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: 1963, 1992
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1992 -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Compass 61/27. -Database Manager
2022-10-05 - This instrument appears to be one of S. S. Hamill's "Giant Organs", advertised in 1878 as "A Special Class of Pipe Organs possessing Great Power of Tone, at a very low price." The Dulciana 8' bass is borrowed from the Melodia 8'; the Flute 4' is a metal Chimney Flute with a stopped wood bass; the Mixture 2 Ranks Is 19-22 to MC and 12-15 to the top. The Sub Bass 16' is of open wood. -- *1992 OHS Handbook* -Paul R. Marchesano
Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
First Baptist Church, Hallowell, Maine c. 1890 S. S. Hamill (Stoplist: Schnute 1997; OH 1963:25) GREAT 8' Open Diapason 8' Dulciana 8' Melodia 4' Principal 4' Flute II Mixture (122 pipes) 8' Trumpet [TC] SWELL 8' Viola Diapason [TC] 8' Dolcissimo [TC] 8' Stopped Diapason [TC] 8' Stopped Diapason Bass (12 pipes) 4' Violina 4' Flute Harmonic 8' Oboe [TC] Tremolo PEDAL 16' Sub Bass (27 open wood pipes) COUPLERS Swell ot Pedal Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Octave Coupler (G-G 4') Pedal Check Bellows Signal Balanced swell pedal 2 Gt. combination pedals Gt. to Ped. reversible pedal Mixture 19-22 to MC; 12-15 to top. One of Hammill's "Giant Pipe Organs" which he advertised in 1878 as "A Special Class of Pipe Organs possessing Great Power of Tone, at very low price." /ds/
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