Fourth Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, Maryland Austin/Allen Combination Pipe and Renaissance™ Digital Instrument	Return to Installations
After researching various builders, a decision was made by Fourth Presbyterian to build a unique organ combining the expertise of Austin Organ Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, and Allen Organ Company, of Macungie, Pennsylvania. What the two companies jointly produced is stunning. The organ boasts 45 ranks of pipes and 24 digital ranks. The beautiful four-manual Allen console includes walnut drawknobs and pedals. The naturals are imported from Germany and are made of Ivora. The console is moveable and can be easily connected and disconnected with a plug-Allen made use of fiber optic technology to connect the console to the rest of the organ with only a single cable. The new antiphonal division has been a great help in the leading of congregation hymn singing. Extensive renovation work provided room for the new larger console and ensured that the instrument speaks into the room more effectively than the original organ it replaces.

Photograph by Tom Crosson

GREAT (Manual II - Unenclosed) • 16 Violone • 8 Diapason • 8 Violone Diapason • 8 Harmonic Flute • 8 Bourdon (metal) • 4 Octave • 4 Nachthorn • 2-2/3 Twelfth • 2 Fifteenth • IV Mixture • III Cymbale • 16 Double Trumpet • 8 Tuba Magna (Solo - no couple) • 8 Trumpet • 4 Clarion • Tremulant • Chimes (mechanical - existing) • 16 Great to Great • Great Unison Off • 4 Great to Great • MIDI • Zimbelstern (with rev. piston) • Bass Coupler  • Melody Coupler So>Gt CHOIR (Manual I - Enclosed) • 16 Contra Gemshorn • 8 Principal • 8 Principal Celeste • 8 Stopped Flute • 8 Gemshorn (16 ext.) • 8 Gemshorn Celeste • 4 Principal • 4 Traverse Flute • 2 Italian Principal 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 244 pipes (prepared) (prepared)    (prepared) (prepared)                                     61 pipes 61 pipes 49 pipes 61 pipes 12 pipes 49 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes SWELL (Manual III - Enclosed) • 16 Rohrbass • 8 Geigen Diapason • 8 Rohr Flute (16 ext.) • 8 Viole da Gamba • 8 Viole Celeste (from CC) • 8 Dolce Flute (soft) • 8 Flute Celeste (soft - TC) • 4 Geigen Octave • 4 Koppel Flute • 2-2/3 Nazard • 2 Block Flute • 1-3/5 Tierce • IV Plein Jeu • III Acuta • 16 Bassoon • 8 Tuba Magna (Solo - no couple) • 8 Trompette • 8 Oboe (16 ext.) • 8 Vox Humana • 4 Clairon (8 ext.) • Tremulant • 16 Swell to Swell • Swell Unison Off • 4 Swell to Swell • 1-1/3 Larigot • 1 Fife • III Mixture • 8 Tuba Magna (Solo - no couple) • 8 Cromorne • Tremulant • Chimes (mechanical - existing) • 16 Choir to Choir • Choir Unison Off • 4 Choir to Choir • MIDI 61 pipes (prepared) 12 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 49 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 61 pipes 244 pipes (prepared) 61 pipes    61 pipes 12 pipes 61 pipes 12 pipes             61 pipes 61 pipes 183 pipes    16 pipes SOLO (Manual IV - Enclosed) • 16 Contra Gamba Celeste - sharp • 16 Contra Gamba - unison • 16 Contra Gamba Celeste - flat • 8 Doppelflute • 8 Gamba Celeste - sharp • 8 Gross Gamba - unison • 8 Gamba Celeste - flat • 4 Orchestral Flute • 4 Octave Celeste - sharpv • 4 Octave Gamba - unison • 4 Octave Celeste - flat • 16 Tuba Magna • 8 Tuba Magna (no couple) • 4 Tuba Magna • 8 English Horn • 8 French Horn • 8 Corno di Bassetto • Tremulant • MIDI • Antiphonal I • Antiphonal II digital digital digital digital digital digital digital digital digital digital digital unit Tuba 61 pipes unit Tuba digital digital digital PEDAL • 32 Openbass • 32 Contra Bourdon • 32 Contra Violone • 16 Montre (8 Octave ext.) • 16 Violone (Great) • 16 Bourdon • 16 Contra Gemshorn (Choir) • 16 Rohrbass (Swell) • 8 Octave • 8 Violone (Great) • 8 Bourdon (16 ext.) • 8 Rohr Flute (Swell) • 4 Choralbass (8 Octave ext.) • 2 Descant (4 Choralbass ext.) • IV Mixture • 32 Contra Bombarde (16 ext.) • 16 Trombone • 16 Bombarde • 16 Double Trumpet • 16 Basson (Swell) • 8 Tuba Magna (Solo) • 8 Tromba • 8 Trompette Harmonique (16 Bomb. ext.) • 4 Clarion Harmonique (16 Bomb. ext.) • 4 Cromorne (Choir) • 2 Clarion Doublette (16 Bomb. ext.)  digital digital digital 12 pipes    32 pipes       32 pipes    12 pipes    12 pipes 12 pipes (prepared) 12 pipes (prepared) 32 pipes (prepared - Great)       (prepared) 12 pipes 12 pipes    12 pipes ANTIPHONAL PEDAL (Speaks from left and right rear balcony) • 16 Bourdon GRAND CHORUS (Floating) • 16 Montre • 8 Montre • 4 Prestant • V Grand Forniture • III Harmonics • V Mounted Cornet • 16 Bombarde • 8 Trompette Harmonique • 4 Clarion Harmonique • Tremulant • Solo COUPLERS • Swell • Great • Choir • Pedal ANTIPHONAL I (Floating - speaks from left and right rear balcony) • 8 Gedeckt • 8 Flute • 8 Flute Celeste • 4 Flute • 2 Flute digital (prepared) (prepared) (prepared) (prepared) (prepared) (from TC - prepared) (Pedal) (Pedal) (prepared - Pedal) digital    digital digital digital ANTIPHONAL II (Floating - speaks from left and right rear balcony) • 8 Principal • 8 Harmonic Flute • 4 Octave • Tremulant • Chimes INTER-MANUAL COUPLERS • 8 Great to Pedal • 4 Great to Pedal • 8 Swell to Pedal • 4 Swell to Pedal • 8 Choir to Pedal • 4 Choir to Pedal • 8 Solo to Pedal • 8 Solo to Great • 8 Antiphonal I to Pedal • 8 Antiphonal II to Pedal • 16 Swell to Great • 8 Swell to Great • 4 Swell to Great • 16 Choir to Great • 8 Choir to Great • 4 Choir to Great • 8 Antiphonal I to Great • 8 Antiphonal II to Great • 16 Swell to Choir • 8 Swell to Choir • 4 Swell to Choir • 8 Solo to Choir • 8 Antiphonal I to Choir • 8 Antiphonal II to Choir • 8 Solo to Swell • 8 Antiphonal I to Swell • 8 Antiphonal II to Swell Allen Console Controller™