Austin Organ Co.
Opus 199, 1908
John Wanamaker Store [later Macy's Center City]
Greek Hall
1300 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA, US
11 Ranks - 743 Pipes
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STOPLISTS
| Great (I)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Open Diapason | 61 |
| 8' | Muted Viole | 61 |
| 8' | Clarabella | 61 |
| 4' | Harmonic Flute | 61 |
| 8' | Clarinet | 61 |
| 16' | Swell to Great | |
| 8' | Swell to Great | |
| 4' | Swell to Great | |
| 16' | Great to Great | |
| Great Unison Off | ||
| 4' | Great to Great |
| Swell (II - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Geigen Principal | 73 |
| 8' | Viol d'Orchestre | 73 |
| 8' | Viole Celeste🛈 | 61 |
| 8' | Rohr Flöte | 73 |
| 4' | Flauto Traverso | 61 |
| 8' | Horn | 73 |
| Tremulant | ||
| 16' | Great to Swell | |
| 8' | Great to Swell | |
| 4' | Great to Swell | |
| 16' | Swell to Swell | |
| Swell Unison Off | ||
| 4' | Swell to Swell |
| Pedal🛈 | ||
| 16' | Bourdon | 12 ext. Rohr Flöte |
| 16' | Contra Viole | 12 Gt |
| 8' | Swell to Pedal | |
| 4' | Swell to Pedal | |
| 8' | Great to Pedal |
Tubular key and stop action. Automatic player. Adjustable Combinations: Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Great Organ stops and couplers Pistons No. 1-2-3-4 affecting Swell Organ stops and couplers Pedals No. 1-2 affecting Pedal Organ stops and couplers Pedal Movements: Balanced Swell Pedal; Crescendo Pedal (adjustable); Great to Pedal Reversible; Sforzando Pedal. Automatic Player Controls: "On" and "Off" | Tempo Control | Phrasing Lever
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CONSOLES
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Opened in a private event, 2000 invited guests, Saturday, February 29, 1908. Greek Hall was mentioned as well as the location for regular daily recitals, with a beautiful new organ to be installed. See DOCUMENTS tab for full Philadelphia Inquirer article.
Christian Tedesco on February 5th, 2026:
Stop list is identical to Opus 179 in New York location, disposition available on the NYC-AGO registry. Moved to a Baptist retirement home with a new console.
Database Manager on December 21st, 2004:
Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.
Related Instrument Entries: Unknown Builder (ca. 1927)
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