St. Joseph's R. C. Church
5757 S.R. 383, NE
Somerset, OH
Note: Not playable. (in this location)
Images
Early 20th C - Aerial view of church and former Dominican seminary (Photograph from an archival source: Ohio and Perry County genealogy page, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2022-08-03 - Historical road marker at street in front of church (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Early 20th Century - Church exterior with Dominican seminary to the left (seminary building no longer exists) (Photograph from an archival source: Perry County Ohio genealogy, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2022-08-02 - Chancel with monastic choir stalls on both sides (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2022-08-02 - Church exterior (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2022-08-02 - Nave from organ gallery (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2022-08-02 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2022-08-02 - Console (no bench or pedalboard) (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2022-08-02 - Builder’s nameplate (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2013-03-10 - Pipework in Swell Box (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-10 - Couplers (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-10 - Tubluar Pneumatic Action (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-10 - Crescendo Mechanism (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-10 - Great Stopkeys (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-10 - Swell Stopkeys and Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-10 - Pedal Stopkeys (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-10 - Behind the Console (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-09 - Organ facade (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-09 - Console (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-09 - Builder's plate. (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
2013-03-09 - Pedal coupler trackers (Photograph by Thurlow Weed/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
- 2 manuals
- 9 stops
- 21 registers
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
- Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2011-08-22 - Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager
2013-03-11 - Updated through online information from Thurlow Weed. -- The organ is in considerable disrepair. There no longer appears to be a blower. Some damage to lead tubing was noted in survey on 2013-03-10. Curiously, only the 8' Open Diapason in the Great is outside the Swell-box; all other manual ranks are enclosed. Overall, the organ seems quite salvageable. -Database Manager
2022-08-03 - This church is identified as the oldest Roman Catholic church in the state of Ohio. Staffed by the Dominicans. -Andrew Scanlon
Stoplist
Stoplist taken from the console March 10, 2013. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Somerset, Ohio
St Joseph Roman Catholic Church
A.J. Schantz, 1922
NOTE: While the placement of divisions is conventional (Pedal - Swell - Great), the arrangement of the stop tabs is not. The stoplist below is arranged conventionally, the stops in each division are listed as they appear on the console from left to right.
Below each grouping of stop tabs is a hinged bar that can be raised to mechanically turn off the stops, in a manner reminiscent of the divisional cancels found on Austin organs. The stop tabs are colour-coded: white for speaking stops, black for couplers, red for unison off, yellow-striated for tremulant.
GREAT
Swell to Great 16
Swell to Great
Swell to Great 4
Great 4
8 Dulciana
8 Melodia
4 Gemshorn
8 Open Diapason
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Great Unison Off
SWELL
Swell Unison Off
Tremolo
Swell 16
Swell 4
4 Flute Traverso
8 Oboe
8 Stopped Diapason
PEDAL
8 Flute Dolce
16 Bourdon
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
ACCESSORIES
3 thumb pistons Great
3 thumb pistons Swell
Sfors toe button
Swell Shoe
Crescendo Shoe
Tubular pneumatic action throughout.
[Received from Thurlow Weed 2013-03-12.]
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