1991 - Organ at front of room (Photograph from an archival source: 1992 OHS Handbook, William T. Van Pelt, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
OHS convention: 1992
Note: Not playable. (in this location)
2007-09-26 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a rebuild and augmentation of the parish's existing 1976 E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings, opus 821. The existing manual chests were retained and fitted with E-P pull-downs. The Swell had a prepared-for 8' Vox Humana. The Swell 16' Bourdon was borrowed to the Pedal at 16' & 8'. The Pedal 16' wood Open Diapason was unified to play at 16' & 8' pitches. And the 16' Bourdon plays at 16', 8', 5-1/3', & 4' pitches. The 8' Violon Cello remained straight. The console was placed in a choir gallery on the left side of the sanctuary with the organist facing across the chancel. -Database Manager
Original document from James R. Stettner. Source: Stoplist copied from console stop controls March, 1988
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Original document from James R. Stettner. Source: Unknown 2017-09-04
Auburn, ME
First Universalist (Unitarian-Universalist)
E. & G.G. HOOK & HASTINGS, Opus 821, 1876
Roston Kershaw, 1954 - Electrification & Additions
GREAT COUPLERS
16 Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal 8,4
8 Open Diapason 61 Great to Pedal 8,4
8 Melodia 61
8 Gedeckt 61 Swell to Great 16,8,4
8 Salicional 61
8 Dulciana 61
4 Octave 61 FINGER PISTONS
4 Flute d'Amour 61 General 1 - 6
2-2/3 Twelfth 61 Swell & Pedal 1 - 6
2 Fifteenth 61 Great & Pedal 1 - 6
III Mixture 61 Gr. to Ped. (rev)
8 Trumpet 61 Sfz. (rev)
Chimes (2_) 0
Great to Great 16'
Great Unison Off TOE STUDS
Great to Great 4' General 1 - 6
Gr. to Ped. (rev)
Sforz. (rev)
SWELL (Expressive)
16 Bourdon 61 ●
8 Open Diapason 61 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
8 Stopped Diapason 61 Swell Expression (bal.)
8 Quintadena 61 Crescendo (bal.)
8 Viola 61
8 Voix Celeste 61
8 Aeoline 61
4 Flauto Traverso 61
2 Flutino [sic] 61
III Dolce Cornet [12-15-17] 183
8 Cornopean 61
8 Oboe 61
8 Vox Humana (prep) –-
Tremulant
Chimes (Gt) –-
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
PEDAL
32 Resultant –-
16 Open Diapason [wood] 32 ◊ ACTION: E-P Slider; E-P pull-down
16 Bourdon 32 ◘
16 Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw) –- ● VOICES: 25
8 Gross Flute 12 ◊
8 Violoncello 32 STOPS: 36; inc. chimes
8 Bourdon 12 ◘
8 Gedeckt (Sw) –- ● RANKS: 31
5-1/3 Quint 7 ◘
4 Flute 5 ◘ PIPES: 1,828
NOTES
The organ is free-standing and encased at the front of the room with a 5-sectional façade
containing 29 pipes arranged: 7-3-9-3-7. There are also 9 stopped wood pipes visible at
the center immediately behind the façade. The side saddle keydesk was attached to the
left side of the case.
As originally built this organ was II-manual and pedal with 25 independent registers, 27
speaking stops, 29 ranks, and 1,667 pipes. It is in its original home and position in the
church – excepting the console. Sadly, the original stenciled façade pipes have been
painted-over hiding the original colors of drab, brown, gold, black, and shades of blue.
The action was electrified to the original chests by Rostron Kershaw in 1954, and in 1964
the console was moved to the left (South) transept gallery. All of the original pipework
is present, though in some cases in a new application. An 8' Gedeckt was added to the
Great, and an 8' Viola da Gamba was added to the Swell. The 4' Violina became the tenor C
8' Voix Celeste, and the 8' Aeoline is the original 8' Viola. The Pedal compass was
increased from 27 notes to 32 notes and all of the ranks were extended accordingly. The
Open Diapason and Bourdon were unified, but the 8' Violoncello remained a straight stop.
Of the original double set of Swell shutters, only the outer set remains.
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