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Austin Organ Co. (Opus 1109, 1923)

Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 869, 1877)
Exhibited in the 1965 OHS convention(s)

Location:

Cincinnati Music Hall
1241 Elm St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202 US
Springer Auditorium
Organ ID: 10452

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Auditoriums and Concert Halls
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on October 27, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Austin Universal Air
  • 106 ranks. 6,618 pipes. 7 divisions. 4 manuals. 84 stops. 79 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 7
  • Stops: 84
  • Registers: 79
  • Position: Movable console.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 11, 2011:

Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Echo division installed above the chandelier and left in place when main organ dispersed.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on January 04, 2010:

Updated through on-line information from Will Scarboro. -- This organ was a rebuild of the 1877 Hook & Hastings organ, opus 869. The organ was removed and dispersed in the early 1970s. The Austin Echo organ remains in place.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> August 1922
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Complete organ history and stoplists p.1: Open In New Tab Complete organ history and stoplists
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on April 20, 2022.

Complete Organ History and stoplists p.2: Open In New Tab Complete organ history and stoplists
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on April 20, 2022.

Write-up from THE DIAPASON August 1922: Open In New Tab Description and stoplist
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on October 14, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Auditorium interior to rear: Photograph by Music Hall Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-04-27

Building exterior: Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-10-17

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