Austin Organs, Inc.
Opus 2642, 1979
St. James Episcopal Church
Sanctuary
355 West Maple Road
Birmingham, MI, US
53 Ranks - 2,993 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions41 Stops54 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
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: Extant and Playable in this location
This instrument was contracted in 1978 for $148,878 to be completed 12-15 months after the acceptance date. An addendum to the contract for an antiphonal division was also included in the contract for the additional cost of $20,141 bringing the total contract price to $169,019
In 1987 at the price of $14,205 a Trompette en Chamade was added to the antiphonal division.
The instrument is still in regular use in the church and is unaltered.
Database Manager on November 11th, 2009:
Updated through online information from Ray Ahrens.
Database Manager on July 5th, 2008:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Antiphonal exposed to each side of the rear window at the rear of the nave; there is no gallery.
Database Manager on January 8th, 2005:
Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. website, accessed December 31, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.
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