedeckt 61
8 Concert Flute 61
8 Flute Celeste (tc) 49
8 Viole d'Orchestre 61
8 Dulciana 61
4 Harmonic Flute 61
Harp
Chimes P
Chimes F
Great 16'
Unison On
Great 4'
SWELL (Expressive)
8 Gedeckt (Gt) --
8 Concert Flute (Gt) --
8 Flute Celeste (Gt) --
8 Viole d'Orchestre (Gt) --
8 Viole Celeste (tc) 49
8 Dulciana (Gt) --
4 Harmonic Flute (Gt) --
8 Cornopean 61
8 Vox Humana 61
Tremolo
Swell 16'
Unison On
Swell 4'
PEDAL
16 Bourdon 32
16 Lieblich Gedeckt 32
8 Bass Flute 12 Extension of the 16' Bourdon
COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal 8,4
Great to Pedal 8,4
Swell to Great 16,8,4
FINGER PISTONS
Not Documented
TOE STUDS
Not Documented
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
Great Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: Austin Universal E-P Chests ™
VOICES: 12
STOPS: 19
RANKS: 12
PIPES: 662
NOTES
The preceding specification seems to be a "window" in time for this
instrument. It was not in particularly good shape when I visited in
January, 1988. While the assignment of pipes to a given division above
will likely seem odd (if not even wrong), it IS where the pipes were
based on what divisions' expression shoe governed the volume. Neither
the chimes nor harp were playing at the time of my visit. And the
chests were not playing for 73 notes as would be expected for a 1928
Austin.
[Received on line from James R. Stettner January 09, 2010.]
[Editors' Note: With the exception of some additions, the entire organ is enclosed in a free-standing box with horizontal shutters. Because of the placement of the organ in an over-large space, effectiveness of the shutters is difficult to ascertain from the console.]