Unknown - Church exterior (Vintage postcard image on the parish Facebook page, courtesy of Angie Gardner Lewis (ca. 1910)/Database Manager)
2016-04-15 - Organ Case at front of Church (Photograph by Angie Gardner Lewis/Database Manager)
2007-07-05 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager
2019-10-18 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This church later combined with the Baptist and Presbyterian congregation in 1948 to become the Federated Church. -Database Manager
Typed stoplist Source: From builder's website Date not recorded
Burlingame, Kansas
First Methodist Episcopal Church / Federated Church
ESTEY ORGAN CO., Opus 635, 1909 - Original Specifications
GREAT COUPLERS
8' Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal 8
8' Melodia 61 Great to Pedal 8
8' Dulciana 61
4' Octave 61 Swell to Great 8,4
SWELL (Expressive) FINGER PISTONS
8' Stopped Diapason 61 Undocumented
8' Salicional 61
4' Flute Harmonic 61
8' Oboe [reedless] (tc) 49 FOOT LEVERS
Tremolo Undocumented
PEDAL PEDAL MOVEMENTS
16' Bourdon 30 Swell Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: T-P Key & Stop STOPS: 9 REGISTERS: 9 RANKS: 9 PIPES: 506
NOTES
According to the website getruralkansas.com, "A new Methodist Episcopal Church was being
built in Burlingame in 1908 and was to be dedicated January 10, 1909. In September 1908,
a contract was sent to the Estey Organ factory for an A2 organ with AC motor for $2,000.00,
signed by president and secretary of the Ladies Aid Society of the church. The Ladies Aid
Society was to pay for the organ.
The Opus #635 was designed per requirements by this church with wings on the sides to the
back of the organ and an electric blower to be placed in the basement. Organ features
include:
Great - 8 Open Diapason, 8 Melodia, 8 Dulciana, 4 Octave, Sw to Gt 8 & 4
Swell - 8 Stopped Diapason, 8 Salicional, 4 Flute Harmonic, 8 Oboe, Tremolo
Pedal - 16 Bourdon, Gt to Ped 8, Sw to Ped 8
Special Features - Haskell patented stopkey action, Tubular pneumatic, originally hand pumped
The organ was installed in February 1909 shortly after the new church was completed. An organ
recital was given at the dedication of the new church. This church later combined with the
Baptist and Presbyterian congregation in 1948 to become the Federated Church.
On February 2009, the Federated Church in Burlingame celebrated 100 years of service for the
Estey Opus #635 Pipe Organ. The re-dedication ceremony included organ music by past and present
organists and a special recital by award-winning organist Elisa Bickers. The organ is still in
use and can be seen at the Federated Church."
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