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Austin Organ Co. (Opus 182, 1907)

Location:

Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk, VA US
Auditorium
Organ ID: 11565

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Exhibitions, Fairs, other commercial exhibits
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on November 12, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Austin Universal Air
  • 39 ranks. 2,538 pipes. 5 divisions. 4 manuals. 39 stops. 43 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 39
  • Registers: 43
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on February 15, 2014:

Installed on lease in 1907; due to the Exposition's remote location, it closed seven months after the organ was installed and the land was developed as the Norfolk Naval Base; Austin moved the organ as Op. 211 to the Brooklyn Academy of Music Concert Hall in early 1908.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on December 17, 2004:

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 16, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.

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 New York City Organ Project</i>, NYC AGO
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Auditorium and console: Photograph from an archival source: From an archival Austin Organ Co. booklet via the NYC AGO NYC Organ Project, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1907

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