St. Joseph's Catholic Church: Sanctuary
2001 Monument Ave.
Port St. Joe, FL
Images
2020 - Added Zimbelstern (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020 - Pedal 16' Bourdon behind the case (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020 - Pedalboard, Gr. to Ped. trundle, expression shoe (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020 - Manuals (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020 - Organ case and facade (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2020 - Sanctuary interior with organ (Photograph by Church representative for sale ad, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 2 manuals
- 7 stops
- 8 registers
- 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: 61 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 1995. -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - [On Hutchings list for Centella Chapel, San Jose California 12reg.] Relocated here through OCH from where? Installed & rebuilt with new facade by Huening Organ Co. -Database Manager
2020-11-06 - The organ was relocated here from an unidentified physician's private residence in California through the Organ Clearing House. According to the ebay listing, *"Mr. John Huening of Tampa went to California in 1993 to dismantle and move the organ. He returned with it to Tampa and spent the next six months restoring the organ, as much as possible, to its original state. In March 1994, the organ was instlled in its current church. The organ has been used to accompany the congregation since May, 1994."* It is presently (November, 2020) for sale on ebay for $5,000.00 or best offer. -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
Source: Taken from photos of the organ on ebay November 6, 2020
Port St. Joe, Florida
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
GEO. S. HUTCHINGS, Opus 157, 1886 - Original Specifications
Unknown Builder, 1903 - Moving and Re-Installation
Unknown Builder, 1988 - Moving and Re-Installation
John Huening, 1994 - Moving, Rebuild, Re-Installation
GREAT COUPLERS
Gr. 8 ft. Open Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal
Gr. 8 ft. Dolcissimo 61 Great to Pedal
Gr. 4 ft. Octave 61
Swell to Great
SWELL (Expressive)
Sw. 8 ft. Salicional (tc) 49 FOOT TRUNDLES (Unlabeled)
Sw. 8 ft. Std. Dia. Treble (tc) 49 Gr. to Ped. (rev)
Sw. 8 ft. Std. Dia. Bass 12
Sw. 4 ft. Flute Harmonique 61
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
PEDAL
Pd. 16 ft. Bourdon 27
ACTION: Mech. Key & Stop VOICES: 7 STOPS: 8 RANKS: 7 PIPES: 381
NOTES
This organ was originally built for centella M.E. Chapel in San Jose, CA.
The chapel was a Mission of First M.E. Church. The church was named in honor
of the deceased 8-year old daughter of Mrs. L.C. McColl, a major financial
contributor to the church.
A new Centella edifice was built in 1903, and the organ is presumed to have
been moved here. A decrease in church membership eventually forced the con-
gregation to merge with St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church downtown.
The organ is for sale on ebay in November, 2020. The history with the listing
states, "In 1956, Centella Methodist Church merged with another church and the
organ was later moved to a new location. It is unclear during what period of
time the organ was in service at the new location."
It is also unclear whether this "new location" is an unnamed location or St.
Paul's M.E. Church with whom Centella merged. Regardless, the organ was pur-
chased by a physician in 1988 and installed in his home. It was soon there-
after for sale through the Organ Clearing House and relocated to St. Joseph
RC Church in Port St. Joe, Florida by John Huening with partially new casework
- from which it is now for sale on ebay for $5,000.00 or best offer.
Sources: Hutchings opus list; Photos of the case, keydesk, stops, pedalboard,
and pipework on ebay in November, 2020.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
2001 Monument Ave.
Port St. Joe, FL. 32456
(850) 227-1417 Documented: November 6, 2020
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