John T. Fort
1985
Originally Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 3066, 1951)
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Sanctuary
200 West Anderson Lane
Austin, TX, US
35 Ranks
Instrument ID: 57735 ● Builder ID: 7471 ● Location ID: 50309
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| Grand Orgue🛈 | ||
| 8' | Montre | |
| 8' | Flute a Cheminee | |
| 8' | Gemshorn | |
| 4' | Prestant | |
| 4' | Flute | |
| 2' | Doublette | |
| IV | Fourniture | |
| 8' | Trompette | |
| Recit to Grand Orgue 8 | ||
| Choeur to Grand Orgue 8 |
| Recit🛈 | ||
| 8' | Bourdon | |
| 8' | Viole da Gamba | |
| 8' | Voix Celeste | |
| 4' | Spitz Flute | |
| 2' | Doublette | |
| III | Scharf | |
| 8' | Hautbois | |
| Tremulant | ||
| Recit to Recit 4 |
| Choeur🛈 | ||
| 8' | Bourdon | |
| 4' | Prestant | |
| 4' | Flute a Fuseau | |
| 2' | Flute | |
| 1 ⅓' | Quinte | |
| II | Cornet | |
| III | Cymbale | |
| 8' | Regal | |
| Recit to Choeur 8 |
| Pedale🛈 | ||
| 16' | Principal | |
| 16' | Soubasse | |
| 8' | Octavebasse | |
| 8' | Bourdon | |
| 4' | Principal | |
| III | Fourniture | |
| 16' | Posaune | |
| Grand Orgue to Pedale 8 | ||
| Recit to Pedale 8 | ||
| Recit to Pedale 4 | ||
| Choeur to Pedale 8 | ||
| Choeur to Pedale 4 |
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Builder: Casavant Frères Ltée.
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 DivisionsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Database Manager on February 13th, 2016:
This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, based on personal knowledge of the organ. <br><br>This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, using information found in 125 Years of Faith: A History Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 1868-1993, Austin, Texas. In 1963, the Wicks Opus 3066 organ was rebuilt (by unknown builder) and relocated to the gallery of the new (present) church edifice at 200 West Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas.<br><br> This organ was rebuilt again in 1977 (by unknown builder) and later rebuilt by John T. Fort in 1985. Fort's work included additional pipes and the installation of a Casavant console. The organ was dedicated in 1987 as the Gethsemane Memorial Pipe Organ.
This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, based on personal knowledge of the organ. <br><br>This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, using information found in 125 Years of Faith: A History Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 1868-1993, Austin, Texas. In 1963, the Wicks Opus 3066 organ was rebuilt (by unknown builder) and relocated to the gallery of the new (present) church edifice at 200 West Anderson Lane, Austin, Texas.<br><br> This organ was rebuilt again in 1977 (by unknown builder) and later rebuilt by John T. Fort in 1985. Fort's work included additional pipes and the installation of a Casavant console. The organ was dedicated in 1987 as the Gethsemane Memorial Pipe Organ.
Related Instrument Entries: Unknown Builder (1963) , Wicks Organ Co. (Opus 3066, 1951)
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