Modifications & additions byLyle Blackinton & Associates, Inc. (2016-2020)

Originally Austin Organ Co.(Opus 453, 1915)

Balboa Park: Spreckels Organ Pavilion (Organ Pavillion)

San Diego, CA, US

Great (II)
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: 10" wind
16'Major Diapason
  • Notes: 15 borrowed from pedal violone
46
8'Stentorphone
61
8'Open Diapason
  • Notes: Leathered upper lips
61
8'Horn Diapason
61
8'Majestic Flute II
  • Notes: 2020 expansion, was gross flote (ext. pedal diapason)
122
8'Gamba Major
  • Notes: 2014 expansion
73
8'Gamba Celeste
  • Notes: 2014 expansion
73
4'Octave
61
2'Super Octave
61
VMixture
  • Notes: 1988 expansion, 2' base
305
VGrand Cornet
  • Notes: 1935 expansion, from low A#
255
16'Tuba Sonora
 Solo/Ped.
8'Tuba Sonora
 Solo
4'Tuba Sonora
 Solo
8'Tibia
 Tibia
4'Tibia
 Tibia
Swell (III - Expressive)
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: 10" wind
16'Quintaton
73
8'Diapason Phonon
73
8'Violin Diapason
73
8'Tibia Clausa
73
8'Rohr Floete
73
8'Flauto Dolce
  • Notes: Open wood
73
8'Viole d'Gamba
73
8'Concert Celeste
  • Notes: "Taper" on contract (or flared?) More powerful than Gamba
73
4'Principal
73
4'Flauto Traverso
  • Notes: Wood
73
2'Piccolo
73
IIIDolce Cornet
183
IVScharff
  • Notes: 1988 expansion, 1 1/3' base
244
16'Contra Posaune
73
8'Cornopean
73
8'Oboe
73
8'Vox Humana
61
4'Clarion
  • Notes: 1988 expansion, copper & spotted metal
73
Tremulant
8'Centennial Tuba
  • Notes: 2014 expansion. Extremely high pressure, copper & spotted metal.
61
Choir (I - Expressive)
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: Originally named orchestral, 10" wind
16 'Contra Viole
73
8'Geigen Principal
73
8'Geigen Celeste (t.c.)
  • Notes: 2016 expansion
61
8'Concert Flute
  • Notes: Wood
73
8'Viole d'Orchestre
73
4'Violina
73
4'Violina Celeste
  • Notes: 2016 expansion
73
4'Flute d'Amour
  • Notes: Stopped wood & open metal
73
8'French Horn
  • Notes: From c13 large scale harmonic oboe pipes
73
8'Clarinet
73
Tremulant
Solo (IV - Expressive)
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: 15" wind
8'Grand Diapason
  • Notes: Extreme scale
73
8'Tibia Plena
  • Notes: Open wood, double mouths
73
8'Flute Celeste
  • Notes: Originally enclosed great 8' doppel flote, 2016 tuned celeste with solo
61
8'Gross Gamba
73
8'Gamba Celeste
  • Notes: Originally enclosed great 8' violoncello, 2016 tuned celeste with solo
61
4'Flute Ouverte
  • Notes: Wood
73
4'Harmonic Flute
  • Notes: Originally enclosed great, 2016 with solo
61
8'Tuba Sonora
73
8'Horn Tuba
  • Notes: 1960s expansion, Wurlitzer pipework
73
8'Orchestral Oboe
73
8'Cromorne
  • Notes: 2016 expansion
73
8'Vox Humana
  • Notes: 2016 expansion
73
Tremulant
8'Centennial Tuba
 Swell
Tibia
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: Expansion 1996, floating. 12" wind in solo box.
16'Tibia
8'Tibia
5 1⁄3'Tibia
4'Tibia
  • Notes: Borrows from pedal diapason below 4' C
73
2 2⁄3'Tibia
2'Tibia
1 3⁄5'Tibia
Tremulant
Festival Reeds
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: Expansion 1988, available on great or solo. 15" wind
16'Bombarde
61
8'Festival Trompette
61
4'Trompette Clarion
61
Pedal
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: 10" and 15" wind
32'Contra Magnaton
  • Wind Pressure: 15"
  • Notes: Very heavy reeds beating on diaphone shallots, zinc resonators
12
16'Magnaton
  • Wind Pressure: 15"
  • Notes: Very powerfully voiced open wood
32
16'Open Diapason
  • Notes: Wood
32
16'Violone
  • Notes: Metal, low 15 in the facade
32
16'Bourdon
32
16'Contra Viole
 Choir
8'Octave
  • Notes: 1988 expansion
32
8'Gross Flote
  • Notes: Contains more trebles for extension into great, unused since 2020
12
8'Bourdon
12
8'Violoncello
12
4'Super Octave
  • Notes: 1988 expansion
32
IVMixture
  • Notes: 1988 expansion, 2 2/3' base
128
32'Contra Bombarde
  • Wind Pressure: 15"
  • Notes: 1990 expansion
32
16'Tuba Sonora
12 Solo
16'Contra Posaune
 Swell
8'Tuba Sonora
 Solo
Percussion
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Other
  • Stop Action: Other
Grand Chimes (solo/ped.)
  • Notes: Prepared for
Chimes (solo)
Glockenspiel (choir/solo)
  • Notes: 2014 expansion, Choir & Solo
Xylophone (solo)
  • Notes: 2014 expansion, Solo
Harp (choir)
Snare Drum (choir)
Castanets (choir)
  • Notes: 2014 expansion
Tambourine (choir)
  • Notes: 2014 expansion
Bass Drum (pedal)
Timpani (pedal)
Cymbal (pedal)
  • Notes: Piano/Forte
Crash Cymbals
  • Notes: 2014 expansion, toe stud
Roll Cymbal
  • Notes: 2014 expansion, toe stud
Trap Counter
  • Notes: 2014 expansion