Feb 26, 2013 Dan T Says:
What a fabulous old instrument! Austin sure made instruments to live long.
Apr 14, 2012 Tom Nichol Says:
When is the new church expected to be completed? Also, what are they going to do with the original two consoles? I would hope that they would use at least one of them, although they will probably need to be updated to current electrical and mechanical standards, including a new computerized combination action. (Personally, I would also add some Romantic-style mixture stops to those divisions that do not currently have them.)
Mar 26, 2012 UncleAl3 Says:
The new home for this organ will be St. Raphael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church to be built in Old Mill Creek, IL. Which will built from the dismantled remains of two other disused Chicago churches.
Jan 12, 2012 FGelevators Says:
so this is what it looked like before Bloomingdale's Home/Furniture moved in. where you see at 0:51 there's a huge glass elevator right in the middle there
Sep 27, 2011 Organsk8er Says:
Yeah, those pipes make up the 16' and 32' Ophecleide/Bombarde. A large reed stop, played in the pedal, similar to a trumpet, but bigger, and darker in tone. The "bends" are referred to as a process called "mitering" the pipes, or I guess, in effect, "bending" them so that they fit under lower ceiling clearance. The longest pipes in this set ARE 32' long, but they've been mitered so that they might only be 16' long for example. The air is still going through 32' of pipe.
Sep 27, 2011 helloitsmelol097 Says:
what are the pipes in front that are bent idk what you actually call it but it's almost like a large trumpet looking pipe.... theres a pipe in our organ Double Trumpet 16' and I was wondering if that might be the pipes to it. If so it's the largest pipes on the organ but the organ is very compacted into a small space
Sep 12, 2011 Organsk8er Says:
It will be installed in a large church in the Chicago suburbs. More details to follow. :-)
Sep 12, 2011 Organsk8er Says:
You are correct. This organ has finally found a new home. This video did most certainly help. More details to follow.
Sep 12, 2011 Organsk8er Says:
The pipes you see at 3:30 are (most of) the 16' and 32' octaves of the Contra Bombarde. It plays on 26" wind pressure. Barely visible behind these large, mitered metal pipes you can see the 32' Wood Open Diapason. It's about as big as a house...lol
Aug 17, 2011 Brockett122 Says:
My fave was the 16' Lawnmower stop.
May 18, 2011 helloitsmelol097 Says:
Anyone know what the pipes are at 3:30?
Mar 27, 2011 Jon Busch Says:
Someone else will have to fill in the details but I remember seeing on PIPORG-L that this organ is being installed in a large church. I can't help but that this video helped the organ find a new home.
Feb 12, 2011 warren blyden Says:
any one know where this insstrument went to ?
Feb 10, 2011 davbear221 Says:
Does anybody know the location of this instrument? We have the perfect room for it now looking for a historical instrument!
Dec 16, 2010 alexajulia1 Says:
Naughty women in the lane benaughtyman.info
Oct 24, 2010 Organsk8er Says:
The Medinah Temple is the Chicago Chapter if the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine...(Shriners)...this was their auditorium in Chicago, on Ohio between Wabash and Ontario. They moved out, as the video implies, in 2001, and the organ was removed to safe storage. The shell of the building stands, but the inside was completely gutted for use as a Bloomingdale's.
All the best~
-Dean:)
Jun 27, 2010 Operaman41 Says:
IS this in a Jewish Temple???? If so what happened to it??
Jun 20, 2010 manga12 Says:
why do they always pronounce Ma dinne ah when they announce them in a parade
The proper name of the city in the middle east is Me dean ah, as in medina saudi arabia
Jun 20, 2010 manga12 Says:
i doubt that they are worried about american idol there are other things like the gangs and crime rate in the hoods that makes the news more often then you can shake a a stick at , but there are fewer people that appreciate the history of chi town besides the museums and the sports teams there.
soo much comes out of chicagos history I could go all day about it, and the noteworty historical buildings, as well as the music that came out of chicago, and the old stockyards.
Jun 19, 2010 TEMPO690 Says:
I live in Chicago for thirty years and I can tell you that the majority of the population that live here are too distracted by whats going on with American Idol, nobody gives a shit....
Jun 13, 2010 Andork Kuomo Says:
Wow, this video was more than I wxpected, nice job. Yep, nothing like "progress". Let's take some handcrafted work of art and gut it...better yet, how about another parking lot? Looks like it was an awesome instrument, it's least it's salvaged for now.
May 2, 2010 prosciaorg Says:
although i spent many hours at this rare 5 manual console, regretfully i never got any closer to the mechanics of the instrument than the two large spencer blowers. kudos to the service folks that maintained the organ. given how Austin organs are built, installing it must have been a real challenge.
May 2, 2010 prosciaorg Says:
as a teenager in chicago, i played this organ thanks to the spirit and generosity of Karl Lutz, the manager of the mosque at that time (mid 60's). Due largely in part to my experience with this instrument, today in the southeast (atlanta area) for the past 30 years, I own and operate a service company (we also build on occasion).
Apr 21, 2010 manga12 Says:
Chi town they cant even keep the pride of chicago alive, the main Marshall Fields store was bought up by federated and now its a macys, they could not even keep the name on it, at least let it have its pride, no they strip it of its honor and parade it off like a spoil of war, let the local history be kept heavens noo could not do that
Not to mention how little reguarde they have for their music history,
Feb 23, 2010 thomante Says:
Thanks for sharing this extraodinary video. The Medinah Temple Building also houses the 'Tree Studios' that have maintained artists studios since 1894.
