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The only Austin Quadruplex organ (roll player) still in its original installation. [41] As of 2024 the organ and its roll player were both functional. [42] Opus 1865 – Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, NY, Chapel of the Holy Innocents. 3 manuals, 47 stops. Opus 2180 – Third Presbyterian Church, sanctuary, Rochester, New York. Built 1952 ...
The new, and current, Austin is a three manual instrument of 36 ranks and played by a three-manual console. Notably, the organ case predates the 1919 Austin organ and is likely that of the 1888 organ built by Frank Roosevelt for the East Liberty Presbyterian congregation. [3]
In an era of digital simulation, when even a singer's voice can sound synthesized, an Austin organ is a beautiful anomaly: behemoths made of wood, glue, and wind, constructed using machines that ...
The building has undergone several modifications over the years; most noted was the rebuilding of the old Roosevelt organ in 1915 by Austin Organs, Inc., retaining most of the Roosevelt pipes, then the redecoration of the sanctuary in 1924 under direction of Mr. William Carson Francis (1879–1945), a fourth-generation member of the ...
Austin Organ Company, Op. 1416, 1926 4 manuals; 163 ranks; 122 stops; 10,731 pipes [18] This organ was built for the Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia. At the time of its installation it was the fourth largest organ in the world. The presence of the Wanamaker Organ ranked it as the second largest pipe organ in Philadelphia. For many ...
The Austin Organ Co. reworked the instrument in 1917 as its Opus 767, providing it with a two-manual console and ten ranks. [9] The organ today has 43 ranks and 2,600 pipes. Second Presbyterian Church occupies a prominent place in Chicago's social and industrial history and its artistic heritage.
During the renovations, this three manual/50 rank instrument was restored and a second organ was installed in the apse. [8] The new organ is opus 2785 of Austin Organs, Inc. with two manuals and 32 ranks and is connected to the gallery organ allowing them to be played as one instrument from the new console. The new organ was first played at the ...
The organ is opus 10641 of the M. P. Moller Organ Company. The organ incorporated some pipes from an earlier instrument by Austin Organs, Inc. and at installation, contained 6,849 pipes in 119 ranks. In subsequent years, it has been enlarged to 7,003 pipes and 121 ranks, making it the second largest pipe organ in the state of Michigan. [6]