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J. W. Steere & Sons (1912)

First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
100 East Madison Street
Franklin, IN

Images

1944 - Interior of the present church, 1944, showing the Steere & Son organ in its original configuration (Photograph from an archival source: 2007 OHS Atlas, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
31 stops
41 registers
4 divisions
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1964. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Renovated by Toledo O. Co. 1964, 3-36. -Database Manager

2005-03-22 - Rebuilt with additions by Goulding & Wood 1988, and moved to chancel. -Database Manager

2005-03-23 - There is a 4 manual console, with chimes only on the 4th manual. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>OHS Organ Atlas 2007</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    Franklin, Indiana
    First Presbyterian Church

    J. W. Steere & Co.   1912   4/31
    ____________________________________________

    GREAT                    SWELL

16' Bourdon      61      16' Bourdon          73
 8' 1st Diapason 61       8' Diapason         73
 8' 2nd Diapason 61       8' Gedackt          73
 8' Grossflöte   61       8' Viol d'Orchestre 73
 8' Gamba        61       8' Vox Celestis     73
 8' Gemshorn     61       8' Salicional       73
 4' Octave       61       8' Aeoline          73
 4' Hohlflöte    61       4' Harmonic Flute   73
16' Ophicleide   61       2' Flautina         61
 8' Tuba         12       8' Cornopean        73
 4' Clarion      12       8' Oboe             61
    Super                 8' Vox Humana       61
                             Tremolo
    ECHO                     Sub
                             Unison Off
 5  Blank knobs              Super
    Tremolo
    Chimes                   CHOIR

    PEDAL                16' Contra Viola     61
                          8' Diapason         61
32' Resultant    --       8' Concert Flute    61
16' Diapason     30       8' Dulciana         61   
16' Bourdon      30       8' Unda Maris       49
16' Gedackt      SW       4' Flute d'Amour    61
16' Contra Viol  CH       2' Piccolo          61
 8' Octave       12       8' Clarinet         61
 8' Flute        12          Tremolo
 8' Cello        CH          Super
16' Ophicleide   GT
 8' Tuba         GT
 4' Clarion      GT

     [Received from Jeff Scofield May 8, 2016]

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