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Austin Organ Co. (Opus 1735, 1930)

Location:

Emma Willard School
285 Pawling Ave.
Troy, NY 12180 US
Organ ID: 12053

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: High Schools, Preparatory Schools, and Academies
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on March 29, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 28 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 28 stops. 32 registers.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 28
  • Registers: 32
  • 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: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on March 29, 2023.
Jeff Scofield on March 29, 2023:

Established in 1814 "for young ladies of means," the school is one of the top girls' prep schools in the country, currently with a $179 million endowment. The write-up in the May 1930 issue of THE DIAPASON doesn't indicate if the organ was in the Auditorium or the Chapel.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on March 29, 2023.
Database Manager on December 21, 2004:

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
From THE DIAPASON May 1930: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on March 29, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Building exterior: Photograph by School Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2009-06-14

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