Unknown Builder
1936
Originally Barton Organs (1926)
Iowa State University
Memorial Union
Ames, IA, US
12 Ranks
Instrument ID: 29627 ● Builder ID: 6193 ● Location ID: 4177
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions12 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
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
Updated through online information from Nicholas Sutton: As of December 2004, this organ was removed and the console allegedly moved to Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, Iowa and the rest went to Pella Opera House in Pella, Iowa.
Database Manager on October 13th, 2007:
Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Originally built for the Parkway Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin. Tonally altered many times over the years. The organ is extant but unplayable and in need of complete rebuilding/restoration.
Webpage Links: The Great Hall, Memorial Union [Ames Historical Society web site]
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