2007-09-07 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager
2008-07-06 - Updated through online information from Andrew A. Clark. -- Orginal Estey may have been moved from old church to the new church with much additions. Larry Bahr has been working on the organ. Great is cantilevered off of left side front corner of church. Swell is located in a chamber behind the Great -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from the console, January 2013 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Manistee, Michigan United Methodist Church Estey, Opus 1136, 1913 ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION: GREAT 8' Open Diapason - 61 pipes (bass en facade) 8' Melodia - 61 pipes, Haskell bass 8' Dulciana - 61 pipes, Haskell bass 4' Flute d'Amour - 61 pipes SWELL 8' Stopped Diapason - 61 pipes 8' Salicional - 61 pipes, Haskell bass 4' Harmonic Flute - 61 pipes 8' Oboe TC - 49 pipes (labial) PEDAL 16' Bourdon - 30 pipes CURRENT SPECIFICATION: Relocated to new church building ca. 1975 with new console and several new ranks by Austin, expanded to 18 ranks with original Estey left virtually intact. About 1993 the original Great 8' Diapason was replaced with an 8' Erzahler; notes 1-12 are vintage and 13-61 are new. About 2008, two ranks of dubious origins and poor quality, a new Trumpet TC, a Zimbelstern, and a set of Chimes (Peterson) were added. The original Estey chests were also converted to electric action, controlled by a Peterson diode-matrix solid-state relay. New total 21 ranks. The ca. 2008 pipe additions were done with several ancient unit chests of unknown origins, converted to electric action and never completely installed or wired. There are considerable numbers of pipes missing from the "Principal" (actually an ancient linen-lead Diapason) and Doppel Flute, and severe wiring errors make them all but unusable, including the fact that none of them play at the pitches designated on their tabs. Fortunately the remaining original Estey and Austin pipes are quite intact and mostly working well. GREAT - partially exposed, partially chambered but not expressive 8' Principal - 61 pipes (Austin, exposed) 8' Bourdon - 61 pipes (Estey Melodia, chambered) 8' Erzahler - 61 pipes (unknown manufacture, chambered, ca. 1993) 8' Dulciana - 61 pipes (Estey, chambered) 4' Octave - 61 pipes (Austin, exposed) 4' Flute - 61 pipes (Estey, chambered) 2' Fifteenth - 61 pipes (Austin, exposed) 1-1/3' Fourniture III - 183 pipes (Austin, exposed) 8' Krummhorn TC - 49 pipes (Austin, exposed) Chimes - 21 bells (All standard couplers) SWELL - enclosed and expressive 8' Gedackt - 61 pipes (Estey) 8' Salicional - 61 pipes (Estey) 4' Harmonic Flute - 61 pipes (Estey) 8' Oboe TC - 49 pipes (Estey) 8' Principal (plays 4' pitch) - (unknown manufacture, very old pipes installed ca. 2008) 8' Doppel Flute (plays 4' pitch) - (unknown manufacture, very old pipes installed ca. 2008) 4' Principal (plays 2' pitch, extension) 2' Doppel Flute (plays 1' pitch, extension) 8' Trumpet - 49 pipes (new ca. 2008, plays only from TC) (All standard couplers) 8' Great to Swell Zimbelstern - 7 bells (new ca. 2008, plays from Tremulant tab) PEDAL 32' "Loud" - Peterson electronic low-note generator for notes 1-12, then into 16' Principal 32' "Soft" - Peterson electronic low-note generator for notes 1-12, then into 16' Bourdon 16' Principal - 44 pipes (Austin, exposed) 16' Bourdon - 32 pipes (Estey, chambered with Great) 8' Octave - extension 16' Principal 8' Flute - extension 16' Bourdon, plays 20 notes only 4' Choral Bass - 32 pipes (Austin, exposed) 4' Flute - extension 16' Bourdon, plays 8 notes only (All standard couplers) [Received from Shawn Keith 2013-03-10.]
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