Brandon Parish Episcopal / aka Martin's Brandon Church, Brandon Church, Martin's Brandon Episcopal Church
Burrowsville, VA
Images
Unknown - Organ in (liturgical) West Gallery (Photo by William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Restorers Henry Mann and Larry Trupiano with 1873 Erben (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Installing restored organ, left to right: Alan Laufman, Peter Redstone, Larry Trupiano (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Keyboard, compass C-g3, 56 notes (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Organ in (liturgical) West Gallery (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
1977-09-11 - 1873 Erben before restoration, unused, at back of church, Epistle side (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
1977-09-11 - Builder's Nameplate associated with 1962 rebuild. (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
Unknown - Organ on Gospel side of the chancel, where it was located during the first half of the 20th century or longer. (Christmas Card, courtesy of William T. Van Pelt (The style and photographic material suggest ca. 1900-1950.)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Dedication Plate (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Left Stop Jamb (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Right stop jamb (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Pedal claiver and Swell pedal (Photo by contributor: William T. Van Pelt (1980)/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 1 manuals
- 4 stops
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Combination action: None
Notes
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1982. -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Restored by Mann & Trupiano 1980. Earlier work by Ronald Davis (Richmond). Rear Gallery. 56 note, G compass. 2.5in. windpressure. Enclosed. -Database Manager
2012-04-15 - Updated through online information from Kimberly J Goodrich. -Database Manager
2019-04-22 - Updated through online information from William van Pelt. The hand pumping mechanism existed and was restored with the rest of the organ in 1980. The original wooden windline between the reservoir and windchest was preserved intact (and stored atop the organ) and restorer Larry Trupiano built a replacement wooden windline as an exact replica of the original into which he cut a hole and built a wooden curtain valve to accommodate a modern electric blower to replace the abandoned old blower. Restoration of the reservoir including patching the hole through which the old blower's wind entered the reservoir. -Database Manager
2019-04-23 - (Per an email from William van Pelt) The drawknobs are on flat jambs, but since there are only three knobs per side, they are not actually in rows. The Swell shoe does not have a hitch, it closes when released. A make-shift device is being used to hold the shoe in an open position. -Database Manager
2019-05-20 - Updated by William T. Van Pelt, the builder. <br>Please note that the present information in the database is incorrect: this is NOT a G-compass organ. The lowest note on the manual and pedal keyboards is C. <br>Status Note: There 1980; dedication recital played by John K. Ogasapian on November 15, 1980<br>Restored by Mann & Trupiano 1980 (not 1982). Work done by Ronald W. Davis in 1962. The organ was NEVER G-compass. 2.5-inch windpressure. The entire organ is under expression. Horizontal Swell shutters. No-hitch-down, unbalanced Swell Pedal to the Right of keyboard -- organist must hold the pedal down to keep the shutters open. A makeshift stick has been used to do this for many years. -Database Manager
2023-09-22 - The postal address uses a different city, but Burrowsville is the actual location. -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist
Original document from William T. Van Pelt. Source: Stoplist taken from the keydesk 2019-04-25
Burrowsville, VA
Brandon Parish Episcopal
Organ by Henry Erben, 1873
MANUAL, C-g3, 56 notes
Open Diapason (TF) 8' 39 pipes, 7 European zinc to MB, 32 common metal from MC, TC pipe marked "3rd Scale / Open / C / C. Erben"
Stopd. Diapason Treble (TF) 8' 39 pipes, 7 stopped wood to MB, 32 metal chimney flutes from MC, soldered caps, long ears, common metal
Stopd. Diapason Bass (C-e) 8' 17 stopped wood
Principal 4' 56 pipes, 12 European zinc basses, 44 common metal
Octave Coupler
(this is a super octave coupler -- Ogasapian's "Henry Erben: Portrait of a 19th-Century American Organ Builder," is incorrect in reporting it as a sub-octave coupler as the coupler was installed backwards in 1962. In the 1980 restoration by Mann & Trupiano, the coupler was correctly installed as a super-octave coupler because mechanical evidence indicated its original function.)
PEDAL 20 notes, C-g, pull-down, no pipes
a drawknob marked "Pedal" functions as a pedal check
Swell Pedal The entire organ is under expression. A Swell pedal at the right is unbalanced and has no hitch -- it must be held down with the right foot to hold the shutters open. A stick was provided in 1980 to hold the pedal down.
Typed Stoplist by Stephen Hall Source: Stoplist copied from console photos sent by William van Pelt. Date not recorded
Henry Erben (1873)
Restored by Mann & Trupiano in 1980
Brandon Parish Episcopal
Burrowsville, Virginia 23842
MANUAL (Expressive)
[8] Open Diapason
[8] Stopped Diapason Treble
[8] Stopped Diapason Bass
[4] Principal
PEDAL
Pedal [Manual to Pedal coupler]
COUPLERS (drawknob)
Octave Coupler
NOTES
The pitches are not listed on drawknobs, but are indicated here for clarity.
The Pedal has no independent stops, but plays lowest 20 notes of the manual when the coupler is drawn.
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