Austin Organs
| Austin Organs | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Inc. |
| Seat | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Branch | Musical instrument making |
| Website | austinorgans.com |
Austin Organs, Inc. is an American organ builder . It was founded by John Turnell Austin (* 1869 in England , † 1948 in the USA ).
history
Austin was born in England in 1859. He is the inventor of a special electro-pneumatic wind- chest technology, the so-called Universal Air Chest System and founder of the Austin Organ Company.
Works (selection)
| year | opus | place | building | image | Manuals | register | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 1 | Detroit , Michigan | Central Christian Church | II / P | 16 | First Austin organ ever; was destroyed by fire. | |
| 1894 | 2 | Detroit , Michigan | Sweetest Heart of Mary Catholic Church | II / P | 20th | The oldest working Austin organ | |
| 453 | San Diego | Balboa Park | IV / P | 62 | One of the very few open-air organs exist in the world. | ||
| 1215 | Hanover, Pennsylvania | Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church | IV / P | 261 | One of the world's largest organs . | ||
| 2004 | 2789 | Northampton, Massachusetts | St. John's Episcopal Church | II / P | 38 | The currently last listed work. |
literature
- Austin Organs Milestones 1893-193-2007 . In: The Diapason . tape 98 , H. 2, 2007, pp. 30th f .
- Jonathan Ambrosino: Austin Organs Inc. 100 Year Anniversary . In: The American Organist . tape 27 , H. 11, 1993, pp. 40-47 .
- Austin . In: Douglas Earl Bush, Richard Kassel (eds.): The Organ: An Encyclopedia . Routledge, 2006, ISBN 978-0-415-94174-7 .
- Orpha Caroline Ochse: The History of the Organ in the United States . Indiana University Press, 1988, ISBN 978-0-253-20495-0 .
- Orpha Ox: Austin Organs. Ed .: Organ Historical Society. Richmond, Va. 2001.
- Orpha ox: Aeolian-Austin, ALMOST . In: The Tracker . tape 46 , issue 1, 2002, p. 20th f .
Web links
Commons : Austin Organ Company - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
