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Austin Organs, Inc. (Opus 2362, 1961)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church / First & Franklin Presbyterian Church
210 W. Madison St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 US
Sanctuary; rear gallery
Organ ID: 22402

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from alex mendelsohn on December 08, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Austin Universal Air
  • 51 ranks. 2,822 pipes. 5 divisions. 3 manuals. 38 stops. 49 registers.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Austin Organs, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on December 08, 2022.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: In gallery-level chambers at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Austin Organs, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on December 08, 2022.

Choir (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: In gallery-level chambers at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Austin Organs, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on December 08, 2022.

Positiv:
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Austin Organs, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on December 08, 2022.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Austin Organs, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on December 08, 2022.
Gallery:
  • Built by Austin Organs, Inc.
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 38
  • Registers: 49
  • 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 Crescendo Pedal
  • 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 Jim Stettner on December 08, 2022.
Database Manager on June 05, 2007:

Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Present building dates from 1854. Previous organs by Skinner and Frank Roosevelt. portions of original Roosevelt casework retained in present Austin. Consultant for project was Dr. William H. Barnes. [Source: Brochure about the organ.]

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on December 24, 2005:

Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Replaced E. M. Skinner Opus 295, relocated from Grove Part Inn, Ashville, North Carolina.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications & updated by the Minister of Music, Dr. Jason S. Kissel: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on December 08, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Maryland Historical Trust, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 1940's

Sanctuary interior with organ at the rear: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2016-09-11

Sanctuary ceiling with organ in rear gallery: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2015-04-06

Organ from right side gallery: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2014-10-11

Organ from left side gallery: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2016-11-13

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