2024-07-16 - Aerial view of collapsed roof (Synod of the Northeast/Paul R. Marchesano)
2024-07-16 - Collapsed roof and missing spire (Synod of the Northeast/Paul R. Marchesano)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
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
2008-02-25 - Updated through online information from Stephen Best. -- Organ has been meticulously maintained, including some revoicing and the addition of at least one stop. In regular use and much appreciated by the congregation. -Database Manager
2015-07-18 - Updated through online information from Andrea Siegel Radesi. -- This information was from Austin Organ Company in May 2012: "According to the file this organ is a rebuild of a 4 manual Emmons Howard instrument. Emmons Howard was located in Westfield, MA. Some of the pipework is reused from the Emmons Howard." <br>July 2015 - the console is at Kerner and Merchant being converted to solid state. -Database Manager
2015-07-21 - Updated through online information from Andrea Siegel Radesi. -- Console is currently being updated to solid state. -Database Manager
2016-01-30 - Updated through online information from Andrea Radesi. -Database Manager
2025-02-28 - Tornado Destroys First Presbyterian Church of Rome. The sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church of Rome and many buildings in the area were destroyed. Synod of the Northeast web page, posted July 23, 2024 -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist taken from dedication program 1944 and from console June 2015 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Rome, New York First Presbyterian GREAT 8’ Open Diapason 61 pipes 8’ Melodia 61 pipes * 8’ Gemshorn 61 pipes * 4’ Octave 61 pipes 2 2/3’ Twelfth 61 pipes 2’ Fifteenth 61 pipes Mixture IV 244 pipes 8’ Trumpet 61 pipes* Chimes* *enclosed in Choir SWELL 16’ Contra Dolce (extended Salicional) 12 pipes 8’ Geigen Principal 73 pipes 8’ Gedeckt 73 pipes 8’ Salicional 73 pipes 8’ Voix Celeste 61 pipes 4’ Octave Geigen 73 pipes 4’ Rohr Flute 73 pipes 2’ Flageolet 61 pipes Mixture III 183 pipes 16’ Contra Fagotto 73 pipes 8’ Trumpet 73 pipes 8’ Oboe 73 pipes 8’ Vox Humana 61 pipes (separate chest, box and tremolo) 4’ Clarion 73 pipes CHOIR 8’ Viola 73 pipes 8’ Concert Flute 73 pipes 8’ Dulciana 73 pipes 8’ Unda Maris 61 pipes 4’ Harmonic Flute 73 pipes 2 2/3’ Nazard 61 pipes 2’ Flautino 61 pipes 8’ Clarinet 73 pipes 8’ French Horn 73 pipes PEDAL 16’ Open Diapason 32 pipes 16’ Contra Bass 32 pipes 16’ Lieblich Gedeckt 12 pipes 16’ Contra Dolce 32 pipes 8’ Octave 12 pipes 8’ Cello 12 pipes 8’ Flute 32 pipes 4’ Fifteenth 12 pipes 16’ Trombone 32 pipes 8’ Clarion 12 pipes [Received from Andrea Siegel Radesi 2015-07-07.]
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