Austin Organ Co.
Opus 1406, 1926

Updated through online information from Joseph R. Olefirowicz. -- The instrument is currently undergoing its long-awaited restoration and tonal expansion with Austin. The specification will be brought back to its 1926 spec, using historic and new pipework, expand the upperwork in the style of the 20's, restore any voicing changes back to that era, and add a new floating Solo division, using much historic pipework, in addition to new construction. The tonal resources will be 60 ranks when the restoration is complete, and also utilize historic construction concepts of lead/linen Diapasons on the Great. All (62-73) positions are being restored and/or created for all ranks up to 4' pitch.

Updated through online information from Joseph R. Olefirowicz. -- The Anderson Memorial Pipe Organ: in addition to fan tremolos, three enclosed divisions (and two open), a separate Vox Humana tremolo, chimes, and harp, the organ's tone is of a typical large-scale 1920's Austin with some unification/borrowing. - A new console was installed by Austin Organs in 1995, then under the direction of Minister of Music Dr. Robin Dinda, FAGO, and offers all the modern amenities of a modern, digital organ console, including the provision for a future Solo division. Some modern period-influenced changes have been introduced into the instrument, including but not limited to the removal at some point of 18 ranks of "extension" pipes from their chests (notes 62-73) on manual divisions, some tonal changes on the Choir removing some of its foundation in favor of higher pitched stops, and most recently, a new Principal Chorus on the Great in 2007.

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 29, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.