2020-07-15 - Stop tablets on replacement console (Photograph by Rich Schneider/Rich Schneider)
2020-07-15 - Organ case (Photograph by Rich Schneider/Rich Schneider)
2005-02-16 - Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in <i>The Hook Opus List 1829-1935</i>, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991). -Database Manager
2005-05-10 - Keith Williams, Buzard Pipe Organ Builders, reports on status and work beginning in 2003: Original manual chests with original pulldowns replaced by Electric pulldowns and SLIC motors by James McEvers. Original Keydesk replaced with Austin console in 1980s by Gratian Organbuilders. Buzard has installed solid state relay and repaired Great windchest. -Database Manager
2005-05-14 - E-mail from Keith Williams reports original name board stored in organ. -Database Manager
2013-05-01 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ repaired/refurbished by unknown builder in 2012-13 (source on-line article dated April 29, 2013, Pantagraph.com) According to the article "The organ was rebuilt mechanically in 1970 when the original console was replaced with one built by Austin Organs of Hartford, Conn. In 2003, the organ underwent a second rebuild by Buzard Organs in Champaign." -Database Manager
Source: "Taken from Console July 14, 2020
Hook & Hastings (Opus 2304, 1912) Presbyterian Church Clinton, IL GREAT – 61 notes (13 controls) Unenclosed 8’ Open Diapason rank 1 61 pipes, 1-19 offset to façade-unit action 8’ Concert Flute rank 2 61 pipes 8’ Gamba rank 3 61 pipes 1-12 offset to unit action 8’ Dolce rank 4 61 pipes, 3-12 offset to façade-unit action 4’ Octave rank 5 61 pipes (Blank Tablet) 16’ Great to Great 4’ Great to Great Great Unison Off 16’ Swell to Great 8’ Swell to Great 4’ Swell to Great Chimes 25 bells, electric action, added ca. 2001 SWELL – 61 notes (17 controls) Under expression 8’ Gedeckt rank 6 61 pipes, 8’ Salicional rank 7 61 pipes, 8’ Vox Celeste rank 8 54 pipes, from GG 8’ Æoline rank 9 61 pipes 4’ Principal rank 10 61 pipes 4’ Flute rank 11 61 pipes 2-2/3’ Nasard rank 12 61 pipes (formerly Violin 4’) 2’ Flautina rank 13 61 pipes (replacement rank) 1-3/5’ Tierce rank 14 61 pipes (from ??) 8’ Cornopean rank 15 61 pipes 8’ Oboe rank 16 73 pipes (Blank Tablet) Tremolo 16’ Swell to Swell 4’ Swell to Swell Swell Unison Off Chimes PEDAL – 32 notes (11 controls) Unenclosed 16’ Open Diapason rank 17 56 pipes, unit action 16’ Bourdon rank 18 32 pipes, unit action 16’ Lieblich Gedeckt rank 19 32 pipes, unit action 8’ Octave from rank 17 4’ Choral Bass from rank 17 1-5 Wood; rest Metal (Blank Tablet) 8’ Great to Pedal 4’ Great to Pedal 8’ Swell to Pedal 4’ Swell to Pedal Chimes ACCESSORIES Two manual and Pedal console by Austin, Ca 1970 General thumb pistons 1-8 on two manuals; 4-8 duplicated by toe studs 4 Great divisional thumb pistons 4 Swell divisional thumb pistons General Cancel thumb piston and toe stud 3 Pedal divisional toe studs Great to Pedal reversible toe stud Swell to Pedal reversible toe stud Sforzando reversible toe stud Balanced swell pedal Balanced Crescendo pedal Swell position sequential pilot light indicators Crescendo position sequential pilot light indicators Five-point rotary volume control for Chimes
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