2006-04-18 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> With player attachment; enlarged in 1932, #659-A. Some restoration work by A. Thompson-Allen Co., ca. 1980; extant and unaltered when house was sold in 1985.</i> -Database Manager
2021-05-27 - The organ was sold and removed from the private home and present location is unknown. The private home was torn down. -William B Wheeler
2021-05-27 - Description from the Real Estate listing: *"In 1927 the home was expanded to include a gorgeous two story 50 x 25 entertaining hall that is now used as a living room and can easily accommodate large gatherings. This room features wood paneled walls, large fireplace and the "little sister of Woolsey Hall", a 1927 Skinner organ with 1500 pipes and it's own pipe room in the basement."* -Jim Stettner
2021-05-27 - Excerpt from a May 10, 2021 online article by Sarah Page Kyrcz and Susan Braden titled, *"Historic Branford Warner House demolished after being sold for $1.3 million"* in The Middletown Press. -- While the organ, circa 1927, had a player component to it, that feature could be turned off to allow the organ to be played manually, according to Jean Allen who lived in the home for nearly 10 years. “It needed a lot of work,” she said, referring to the antique instrument. “I had an organ guy come because I felt like I was steward of it and I didn’t want to do it further harm,” she said. “He did a few tweaks, but basically he said the whole thing needs to be restored, a complete restoration.” Montanaro noted that the new owner salvaged the organ and shipped it to a church near the University of Virginia. -Jim Stettner
2021-07-02 - Organ is not there, it's been removed from this address -William B Wheeler
Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded
Pine Orchard, Connecticut
M. J. Warner Residence
Skinner Organ Company Opus 659 1927 3 manuals, 13 stops, 16 ranks
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MANUAL I (Expression I)
8' Diapason 61
8' Open Flute 61 (replaced by existing 8' Trumpet per Op. 659-A, 1932)
8' Orchestral Flute 73
8' Voix Celeste II 122
8' Flute Celeste II 110
4' Octave 61
4' Flute (fr. 8') --
Tremolo
8' Harp (TC)
4' Celesta
MANUAL II (Expression II)
16' Bourdon 97
8' Diapason 61 (added per 659-A)
8' Chimney Flute 61
8' Cello II 122
8' Flute (fr. Bdn) --
4' Flute (fr. Bdn) --
4' Gambe Celeste II 24
2 2/3' Nazard (fr. Bdn) --
2' Piccolo (fr. Bdn) --
1 3/5' Tierce --
Mixture -- (IV Mixture 244 added per 659-A)
8' Corno d'Amore -- (syn, replaced by 61 pipes per 659-A)
8' English Horn 61
8' Clarinet 61
8' French Horn 61
8' Vox Humana 61
8' Trumpet (moved to Exp I and replaced by 8' Tuba 61 per 659-A)
Tremolo
Chimes
MANUAL III
All of Expressions I and II
PEDAL
16' Bourdon 12 MAN II
16' Gedeckt MAN II
16' Gamba 12 MAN II
8' Gedeckt MAN I
8' Still Gedeckt MAN II
8' Gamba Celeste MAN II
16' Trombone pf (added, 32 pipes, per 659-A)
8' Tromba pf (added, 12 pipes, per 659-A)
Chimes
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-06-30]
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