St. James Episcopal Cathedral
Chicago, Illinois
Austin Organ Co., Opus 948, 1929
OHS ID: 13693
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GREAT (61 notes/73 pipes) scale type SWELL (61n/73p) scale type
16 Double Open Diapason [1]..............37 metal 16 Bourdon............."usual" wood
8 Principal Diapason.................43-40 metal 8 Open Diapason.........43-40 metal
8 Spitz Flute (Second Diapason).tapered 49 metal 8 Stopped Diapason...."usual" wood
8 Doppel Flute....................."usual" wood 8 Viole d'Orchestre......"#1" metal
8 Gemshorn......................tapered 55 metal 8 Echo Salicional..........61 metal
8 Gemshorn Celeste..............tapered 55 metal 8 Vox Celeste.(61n)........61 metal
4 Octave................................55 metal 4 Flauto Traverso....."usual" wood
4 Harmonic Flute......................"#3" metal 2 Piccolo.(61n)......."usual" metal
8 Trumpet................................. metal Dolce Cornet III...12,15,17 metal
16 Contra Fagotto......"usual"
CHOIR (61n/73p) 8 Cornopean..........."usual"
8 Open Diapason......................46-43 metal 8 Oboe................"usual"
8 Concert Flute...................."usual" wood 8 Vox Humana.(61n).[2].......
8 Unda Maris.(61n)................."usual" wood Tremulant
8 Dulciana..............................55 metal
4 Flute d'Amour.(triangular)......."usual" wood PEDAL (32 notes)
2 Flautina.(61n)..................."usual" metal 32 Resultant...from Open Diap.
8 Clarinet........................."usual" 16 Open Diapason..........."2" wood
Tremulant 16 Violone............."usual" wood & metal
16 Bourdon............."usual" wood
SOLO (61n/73p) 16 Second Bourdon.........(Sw)
8 Flauto Major.(ext Ped 16 Open).......... wood 8 Gross Flute...(ext 16 Open)
8 Stentorphone....1-12: 43-60, rest: 40-37 metal 16 Tuba Profunda........(Solo)
8 Gross Gamba...........................55 metal 8 Harmonic Tuba........(Solo)
8 Gamba Celeste.........................55 metal 16 Contra Fagotto.........(Sw)
4 Flute Ouverte...................."usual" wood
16 Tuba Profunda....\\...................... COUPLERS
8 Harmonic Tuba.....-unit, 7-1/2" pressure Swell to Great 16,8,4
4 Harmonic Clarion./...................... Choir to Great 16,8,4
8 Cor Anglais............................. Solo to Great 8,4
Tremulant Great to Great 16,4, Unison Off
Chimes Solo to Swell 8
Swell to Swell 16,4, Unison Off
NOTES Swell to Choir 16,8,4
1. Bottom 12 are old facade pipes. Solo to Choir 16,4 Unison Off
2. Inside separate box inside Swell chamber. Great to Solo 8
Solo to Solo 16,4, Unison Off
ACCESSORIES Great to Pedal 8
Crescendo Pedal Swell to Pedal 8,4
Swell Expression Pedal Choir to Pedal 8
Great/Choir Expression Pedal Solo to Pedal 8
Solo/Echo Expression Pedal
Gt to Pd, Sw to Pd, So to Pd Reversible Toe Studs
Sforzando Toe Stud with ligh
8 General Combinations (6 duplicated by Toe Studs)
8 Divisional Pistons with cancel bar
Master Expression
Prepared couplers and stop tabs for Echo division.
"Pipe metal composition: Pure tin and lead. Zinc basses. Reeds of 'special design'.
Wind Pressure: 7". Pitch: 440 A. Price: $18,000.00."
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[Received online from T. Daniel Hancock, 2012-10-17]