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Ann Arbor, USA (Michigan) - First Congregational Church
Municipal: Ann Arbor
Region:Washtenaw County
Address: 608 East William Street, 48104, Ann Arbor, MI
Website: https://www.fccannarbor.org/
Description nr.: 2071212.
Built by: Austin Organ Company Inc. (1919) - opus 866
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1876 by Hook & Hastings
Replaced with new organ (1985)
Specification
Great Organ: Tibia Clausa 16', Principal Diapason 8' - unenclosed, Flauto Major 8', Violoncello 8', Octave 4' - newer, Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2' - newer, Harmonic Tuba 8'.
Choir Organ: Violin Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - newer, Piccolo 2', Clarinet 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ: Dolce Bourdon 16', Stopped Flute 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8' - 1924, Vox Seraphique 8', Viole Celeste 8', Echo Salicional 8', Octave 4' - newer, Flauto Traverso 4', Flageolet 2', Trumpet 8', Vox Humana 8', Oboe 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16' - from Great, Dolce Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Open Flute 8' - extension, Dolce Flute 8', Tuba Profunda 16' - extension from Great.
Accessories: 8 Pistons to Great, 8 Pistons to Choir, 8 Pistons to Swell, 8 Pistons to Pedal, 16 General Pistons.
Ann Arbor, USA (Michigan) - First Congregational Church
Municipal: Ann Arbor
Region:Washtenaw County
Address: 608 East William Street, 48104, Ann Arbor, MI
Website: https://www.fccannarbor.org/
Description nr.: 2071212.
Built by: Austin Organ Company Inc. (1919) - opus 866
The organ contains older material: Organ case from 1876 by Hook & Hastings
Replaced with new organ (1985)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1876 | Hook & Hastings | new organ | 1919 | Austin Organ Company Inc. | 866 | new organ in old case |
- After the construction of the First Congregational Church in Ann Arbor, an organ was installed by Hook & Hastings in 1876. It was a two manual organ with eighteen registers. Behind the facade of Hook & Hastings, the Austin firm built a new three-manual organ with 33 registers in 1919. Great and Choir are in the same swell box. In 1924 a Viole d'Orchester 8' was added to the Swell Organ.
- The specification has been altered in the course of time, because the listing from 1978 differs on a few points from the original disposition from 1919.
Specification
Great Organ: Tibia Clausa 16', Principal Diapason 8' - unenclosed, Flauto Major 8', Violoncello 8', Octave 4' - newer, Harmonic Flute 4', Fifteenth 2' - newer, Harmonic Tuba 8'.
Choir Organ: Violin Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Nazard 2 2/3' - newer, Piccolo 2', Clarinet 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ: Dolce Bourdon 16', Stopped Flute 8', Viole d'Orchestre 8' - 1924, Vox Seraphique 8', Viole Celeste 8', Echo Salicional 8', Octave 4' - newer, Flauto Traverso 4', Flageolet 2', Trumpet 8', Vox Humana 8', Oboe 4', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16' - from Great, Dolce Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Open Flute 8' - extension, Dolce Flute 8', Tuba Profunda 16' - extension from Great.
Accessories: 8 Pistons to Great, 8 Pistons to Choir, 8 Pistons to Swell, 8 Pistons to Pedal, 16 General Pistons.
| Other specifications | |
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| Different specifications |
The specification of the Hook & Hastings organ (1876) was: Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Octave 4', Twelfth 3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'. Swell Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Viola (Keraulophon) 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Flauto Traverso 4', Violina 4', Flautino 2', Oboe-Bassoon 8'. Pedal Organ (C-d'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'. Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal. Accessories: Tremulo, Bellows Signal, Great Organ Tutti, Great Organ Piano. |
| Literature |
Pipe Organs of Ann Arbor : Including Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan Carillons / James O. Wilkes. - Revised Fourth Edition. - Ann Arbor, Michigan : James Oscroft Wilkes, 1995. |