Residence: Elmer E. Boynton: Music room
Sycamore, IL
Note: Not playable. (in this location)
Images
2020-12-29 - 30-note pedalboard. The lack of a tail cover is original (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)
2020-12-29 - Bass end (C-side) Pedal 16' Bourdon pipes with quarter-sawn oak faces. Treble end has a symmetrical display of C#-side pipes (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)
2020-12-29 - Organ case side (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)
2020-12-29 - Great pipework and facade tubing (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)
2020-12-29 - Builder's "monogram" on console left (matching monogram on right) (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)
2020-12-29 - Keydesk, stop controls, expression shoe, and reversible toe kick (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)
2020-12-29 - Builder's nameplate (note Swell Unison Off pushbuttons) (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)
2020-12-29 - Organ case and keydesk (Photograph by Shawn P. Keith/Shawn P. Keith)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
- 2 manuals
- 7 stops
- 15 registers
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
- Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 30 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Combination action: None
Notes
2007-09-04 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager
2021-01-03 - The instrument is extant and unaltered as of 29 December 2020, but is unplayable due to leather deterioration, some broken tubing related to the pneumatic system, and the blower being disconnected but extant and repairable. -Shawn P. Keith
Stoplist
Source: Console inspection 29 December 2020
Estey Organ Co. (Opus 999, 1912)
Residence: Elmer E. Boynton
Sycamore, IL
(Traditional stop order, see below for actual stop order)
GREAT - 61 notes, unenclosed
8' Open Diapason, 1-27 en facade
8' Melodia (1-12 Haskell bass)
8' Dulciana (spotted metal, 1-12 Haskell bass)
SWELL - 61 notes, enclosed and expressive
8' Stopped Diapason
8' Salicional (1-12 Haskell bass)
4' Flute Harmonic
Tremolo (controls entire organ)
PEDAL - 30 notes, unenclosed
16' Bourdon (1-16 have oak faces, form case sides)
COUPLERS
16' Swell to Swell
Swell Unison Off (via on/off pushbuttons in Swell key cheek)
4' Swell to Swell
16' Swell to Great
Swell to Great
4' Swell to Great
Great Unison Off (via on/off pushbuttons in Swell key cheek)
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
(Actual stop order, left to right, no gaps between controls)
Swell Tremolo
Sw. Salicional 8'
Sw. Stopped Diapason 8'
Sw. Flute Harmonic 4'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
Swell to Great 4'
Swell to Great 16'
Swell to Swell 4'
Swell to Swell 16'
Gr. Dulciana 8'
Gr. Melodia 8'
Gr. Open Diapason 8'
Ped. Bourdon 16'
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