Austin Organs, Inc. (Opus 2352, 1961)

Location:

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506 US
All Faiths Chapel
Organ ID: 13584

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ has been restored to a previous state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 40 ranks. 2,458 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 32 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 32
  • 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: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • 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 Toe Pistons
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 07, 2018:
We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Database Manager on August 25, 2014:

Updated through online information from David Pickering.

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

Database Manager on July 05, 2014:

Updated through online information from David Pickering. -- The organ's stoplist has been brought back to its original state with the removal of the Spitzflöte extensions in both the Great and Pedal. Quimby Pipe Organs, the curators of this organ, releathered the organ, cleaned and regulated the reeds, and undertook other minor mechanical repairs from 2013-2014. This organ is one of the last surviving examples of James Jamison's work that remains in original condition.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.

Database Manager on February 22, 2009:

Updated through information posted to PIPORG-L by David Pickering: -- "From what Mary Ellen Sutton, Professor of Organ at Kansas State University, has told me, the work in 2008 consisted of converting the key and combination action to solid state, adding the 32' electronic extension of the 32' Spitzflöte, as well as making the 4' Spitzflöte available on the Great, but not adding any extra pipes for the top octave."

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.

Database Manager on December 04, 2007:

Updated through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- Console was refurbished by Austin and re-installed in October of 2007, new digital combination system added. Instrument is in regular use for teaching as well as chapel services (2007).

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

Database Manager on January 08, 2005:

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 31, 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 David Pickering. When I originally posted the stoplist in 2009, there were errors and a couple of changes made in 2007 were reversed. Originally published 2020
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from David Pickering on November 25, 2020.

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