Designed by Robert Hope-Jones. Nave divisions built 1906 with tubular pneumatic stop action, electric key action, and mechanical swell pedals. Prepared-for echo division installed behind altar in 1925 using original swell vox humana, with a quintadena replacing it in the swell. A set of 25 chimes was added in the choir box but playing on the solo, and the tremolos were converted to electric. the console appears to date from around this time. The draw stop console pictured is not and was never attached to the organ. It was donated to the church for use as a secondary floor console, but was never connected and passed on to another church.

In 1980, tonal changes were made to fit the style of the day, resulting in alteration to the original pipework. The echo chest and wind system were replaced. In 2007-8, local volunteers were able to reconstruct the original tonality using secondhand pipework from local Austin organs dated between 1910-1925. Many of them are of the same scales as the originals. The altered and/or damaged original pipework is stored in the triforium. The organ sits in very poor shape with many dead notes & stops, air leaks and cyphers. It is a very important historic organ deserving of preservation of the highest degree.

I just played this instrument the other day for the first time. It is in horrific shape. The echo division is silent. Within the working divisions (GT, SW, CH, Solo, Ped) There are more ranks that don't work than ones that do. And within the ranks that do work, there are numerous dead notes, ciphers, speech issues, etc. It was a really sad sight to see and hear, and unfortunately the parish does not have the resources to do anything about it.

Updated through online information from Brian McLaughlin.

Updated through online information from Michael Berman. -- Instrument altered by Schultz and Associates in 1980s, alterations being reversed beginning in 2006, continuing into 2007. Total number of ranks will likely return to original, and at present, fewer stops are playing as restoration continues by organ technicians volunteering time to save the organ.

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.