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Bevington & Sons (1887 ca.)

Kaumakapili Church, Congregational
Smith and Beretania Streets
Honolulu, Oahu, HI

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


c. 1888 - Exterior of the [second] church building, 1888-1900. (Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Unknown - Organist Wray Taylor with Organ (Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, courtesy of Jim Lewis (c.1895)/Database Manager)

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Main


Notes

2006-10-28 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Listed in: <i>The Organ</i>, July 1893, Vol. II, No. 3, pg. 68, "Mixtures" column. Organist was Mr. Wray Taylor. -Database Manager

2008-11-07 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- A pipe organ with some form of electric action still exists at this church behind a pipe fence facade that appears to be old. -Database Manager

2008-11-08 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- An e-mail from the present church organist revealed that the organ was a Bevington & Sons from England. It was destroyed in a fire in 1900 when an outbreak of bubonic plague appeared in an adjacent Chinese section of town, and authorities opted to burn contaminated items. Sparks from the fires ignited the wooden twin steeples, and all was destroyed except the exterior walls. -Database Manager

2021-02-09 - An article describing the fire set to burn out infected area of Chinatown of Bubonic Plague mentions the fine pipe organ, fine stained glass window and the only tower Chime in the area. The church building was destroyed and the congregation built a new building at another location which was dedicated in 1911. -Paul R. Marchesano


Stoplist

Original document from Jim Lewis. Source: Hawaiian Gazette May 1, 1893 2019-03-09

Honolulu, Oahu, HI
Kaumakapili Church, Congregational

Organ by  Bevington & Sons
Compass: 58/30

Great:
16 Bourdon (12 notes)]
16 Double Diapason   ]
8  Open Diapason
8  Dulciana
8  Claribel
4  Principal
4  Harmonic Flute
2  Fifteenth
   Mixture II
8  Trumpet
8  Clarionet

Swell:
16 Bourdon (12 notes) ]
16 Double Diapason    ]
8  Open Diapason
8  Bell Gamba
8  Voix Celeste
8  Lieblich Gedeckt
4  Principal
2  Piccolo
   Mixture II
8  Horn
8  Oboe
Tremulant

Manual III:(24 notes)
Carillons

Pedal:
16 Open Diapason
16 Bourdon
8  Violoncello

Swell to Great
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal



		

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