First Methodist Church: Sanctuary; front
8 Church Street
Stafford Springs, CT
Images
2022-02-16 - View of the organ from the center aisle (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)
2022-02-16 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)
2022-02-16 - Organ façade (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)
2022-02-16 - Church interior (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)
2022-02-16 - Keydesk (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)
2022-02-16 - Organ at the front of the church (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)
2022-02-16 - Church exterior. (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 2 manuals
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
- Manual compass: 58 notes
- Pedal compass: 27 notes
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Notes
2014-03-28 - This entry describes the restoration of an original new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information from this web site: http://www.northeasternctago.org/local_organs/stafford#mce_temp_url#.
-- -Database Manager
2022-03-24 - According to the Autumn 2015 Andover Organ Co. Newsletter, from September to November 2015, Andover did a partial action refurbishing to the key actions. All new wooden action squares and new trackers were installed on both manual divisions. The Swell 8' Oboe was also cleaned and regulated. This as done as their R-134C. -Jim Stettner
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