Austin Organs, Inc.
Opus 523A, 1955

Originally Austin Organ Co. (Opus 523, 1915)

Baldwin Wallace College

Gamble Auditorium

Berea, OH, US

53 Ranks - 3,435 Pipes
Instrument ID: 52309 ● Builder ID: 7360 ● Location ID: 12062
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Builder: Austin Organs, Inc.
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions47 Stops64 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: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on February 9th, 2014:

Originally installed in 1915 as 4/66 Austin Op. 523; rebuilt in 1955 as 4/53 Austin Op. 523A; rebuilt with tonal changes in 1980 as 4/62 by Samuel Koontz.

Database Manager on February 8th, 2014:

This is a rebuild of an existing organ.
Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in The Diapason June 1955.
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Related Instrument Entries: Austin Organ Co. (Opus 523, 1915) , Samuel Koontz & Co. (1980)

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