Levi U. Stuart (Organs) (1861)

Images

2021-08-18 - Hand pump (Photograph by Sarah McIntosh/Sarah McIntosh)

2021-08-18 - Façade (Photograph by Sarah McIntosh/Sarah McIntosh)

2021-08-18 - Pedalboard (Photograph by Sarah McIntosh/Sarah McIntosh)

2021-08-18 - Great stops & Pedal stop (Photograph by Sarah McIntosh/Sarah McIntosh)

2021-08-18 - Swell stops (Photograph by Sarah McIntosh/Sarah McIntosh)

2021-08-18 - Console (Photograph by Sarah McIntosh/Sarah McIntosh)

Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1912)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Notes

2004-10-30 - From Washington Square Methodist, New York City, probably c. 1901. Compass 56/25. Hitch down Swell. -Database Manager

2007-09-22 - Updated through online information from Chris Widomski. -- "Zimbelstern" added at a point which I do not know. Quotations because it is just a set of small wind chimes that someone has a line of air running to that blows at the weight that makes them all move. Organ has a blower in the bell tower as well as original hand pump, so if the lights go out, we can still have mass! Also, what appears to be historic cobwebs. -Database Manager

2021-08-25 - 8/25/2021 - Organ is awaiting repairs to the air blower. It is still functional, though damage to the blower sometimes causes the instrument to fall flat. - The "Zimbelstern" and "Vox Tremulant" are no longer functional. - As an update to the 1970 OHS Handbook, both the 16' Bourdon Bass and 8' Hautboy are in working order. -Sarah McIntosh

2022-07-07 - 7/7/2022 - Missing the 8' Hautboy (F) pipe. - The 8' Hautboy (B) pipe that did not previously sound works fine after the tuners removed a bug that had taken up residence inside of it. ("Snug as a bug in a... reed pipe?") - Two dropped pedal keys are in need of repair (B and C at the center of the pedalboard do not sound). Repairs have not been scheduled at this time. - The resevoir bellows is not in the best shape. According to the tuners, the unit has been leaking for some time and has been patched a few times. -Sarah McIntosh

Stoplist

Canton, New York St. Mary's R.C. Church LEVI U. STUART, 1861 - Original Specifications GREAT COUPLERS (Drawknob) [8] Open Diapason [facade] 56 Ped. & Sw. Coupler [8] Dulce (tc) 44 Ped. & Gr. Coupler [8] Stop Diapason Treble (tc) 44 [8] Stop Diapason Bass 12 Gr. & Sw. Coupler [4] Principal 56 [4] Rohr Flute (tc) 44 [3] Twelfth 56 FOOT TRUNDLES [2] Fifteenth 56 None [III] Sesquialtera [17-99-22] 168 [8] Trumpet (tc) 44 PEDAL MOVEMENTS Swell Expression (hitch-down) SWELL (Expressive) [16] Bourdon Treble (tc) 44 [8] Open Diapason (tc) 44 ACCESSORIES [8] Dulciana (tc) 44 Blower's Signal (?) [8] Stop Diapason Treble (tc) 44 [4] Principal Treble (tc) 44 [2] Fifteenth (tc) 44 [8] Hautboy (tc) 44 Vox Tremulant ACTION: Mech. Key & Stop SWELL BASS (Unenclosed) [16] Bourdon Bass 12 VOICES: 17 [8] Stop Diapason Bass 12 [4] Principal Bass 12 STOPS: 21 RANKS: 19 PEDAL [16] Open Diapason 25 PIPES: 949 NOTES This organ is believed to have come from a church in New York City in the 1870's when the present building was constructed. Thee case is _-sectional having __ pipes arranged: _ - __ - _. The keydesk is recessed, and stops take the form of drawknobs in vertical rows on flat jambs. The Great 8' Open Diapason has pipes 1-17 en façade. The III Sesquialtera begins as: 17-19-22. At middle c it breaks back to: 12-15-17. The Great 8' Trumpet has been replaced with a string rank. On the Swell, the 16' Bourdon Bass was disconnected at the time of the 1970 OHS convention; and the 8' Hautboy no longer spoke. Sources: 1970 OHS Convention Handbook St. Mary's R.C. Church 66 Court St. Canton, NY. 13617 Documented: 1970

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