{"id":120,"date":"2012-09-23T20:54:28","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T00:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.municipalorgans.net\/wordpress\/?p=120"},"modified":"2017-09-19T10:25:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T14:25:04","slug":"city-hall-auditorium-portland-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.municipalorgans.net\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"City Hall Auditorium &#8211; Portland, ME"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>\/* <![CDATA[ *\/ portfolio_slideshow.slideshows[345] = {\"timeout\":\"4000\",\"autoplay\":\"false\",\"trans\":\"fade\",\"loop\":\"true\",\"speed\":\"400\",\"nowrap\":\"false\"}; \/* ]]> *\/<\/script><div id=\"slideshow-wrapper345\" class=\"slideshow-wrapper clearfix portfolio-slideshow-centered\">\n<div id=\"portfolio-slideshow345\" class=\"portfolio-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-next slideshow-content \">\n\t\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"psp-active\" data-img=\"http:\/\/www.municipalorgans.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PortlandME-1024x828.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.municipalorgans.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PortlandME-1024x828.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"590\" alt=\"Slide 1\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshow-next slideshow-content not-first\">\n\t\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"psp-active\" data-img=\"http:\/\/www.municipalorgans.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PortlandME2-1024x965.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"556\" width=\"590\" alt=\"Slide 2\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"slideshow-meta\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"slideshow-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"slideshow-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pscarousel\">\n\t<div id=\"pager345\" class=\"pager items clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.municipalorgans.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PortlandME-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.municipalorgans.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/PortlandME2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><!--#slideshow-wrapper-->\n<table border=\"8\" width=\"588\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Builder<\/th>\n<td>Austin Organ Company<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Year Built<\/th>\n<td>1912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Opus Number<\/th>\n<td>323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Size (man\/ranks)<\/th>\n<td>originally IV\/86; currently V\/102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Extant<\/th>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Condition<\/th>\n<td>Excellent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">History<\/th>\n<td>Organ given to city by Cyrus Curtis as a memorial to his music teacher Herman Kotzschmar. Additions and new console in 1927. Organ moved back in 1968 remodeling to allow more stage room. Organ lost its 32&#8242; Magnaton and lowest 12 notes of 32&#8242; Bombarde during auditorium remodeling. New half length 32&#8242; Bombarde in 1960&#8217;s. Organ restored in late 1990&#8217;s with new 32&#8242; Bombard and transplanted 32&#8242; Magnaton. New 5 manual console by Austin in 2000. Great Mixture added in 2002.\u00a0Further restorative work in 2012.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">Organists<\/th>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Will C. Macfarlane (1912-1919;1932-1934)<\/li>\n<li>Irvin J. Morgan (1919-1921)<\/li>\n<li>Edwin H. Lemare (1921-1923)<\/li>\n<li>Charles R. Cronham (1923-1932)<\/li>\n<li>Alfred Brinkler (1935-1952)<\/li>\n<li>John E. 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