Modifications & additions byLyle Blackinton & Associates, Inc.
1993
Originally Austin Organ Co. (Opus 453, 1915)
Balboa Park: Spreckels Organ Pavilion
Pan American Place
San Diego, CA, US
73 Ranks - 4,518 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Austin Organ Co.
Position: Movable Console
Design: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions57 Stops74 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoSequencerRecord/PlaybackCombination 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: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Peterson Diode Matrix switching, Peterson Duo-Set Combination action, Z-Tronics Record & Playback
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DETAILS
This instrument is: ExtantandPlayable in this location
Considerable tonal changes occurred in 2015 and onwards. The enclosed Great now plays as part of the Solo division with the 8' stops tuned celeste, major gamba and celeste added to unenclosed Great. Floating Centennial & Horn Tubas added, the latter of Wurlitzer origin enclosed with Solo. Multiple stops were prepared for in the Choir and Solo divisions, which were added at a later date. I believe more stops were added since then as well.
Of special note is the original Choir French Horn, which from tenor C is harmonic double-taper pipes, effectively a large scale harmonic oboe. The Pedal Magnaton is a 32' reed with metal resonators and diaphone shallots for the first octave, before becoming a strongly voiced open wood.
Database Manager on August 12th, 2007:
Updated through on-line information from Douglas W. Craw.
Database Manager on May 11th, 2005:
Renovated, restored, rebuilt 1935, 1960, 1981, 1987, 1990, 2003.
Database Manager on January 8th, 2005:
Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 31, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.
Webpage Links: Balboa Park, Spreckels Organ Pavilion [San Diego Historical Society]
Related Instrument Entries: Austin Organ Co. (Opus 453, 1915)
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