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William J. Stuart & Brothers (1890)

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
East Broadway
Salem, NY

OHS convention: 1967, 2006

Images

1988-07-19 - Keydesk (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2008-11-13 - Organ; photo from church website used with permission (Submitted by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2008-11-13 - Side view of organ; photo from church website used with permission (Submitted by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

2008-11-13 - Nameplate; photo from church website used with permission (Submitted by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
25 stops
19 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Manual compass: 56 notes
Pedal compass: 25 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Fixed Mechanical

Notes

2004-10-30 - Restored A. David Moore, 2006; OHS 2006 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - From First Parish Church, Unitarian, Dorchester, MA in 1890 by W. J. Stuart and Brother for $1000. Compass 56/25. -Database Manager

2005-09-11 - Citation #201 presented August 5, 1997 -Database Manager

2007-06-02 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2023-04-27 - The minutes of a vestry meeting on November 24, 1888, record: "The Rector had a communication from W. J. Stuart & Bros. of Boston, Mass. [sic, Albany], with whom the Organ Committee had been in correspondence, stating thm they would accept an offer of $1000 for an Organ then situated in Dorchester, Mass., and on motion of Mr. Broughton, duly seconded by Judge Gibson, it was Resolved: - That the Dorchester Organ be purchased at a cost of $1,000, properly packed on cars ready for shipment, $500, to be paid in cash on arrival in Salem, and two notes of $250 each to be given for the balance, said notes to be the notes of the Corporation, one payable on or before one year from date thereof, the other payable on or before two years from date thereof, and each to bear legal interest; it was further Resolved: - That Mr. Hutchings be empowered to procure the insurance for its safe transmission, and that such expense be added to the first payment of $500; it was further Resolved: - That the Treasurer be authorized to execute the corporate notes, payable as above." Installation of the organ took place in 1890. The January 31st issue of the *Washington County Post* relates: "W. J. Stuart and brother, organ builders of Albany, are putting up the new organ at St. Paul's, which is expected to be completed and ready for use in about three weeks." The issue of February 21st reports that the organ was to be first used on Sunday, February 23rd, and the issue of the 28th published a brief description of the organ, citing the builders as "Hook & Hook," obviously referring to Elias and George. It appears that the organ was "improved" with a balanced Swell pedal and combination pedals when the organ was relocated to Salem. With the exception of painting the pine case, once faux-grained to imitate oak, there have been no other alterations. Source: *The Tracker*, 41:3 (1997) 25. -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

Source: Combine from duplicate ORGAN ID 62492

William J. Stuart & Brothers (1890)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Salem, NY

E. & G. G. Hook   Opus 189   1855
2 manuals, 18 stops, 20 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN
      8' Open Diapason         56
      8' Viol d'Amour          56
      8' Melodia Treble (TC)   44
      8' St'd. Diap'n. Bass    12
      4' Principal             56
     2⅔' Twelfth               56
      2' Fifteenth             56
         Sesquialtera 3 Rks.  161
      8' Trumpet Treble (TC)   44
      8' Trumpet Bass          12

         SWELL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon Treble (TC#)  43
     16' Bourdon Bass          13
      8' Open Diapason         56
      8' Dulciana (TC)         44
      8' St'd. Diap'n. Treble  44
      8' St'd. Diap'n. Bass    12
      4' Principal             56
      4' Flute                 56
      2' Fifteenth             56
      8' Trumpet Treble (TC)   44
      8' Trumpet Bass          12
      8' Hautboy (TC)          44

         PEDAL ORGAN
     16' Dble. Op. Diap'n.     25

         ACCESSORIES
         Swell to Great Organ
         Great Organ to Pedals
         Swell Organ to Pedals
         [Tremulant] - hitch-downpedal

         COMBINATIONS
         Great Mezzo
         Great Piano
         Swell Mezzo
         Swell Piano


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-05-03]
[Corrections from Tracker 41:3, p24, 2023-04-27]

Documents

(2008-11-14) Notes on the Restoration -Database Manager

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#14657†* - E. & G. G. Hook Opus 189 (1855)