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This final tour of Austin Opus 558 was conducted on October 12th, 2000. Just days before the Medinah Temple in Chicago was gutted and turned into a department store. The organ was removed under the supervision of Austin Organs. This instrument is in storage somewhere in Chicago with an uncertain ... More
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Dan T Says:
What a fabulous old instrument! Austin sure made instruments to live long.
Tom Nichol Says:
When is the new church expected to be completed? Also, what are they going to do with the original two consoles? I would hope that they would use at least one of them, although they will probably need to be updated to current electrical and mechanical standards, including a new computerized combination action. (Personally, I would also add some Romantic-style mixture stops to those divisions that do not currently have them.)
UncleAl3 Says:
The new home for this organ will be St. Raphael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church to be built in Old Mill Creek, IL. Which will built from the dismantled remains of two other disused Chicago churches.
FGelevators Says:
so this is what it looked like before Bloomingdale's Home/Furniture moved in. where you see at 0:51 there's a huge glass elevator right in the middle there
Organsk8er Says:
Yeah, those pipes make up the 16' and 32' Ophecleide/Bombarde. A large reed stop, played in the pedal, similar to a trumpet, but bigger, and darker in tone. The "bends" are referred to as a process called "mitering" the pipes, or I guess, in effect, "bending" them so that they fit under lower ceiling clearance. The longest pipes in this set ARE 32' long, but they've been mitered so that they might only be 16' long for example. The air is still going through 32' of pipe.
helloitsmelol097 Says:
what are the pipes in front that are bent idk what you actually call it but it's almost like a large trumpet looking pipe.... theres a pipe in our organ Double Trumpet 16' and I was wondering if that might be the pipes to it. If so it's the largest pipes on the organ but the organ is very compacted into a small space
Organsk8er Says:
It will be installed in a large church in the Chicago suburbs. More details to follow. :-)
Organsk8er Says:
You are correct. This organ has finally found a new home. This video did most certainly help. More details to follow.
Organsk8er Says:
The pipes you see at 3:30 are (most of) the 16' and 32' octaves of the Contra Bombarde. It plays on 26" wind pressure. Barely visible behind these large, mitered metal pipes you can see the 32' Wood Open Diapason. It's about as big as a house...lol
Brockett122 Says:
My fave was the 16' Lawnmower stop.
helloitsmelol097 Says:
Anyone know what the pipes are at 3:30?
Jon Busch Says:
Someone else will have to fill in the details but I remember seeing on PIPORG-L that this organ is being installed in a large church. I can't help but that this video helped the organ find a new home.
warren blyden Says:
any one know where this insstrument went to ?
davbear221 Says:
Does anybody know the location of this instrument? We have the perfect room for it now looking for a historical instrument!
alexajulia1 Says:
Naughty women in the lane benaughtyman.info
Organsk8er Says:
The Medinah Temple is the Chicago Chapter if the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine...(Shriners)...this was their auditorium in Chicago, on Ohio between Wabash and Ontario. They moved out, as the video implies, in 2001, and the organ was removed to safe storage. The shell of the building stands, but the inside was completely gutted for use as a Bloomingdale's. All the best~ -Dean:)
Operaman41 Says:
IS this in a Jewish Temple???? If so what happened to it??
manga12 Says:
why do they always pronounce Ma dinne ah when they announce them in a parade The proper name of the city in the middle east is Me dean ah, as in medina saudi arabia
manga12 Says:
i doubt that they are worried about american idol there are other things like the gangs and crime rate in the hoods that makes the news more often then you can shake a a stick at , but there are fewer people that appreciate the history of chi town besides the museums and the sports teams there. soo much comes out of chicagos history I could go all day about it, and the noteworty historical buildings, as well as the music that came out of chicago, and the old stockyards.
TEMPO690 Says:
I live in Chicago for thirty years and I can tell you that the majority of the population that live here are too distracted by whats going on with American Idol, nobody gives a shit....
Andork Kuomo Says:
Wow, this video was more than I wxpected, nice job. Yep, nothing like "progress". Let's take some handcrafted work of art and gut it...better yet, how about another parking lot? Looks like it was an awesome instrument, it's least it's salvaged for now.
prosciaorg Says:
although i spent many hours at this rare 5 manual console, regretfully i never got any closer to the mechanics of the instrument than the two large spencer blowers. kudos to the service folks that maintained the organ. given how Austin organs are built, installing it must have been a real challenge.
prosciaorg Says:
as a teenager in chicago, i played this organ thanks to the spirit and generosity of Karl Lutz, the manager of the mosque at that time (mid 60's). Due largely in part to my experience with this instrument, today in the southeast (atlanta area) for the past 30 years, I own and operate a service company (we also build on occasion).
manga12 Says:
Chi town they cant even keep the pride of chicago alive, the main Marshall Fields store was bought up by federated and now its a macys, they could not even keep the name on it, at least let it have its pride, no they strip it of its honor and parade it off like a spoil of war, let the local history be kept heavens noo could not do that Not to mention how little reguarde they have for their music history,
thomante Says:
Thanks for sharing this extraodinary video. The Medinah Temple Building also houses the 'Tree Studios' that have maintained artists studios since 1894.