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Wm. Johnson & Son Opus 586 (1882)

First Congregational Church: Sanctuary; front
58 North Main Street
Canandaigua, NY

Images

1899 - Sanctuary interior with organ in front. Church Centennial in 1899. (Photograph from an archival source: Church archives via church website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

1910's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

1890's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical

Notes

2015-08-13 - An original installation. Identified by John Igoe, using information found in Johnson Organs, 1844-1898: Wm. A Johnson, Johnson Organ Co., Johnson & Son: a documentary issued in honor the two hundredth anniversary of his birth, 1816-2016 / by Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel, and Martin R. Walsh. Cranbury, New Jersey: The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture, and Society, 2015.. -- -Database Manager

2016-04-15 - Electrified by Viner & Son, 1929, probably with "pull-down" action. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Some pitch levels not indicated in source and have been conjectured here. Source: Ontario County Times October 4, 1882

Great Bourdon 16, Open Diapason 8, Salicional 8, Dulciana 8, Melodia 8, Octave 4, Traverse Flute 4, Twelfth 2 2/3, Fifteenth 2, Mixture III, Trumpet 8

Swell Open Diapason 8, Viola 8, Stopped Diapason 8, Dolcissimo 8, Violina 4, Harmonic Flute 4, Oboe & Bassoon 8

Pedal Double Open Diapason 16, Bourdon 16, Violoncello 8

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