Austin Organ Co.
Opus 1614, 1928
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Birmingham, AL, US
9 Ranks
Instrument ID: 11214 ● Builder ID: 224 ● Location ID: 10224
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions9 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
In 1948 the church had over 1,600 members; due to a transitioning neighborhood and interstate highway construction in the early 1970's, many members had moved out to the Gardendale area and formed Gardendale United Methodist Church; in 1975 the remaining members of Mt. Vernon UMC merged with the Gardendale church to become Gardendale Mt. Vernon United Methodist; the organ was relocated to the Gardendale church by Howard Best, who rebuilt it and made some tonal changes.
Database Manager on March 3rd, 2007:
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.
Database Manager on December 1st, 2005:
Moved to New building and enlarged in 1970s by Howard Best.
Database Manager on December 15th, 2004:
Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 15, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.
Related Instrument Entries: Howard Best (Howard M. Best III) (1970s)
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