Pipe Organ Database

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Austin Organs, Inc. (Opus 2427, 1965)

Location:

St. Peter Episcopal Cathedral
140 Fourth Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33701 US
Organ ID: 11292

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has been renovated with changes from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on July 25, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Austin Universal Air
  • 61 ranks. 3,655 pipes. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 48 stops. 59 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on July 25, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 48
  • Registers: 59
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, not in standard AGO position.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard not meeting AGO standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on July 25, 2018.
Database Manager on May 05, 2017:

Updated by Dwight Thomas, who maintains the organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 10, 2015:

Updated through online information from Dwight Thomas.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 30, 2015:

Updated through online information from Dwight Thomas.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 21, 2015:

New memory added by Rodgers Organ in 1997. Based on first-hand knowledge of Dwight Thomas.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 23, 2013:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- The Antiphonal is made up from pipework from the 1915 Austin; 4-manual Rodgers console and many digital stops added in 1997.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on April 08, 2008:

Rebuilt with new console and electronic additions by Rodgers, 1997.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on December 16, 2004:

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. website, accessed December 15, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on July 25, 2018.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> February 1969
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Chancel and exposed pipes: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1994-02-01

Sanctuary interior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1994-02-01

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 1994-02-01