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Geo. Stevens (& Co.) (1873)

First Congregational Church
21 Calais Avenue
Calais, ME

OHS convention: 1981

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


Unknown - Organ Case and Facade (Photo from Facebook @CalaisFCC, courtesy of Mr J. Veerman (1920s)/Database Manager)

1983-05-22 - Keydesk (Photo by Jim Lewis/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - Compass 58/27. Burned with the church 21 Feb 1992. -Database Manager

2007-09-26 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Housed in a beautiful, 5-sectional case with 27 pipes arranged: 5-5-7-5-5. -Database Manager

2018-10-16 - Updated by Mr J. Veerman, listing this web site as a source of information: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eaPTM2WWzEUJ:https://archive.bangordailynews.com/1992/02/22/evening-fire-destroys-century-old-church-at-calais/+&cd=1&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=nl. <br> <br>The organ, built and installed in 1873 by George and William Stevens from Cambridge, MA, has been destroyed when the church burnt down on the eve of 21 Februari 1992. The church was an italianate structure from 1873 designed by the Boston architect John Stevens. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed specification Source: from Boston Organ Club Newsletter (July 1968) Date not recorded

Calais, Maine
First Congregational Church

George Stevens   ca. 1873         2 manuals, 26 registers, 22 stops, 26 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                          SWELL ORGAN
      8' Open Diapason          58        16' Bourdon Treble (TC)    46
      8' Bell Gamba             58        16' Bourdon Bass           12
      8' Dulciana               58         8' Open Diapason          58
      8' Hohl Flute             58         8' Salicional             58
      4' Octave                 58         8' Keraulophon            58
      4' Wald Flute             58         8' Stop. Dia. Treble      46
  2 2/3' Twelfth                58         8' Stop. Dia. Bass        12
      2' Fifteenth              58         4' Principal Treble (TC#) 45
         Mixture III           174         4' Principal Bass         13
      8' Trumpet                58         4' Flute (TC)             46
                                           2' Piccolo                58
          PEDAL ORGAN                         Cornet III            174
     16' Double Open Diapason   27         8' Oboe Treble (TC)       46
      8' Violoncello            27         8' Bassoon Bass           12
                                              Tremolo

         MECHANICALS                          COUPLERS
         3 Great combination pedals           Great & Swell
         Pedal Check                          Pedals & Great
         Bellows Signal                       Pedals & Swell
         Swell Pedal


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-11-30]


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