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William Henry Davis (1860ca.)

Wesleyan Methodist Church
Crescent, NY

OHS convention: 1967

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Console position: Keydesk Attached
1 manuals
9 stops
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination action: None

Notes

2004-10-30 - Original location uncertain. Moved from St. Agnes R. C., Cohoes, NY to St. James Methodist, Cohoes, NY in 1891. Moved here 1921. This congregation dissolved. Purchased by Donald & Darrell Cole, antique dealers [c. 1971?], Waterford, NY. -Database Manager

2006-06-19 - Updated through online information from Peter O'Hearn. -- I helped remove the organ about 1 1/2 yrs ago . It was turned over to the New York State Museum by local authorities before the building was torn down. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from Scot Huntington. Edits/corrections by Paul Marchesano Source: 1967 OHS Convention Handbook, Capitol District, New York 1967

Crescent, NY
Wesleyan Methodist

Organ by William Henry Davis, ca. 1860
Manual pipework enclosed
Compasses: 56/17

8' Open Diapason* (t.f.)         39 pipes
8' Dulciano (t.f.)               39 pipes
8' Stop'd Diapason Treble (t.f.) 39 pipes; wood, bored stoppers
8' Stop'd Diapason Bass (1-17)   17 pipes
4' Principal Treble* (t.f.)      39 pipes
4' Principal Bass                17 pipes**
4' Flute (t.f.)                  39 pipes; wood, bored stoppers
2' Fifteenth                     56 pipes
8' Trumpet*                t.f.

Pedal Coupler
* missing stop label
** 1967 Handbook mistakenly lists 39 pipes

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