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J. W. Steere & Sons (1916)

Arch Street Methodist Church
Broad and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, PA

Images

2019-08-27 - Balcony, organ cases and Casavant console (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by The Jazz anctuary, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Balcony and organ cases (Photograph by Church website, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
23 stops
27 registers
4 divisions

Notes

2005-10-12 - From Casavant dedication program, April 23, 1959: "Of the registers, 21 were couplers and accessories. In addition, the console was equipped with piston type adjustable combinations and pedal movements. The Steere organ was dedicated Thursday evening, November 14, 1916." -Database Manager

2005-10-12 - Organ is known from a paragraph in the dedication rogram of its replacement by casavant, April 23, 1959. Though the date is given as 1916, the organ is identified as the J. W. Steere & Sons Company of Springfield, Massachusetts. Presumably this information cam from church historical files, likely the contract. The church maintains an archives and currently has a historian. It continues, "Its specifications indicate a total of 57 registers with 1841 pipes." this is 481 pipes less thatn the Standbridge which it replaced! -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON April 1916

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Arch Street Methodist Church

    J W Steere   1916   3/23
    ____________________________________

    GREAT                 SWELL
16' Bourdon       *   16' Bourdon
 8' Diapason           8' Diapason
 8' Gross Floete  *    8' Gedeckt
 8' Gemshorn           8' Salicional
 4' Flute              8' Vox Celeste
 8' Trumpet            8' Aeoline
    Chimes       SW    4' Flute Traverso
                       2' Flautino
    CHOIR              8' Cornopean
 8' Diapason           8' Oboe
 8' Melodia            8' Vox Humana
 8' Dulciana              Chimes      20
 8' Unda Maris
 4' Flute d'Amour         PEDAL
 8' Clarinet          16' Diapason
                      16' Bourdon
 *  Pedal extension   16' Gedeckt     SW
                       8' Octave      12
                       8' Flute       12

[Received from Jeff Scofield August 15, 2023]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON April 1916 Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield

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