2022-07-07 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2022-09-16 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2004-12-21 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager
2023-01-14 - From the church's Facebook: The original organ, given in memory of David Willis Beaty, was built by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, Connecticut, based on specifications by and under the supervision of John A. Bell, organist of the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh. It had four manuals (keyboards). In 1969 -1970 the organ was rebuilt by the Kennedy Organ Co. of Bethel Park, PA. A new three-manual Austin console was installed, actions were replaces in the four major Divisions of the organ and other repairs were done. Fourteen ranks of pipes were replaced. Total cost of the work was $43,289. In 2001- 2002 the organ was again rebuilt, this time by the Fischer Organ Co. of Erie. Each of the more than 2,350 pipes was removed, sent to Erie, cleaned and re-voiced. The chests and actions were re-leathered and the organ was rewired. In the Echo Division, pipes were replaced by electronic voices and some electronic enhancement was added to the Pedal Division. The organ console was completely refinished, with much of the woodworking done by church member Ron Russ. The most significant change in this organ update was the addition of Antiphonal Division in the rear balcony. Very unique among pipe organs, the Antiphonal Division includes nine ranks of pipes (561 total), which are played from the existing console. Most exciting of this update was the Trumpet-en-Chamade. When completed the organ a total of 2,967 pipes and 10 electric voices. Total Cost of the 2001 - 2002 renovation was approximately $254,000. -Jeff Scofield
2023-01-14 - The stoplist present in the June 1926 issue of THE DIAPASON (see DOCUMENTS) seems to omit the Echo stoplist and uses the ECHO name with the Pedal stoplist; the Echo division was installed, though. -Jeff Scofield
Source: From THE DIAPASON June 1926
Warren, Pennsylvania
First Methodist Church
Austin Op. 1450 1927 4/37
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GREAT (*) SWELL
16' Bourdon PD 17 16' Bourdon 73
8' Open Diapason 73 8' Open Diapason 73
8' Second Diapason 73 8' Gedeckt 73
8' Grossflöte 73 8' Salicional 73
8' Melodia 73 8' String Celeste II 134
8' Erzähler Celeste II 134 4' Octave 61
4' Octave 61 4' Rohrflöte 61
4' Flute Harmonic 61 IV Mixture 244
8' Tuba 73 16' Fagotto 73
8' French Horn 73 8' Cornopean 73
Tremulant (low pressure) 8' Oboe 73
Tremulant (high pressure) 8' Vox Humana 73
Chimes EC 4' Clarion 61
Harp 61 Tremulant
PEDAL CHOIR
32' Resultant -- 8' English Diapason 73
16' Open Diapason 32 8' Concert Flute 73
16' Bourdon 32 8' Dulciana 73
16' Gedeckt SW 8' Unda Maris 61
8' Major Flute 12 4' Chimney Flute 61
8' Gedeckt 12 8' Clarinet 73
8' Dolce Flute SW 8' English Horn 73
16' Trombone 32 Tremulant
16' Fagotto SW
8' Tromba 12 ECHO
8' Fagotto SW Stoplist not available
* enclosed except for first two stops
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