2005-03-01 - 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
2009-03-15 - Updated through on-line information from Bruce Cross. -- destroyed by fire April 20, 1963. Replaced by a Keates organ. -Database Manager
2022-12-21 - From *The Brantford Daily Expositor* (December 11, 1882): "The case is black walnut, finely polished and finished in oil. The pipes in front, all of which are voiced and in use, are beautifully ornamented in quiet shades, and silver, gold and scarlet, giving a wonderfully fine appearance under gas-light." -Andrew Henderson
Source: The Brantford Daily Expositor December 11, 1882
Great Organ Bourdon 16 ("very full intonation"), Open Diapason 8 ("broad, rich and dignified"), Melodia 8 ("round, rich and mellow"), Dulciana 8 ("soft, sweet and delicate"), Octave 4 ("large scale full strength"), Twelfth 2 2/3 (do), Fifteenth 2 (do), Trumpet 8 (brilliant reeds)
Swell Organ Open Diapason 8 ("of fine sympathetic quality"), Stopped Diapason Treble 8 ("clear and bright"), Stopped Diapason Bass 8 ("full and quiet tone"), Viola 8 ("rather delicate string tone"), Flute Harmonique 4 ("a fine imitation of the orchestral flute"), Violin 4 ("of similar quality [to the Viola])", Oboe 8 ("imitation of the orchestral instrument"), Bassoon 8 (do)
Pedal Organ Open Diapason 16 ("large scale powerful and grand"), Sub bass 16 ("quiet and pervading")
Mechanical Registers Swell to Great, Swell to Great Super Octave, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Tremolo, Bellows Signal, Forte Combination (Great), Piano Combination (Great)
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