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R. Wilson Ross (1965)

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
224 Franklin Street
Elmira, NY

Images


ca. 2015 - Rear gallery with organ (Photograph from an archival source: Rochester Churches (dorchurches.com), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

ca. 2015 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Rochester Churches (dorchurches.com), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

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Notes

2012-06-16 - Identified through online information from David Jackson. -- Mechanical alterations to existing instrument of unknown origin. -Database Manager

2012-06-22 - Updated through online information from David Jackson. -- Rebuilt by Ross Organ Co. Organ Facade looks very much like Hook and Hastings -Database Manager

2012-06-25 - Updated through online information from David Jackson. -Database Manager

2022-04-24 - Transplanted note from duplicate entry. **Scot Huntington on April 16, 2022:** This organ is known from the William King work list compiled by King researcher Dr. Donald R.M. Patterson, and published in The Tracker XVI:4:1972. Built by William King ca. 1872, it was rebuilt by Tellers-Sommerhoff in 1912, and then rebuilt again by R. Wilson Ross of Elmira and Pine City in 1965. The present state of this organ is unknown. -Jim Stettner


Stoplist

Taken from console June 19,2012 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Elmira, New York
St. Mary Church

Unknown/Rebuilt by Ross Organ Co

GREAT                          SWELL                         PEDAL

8  Open Diapason               16  Bourdon *                 16  Bourdon
8  Melodia                      8  Violin Diapason           16  Open Diapason
8  Doppel Flute                 8  Stopped Diapason *        16  Lieblich Gedeckt *
8  Dulciana                     8  Aeoline                    8  Bourdon (ext)
4  Principal                    8  Celeste                    8  Gross Flute (ext of Diap)
4  Flute D'Amour                4  Harmonic Flute             8  Stopped Flute *
8  Trumpet                      4  Stopped Flute *               Great to Ped 8 & 4
   Chimes (not working)      2 2/3 Nazard *                      Swell to Ped 8 & 4
   Sw to Gt 16, 8, 4            2  Piccolo *
   Gt to Gt 4                      Sw to Sw 16 & 4
   Unison Off                      Unison Off
                                   Trem
Crescendo Pedal
Sfz                               * Flute unit added by Ross Organ Co.
                                    All other pipe work much older and not unified

 [Received from David Jackson 2012-06-20.]

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