St. John's Memorial Episcopal Church: Nave
Market Street at 13th
Ashland, PA
Images
2023-09-02 - Church interior from the front. (Photograph by Jack Umholtz./Jim Stettner)
1972 - Photograph by Person unknown Found in online search, submitted by Robert Vogel. (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Left side drawknobs, top. Missing label is Couple Sw. & Gr. (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Left stopjamb, top (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Right stopjamb, bottom. Pedal Bourdon Bass drawknob is out of the photo below the Unison Bass drawknob. (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Right stopjamb, top (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Keydesk (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Keydesk and doors (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Organ case with keydesk and pedalboard (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Front of church with organ case recessed in a chamber (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
2023-09-02 - Sanctuary interior with organ at front, right (Photograph by Jack Umholtz/Jack Umholtz)
ca. 1907 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: vintage postcard, submitted by James R. Stettner/Robert Vogel)
2023-09-02 - Pedalboard (Jack Umholtz/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
- Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
- 2 manuals
- 13 stops
- 15 registers
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
- Manual compass: 58 notes
- Pedal compass: 27 notes
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Combination action: None
Notes
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1983 -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - This entry represents the rebuilding and presumably installation of a used organ. Rebuilt by Hilborne Roosevelt in 1886, 2-12. Originally built for Benificent Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island. Renovated c. 1976 by McFarland, Visscher & Co.
The original Appleton would almost certainly have been a GGG-compass organ of 58-notes, with a 17-note flat/straight pedalboard. The Swell expression mechanism would have been a ratchet / hitch-down type. -Database Manager
2020-07-06 - I played this organ in 1972 after restoration. The Church history notes: "The church boasts having an organ that is over 180 years old. It was built in 1824-25 by Thomas Appleton of Boston, a leading 19th century master of that trade. Few others like it exist. It was originally built for Beneficial Congregational Church in Providence, R.I. where it was dedicated in 1825. In 1884, the women of St. John's purchased the organ from the Roosevelt Organ Company of New York. This organ served the parish until** 1971** when it underwent restoration work by James R. McFarland of Selinsgrove, financed by a gift from the estate of Elsie Cooch and Mrs. Anna Palmer." http://www.vpnavy01.com/websites/cnp/st-johns-ashland.html -Robert Vogel
2023-09-03 - While driving past the church, I saw persons leaving the building and approached them about seeing the instrument. I was warmly received and taken into the church.
I was granted permission to photograph the instrument, and after asking, was allowed to play it for a brief period. The instrument fully fills the room with a beautiful, gentle sound. The room has a 4 second reverberation. The Twelfth is prominent in the room in the ensemble.
My hosts were very gracious, and I am planning on returning to get more information on pipe counts. -Jack Umholtz
Stoplist
Source: Taken from console. 09/02/2023
GREAT (RH side of manuals.) Open Diapason, Stop'd Diapason, Dulcissima, Unison Bass, Octave, Flute d'amour 4, Twelfth, Fifteenth
SWELL (Expressive) (LH side of Manuals.) Open Diapason, Rohr Flute 8, Unison Bass, Octave, Rohr Flute 4, Fifteenth, Tremulant
PEDAL (Bottom Drawknob, RH side of manuals.) Bourdon Bass
Couplers (Bottom 3 Drawknobs, LH side of manuals. Listed bottom to top) Pedals and Great, Pedals and Swell, Great and Swell (Label missing from Drawknob, but confirmed to be a Sw - Gt coupler.)
PEDAL MOVEMENTS Swell Expression (bal.)
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