Pipe Organ Database

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C. Bobsin Organs (2007)

Location:

St. Louis King of France Roman Catholic Church
7601 Burnet Road
Austin, TX 78757 US
Chapel
Organ ID: 62208

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on February 06, 2019.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Direct electric
  • 4 divisions. 3 manuals.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Direct electric chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on February 06, 2019.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on February 06, 2019.
Database Manager on February 07, 2019:

Updated by Kevin Cartwright, the builder.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 07, 2019.
Database Manager on April 19, 2018:

Updated by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, listing conversations with this person as the source of the information: Mr. Scott McNulty, principal organist, St. Louis King of France Church.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on April 16, 2018:

This instrument is comprised largely of pipework from two older Wicks organs, both dating from the early 1950s. The first was originally in the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Baytown, Texas, while the second comes from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Baytown, Texas. A new principal chorus was installed, along with some additional ranks sourced from Pilcher, Kilgen and Hillgreen-Lane instruments. The console, a Holtkamp-style minimalist design, is new, as are all the electronic components. The instrument is mostly finished, with much of the work carried out by Bobsin Organ Builders of San Antonio. (church website)

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

Instrument Images:

Chancel: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-04-14

Pipe Display: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-04-14

Console: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-04-14

Pedalboard: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-04-14

Church Exterior: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-06-09

Church Exterior: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-06-09

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