Austin Organ Co.
Opus 615, 1916

Hennepin Avenue Methodist Church

511 Groveland Avenue
Minneapolis, MN, US

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Instrument ID: 13424 ● Builder ID: 224 ● Location ID: 12290
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IMAGES

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STOPLISTS

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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: celeste with Spitzflöte
  • Notes: Celeste with Aeoline
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
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  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: Celeste with Clarabella
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Austin Universal Air
  • Stop Action: Electric
  • Notes: ext. 32'
32'12 ext. 16' 1st OD
16'32
16' GT
16'32
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16' SW
16' CH
16'12 EC
10 2⁄3'7 ext. 16' Bdn
8'12 ext. 16' Vio.
8'5 ext. 16' Bdn.
32'32
16'12
16' SW
8'12 ext. 32'
4'12 ext. 32'

"The Hennepin Avenue M. E. Church of Minneapolis has given to the Austin Company, through Elisha Fowler, New England representative, the contract for a four-manual organ containing eighty stops, with Echo and Chimes. Professor John P. Marshall of Boston University prepared the specfication. Mr. Marshall is official organist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra." Source: THE DIAPASON, December 1915 [Received on line from Jeff Scofield/Richard C Greene January 31, 2009.]
Originally Written/Published: 1915

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Austin Organ Co.
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal6 Divisions62 Stops77 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Database Manager on October 24th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Richard C Greene.
Database Manager on December 8th, 2008:
Updated through online information from Richard C Greene.
Database Manager on December 2nd, 2008:
Updated through information from David Engen: Replaced by Robert Sipe instrument that re-uses some pipework from the Austin.
Database Manager on January 8th, 2005:
Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 31, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.

Related Instrument Entries: Robert L. Sipe, Inc. (1979)

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