SAINT CHARLES AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1545 State Street at St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA
1545 State Street at St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA
SEE ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS BELOW
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ORGAN IN DAY CHAPEL BUILT BY ADRIAN COOK
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SAINT CHARLES AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1545 State Street at St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA |
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SEE ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS BELOW |
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VIEWS OF DAY CHAPEL |
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ORGAN IN DAY CHAPEL BUILT BY ADRIAN COOK |
Specifications for Austin Organs,
Inc., Opus 2643, 1980 |
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GREAT |
SWELL |
CHANCEL |
PEDAL |
| Principal 8 | Rhor Fl'te 8 | Holz Gedeckt 8 | Principal 16 |
| Bourdon 8 | Gemshorn 8 | Viola 8 | Gedeckt 16 |
| Gemshorn 8 (Sw) | Gemshorn Celeste 8 | Voix Celeste 8 | Lieblick [sic] Gedeckt 16 |
| Octave 4 | Principal 4 | Prestant 4 | Octave 8 |
| Nachthorn 4 | Koppel Fl`te 4 | Doublette 2 | Rohr Fl `te (Swell) |
| Spitz Fifteenth 2 | Block Fl`te 2 | Fagott 8 | Lieblick [sic] Gedeckt 8 |
| Flurmixture IV | Sesquialtera II [12-17] | Tremolo | Choral Bass 4 |
| Krummhorn 8 | Scharf III | Chancel 16 | Rausch Quint II |
| Great Unison Off | Trompette 8 | Chancel Unison Off | Trompette 16 |
| Carillon | Tremolo | Chancel 4 | Krummhorn (Great) 4 |
| Swell 16 | Trompette En Chamade 8 | Great 8 | |
| Swell Unison Off | Swell 8 | ||
| Swell 4 | Swell 4 | ||
| Chancel 8 | |||
| Chancel 4 | |||
| Trompette En Chamade 8 | |||
| ACCESSORIES |
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| COUPLERS | FINGER PISTONS | TOE STUDS | PEDAL MOVEMENTS |
| To Pedal | General 1 - 12 | General 1 - 12 | Swell Expression (bal.) |
| Great 8 | Swell 1 - 8 | Pedal 1 - 6 | Chan. Expression (bal.) |
| Swell 8,4 | Sw Ped (rev) | Gr to Ped Rev (rev) | Crescendo (bal.) |
| Chancel 8,4 | Sw Gr (rev) | ||
| Sw Chan (rev) | Carilon Control | ||
| To Great | Great 1 - 8 | Rotary Dial 1 - 6 | |
| Swell 16,8,4 | Gr Ped (rev) | ||
| Chancel 16,8,4 | Chancel 1 - 8 | Misc. Controls | |
| Chan Ped (rev) | Chancel Console On | ||
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| Chancel 8 | |||
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| Swell 16,8,4 | |||
| Great 8 | |||
The following is the specification of the original Austin organ Opus 1651 installed in 1929 ( 3/16)
(Parts of this organ were incorporated into a rear gallery 1980 Austin (Opus 2643) Retained components became the chancel organ stops)
GREAT |
SWELL |
CHOIR |
PEDAL |
8' Major Open Diapason 73 |
16' Bourdon 73 |
8' English Diapason GT |
32' Resultant -- |
8' English Diapason 73 |
8' Diapason Phonon 73 |
8' Melodia GT |
16' Open Diapason 12 GT |
8' Doppelflöte 73 |
8' Concert Flute 73 |
8' Dulciana GT |
16' Bourdon 12 GT |
8' Melodia 73 |
8' Flute Celeste 61 |
4' Harmonic Flute GT |
16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW |
8' Dulciana 73 |
8' Salicional 73 |
8' Clarinet 73 |
8' Doppelflöte GT |
4' Harmonic Flute 73 |
8' Voix Celeste 61 |
Tremulant |
8' Gedeckt SW |
8' Harmonic Tuba 73 |
4' Flauto Traverso -- |
Sub |
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Sub |
4' Violina -- |
Unison Off |
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Unison Off |
2' Violina -- |
Super |
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Super |
8' Oboe Horn 73 |
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Chimes pf |
8' Vox Humana 61 |
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Tremulant |
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Sub |
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Unison Off |
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Super |
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The organ was installed in side chambers at the front of the room, with visible façade pipes or case front. Traditional style console with roll top. Three manuals. 4 divisions. 16 stops. 29 registers. 160 ranks. 1156 pipes. Manual compass is 61 notes. Pedal compass is 32 notes. Austin Universal Air Chests(©). Stop keys above top manual. Balanced swell shoes/pedals, standard AGO placement. Adjustable combination pistons. AGO Standard (concave radiating) pedalboard. |
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[Received online from Jeff Scofield May 16, 2014] |
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