Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2013-04-03 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Jim Lewis, using information found in John Bergstrom Catalog. -- The organ was one of the last built by John Bergstrom. It was destroyed by termites. -Database Manager
2018-02-27 - Updated by Agnes Armstrong, naming this as the source of information: The Hawaiian Gazette, Honolulu, Hawaii, 13 April 1897, p. 3.<br> Here is the article: <br>The Hawaiian Gazette, Honolulu, Hawaii, 13 April 1897, p. 3:<br>ORGAN Contract Awarded to J. Bergstrom & Sons. Matter Was Left With Hon. C. R. Bishop Instrument Will be a Most Handsome One.<br>The contract for the building or the new pipe organ for the Kamehameha Chapel, now in course of erection, has been awarded to the John Bergstrom & Sons, an organ-building firm of San Francisco. The matter of the new organ was left with the Hon. C. R. Bishop, and recently he, in company with Mr. Chas. M. Cooke, visited the factory to see and hear the new organ they have completed for the Hilo Foreign Church. They evidently were much satisfied with the instrument, as Mr. Bishop at once signed the contract for the Kamehameha organ. It will have 25 stops, 2 rows of keys, 2 decorated fronts, the one facing the rostrum, the other into the chapel The action will be reversed, so that the player will have his back to the organ. The case will be of quarter sawed oak, and the front pipes will be decorated in gold and colors. The total number of pipes will be 912. The Hilo organ, built by this firm, is said to be a very fine instrument, and will be shipped to its destination early in May. The same firm are also building an organ for Sonoma. Following is the specifications of the Kamehameha organ: Compass of manuals, CC to A, 58 notes; compass of pedals, CCC to D, 27 notes. Great Organ: 1. open diapason, metal, 8 feet; 2. doppel flute, wood, 8 feet; 3. dulciana, metal, 8 feet; 4. wald flute, wood, 4 feet; 5. principal, metal, 4 feet; 6. fifteenth, metal, 2 feet; 7. clarionet, metal, 8 feet. Swell organ: 8. violin diapason, metal, 8 feet; 9. stopped-diapason treble, wood, 8 feet; 10. stopped diapason bass, wood, 8 feet; 11. salicional, metal, 8 feet; 12. aeoline, metal, 8 feet; 13. qulntadena, metal, 8 feet; 14. flute harmonique, metal, 4 feet; 15. flautlno, metal, 2 feet; 16. oboe treble, metal, S feet; 17. oboe bass, metal, 8 feet. Pedal organ: 18. open diapason, wood, 16 feet; 19. bourdon, wood, 16 feet. Mechanical registers: 20. swell to great; 21. swell to pedal; 22. great to pedal; 23. tremolo; 24. bellows signal; 25. balance swell pedal. Pedals: 1. forte, great organ; 2. piano, great organ. -Database Manager
Typed specification Source: <i>The Hawaiian Gazette</i> (13 April 1897) via Agnes Armstrong Date not recorded
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Kamehameha School - Bishop Memorial Chapel Bergstrom & Co. 1897 2 manuals, 19 registers, 17 stops, 17 ranks _____________________________________________________________________________ Compass of manuals, CC to A, 58 notes; compass of pedals, CCC to D, 27 notes. GREAT ORGAN 1. Open Diapason, metal, 8 feet 2. Doppel Flute, wood, 8 feet 3. Dulciana, metal, 8 feet 4. Wald Flute, wood, 4 feet 5. Principal, metal, 4 feet 6. Fifteenth, metal, 2 feet 7. Clarionet, metal, 8 feet SWELL ORGAN 8. Violin Diapason, metal, 8 feet 9. Stopped-Diapason Treble, wood, 8 feet 10. Stopped-Diapason Bass, wood, 8 feet 11. Salicional, metal, 8 feet 12. Aeoline, metal, 8 feet 13. Qulntadena, metal, 8 feet 14. Flute Harmonique, metal, 4 feet 15. Flautlno, metal, 2 feet 16. Oboe Treble, metal, S feet 17. Oboe Bass, metal, 8 feet PEDAL ORGAN 18. Open Diapason, wood, 16 feet 19. Bourdon, wood, 16 feet MECHANICAL REGISTERS 20. Swell to Great 21. Swell to Pedal 22. Great to Pedal 23. Tremolo 24. Bellows Signal 25. Balance Swell Pedal Pedals 1. Forte, Great organ 2. Piano, Great organ [Received from Steven E. Lawson 2018-02-26]
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