Unknown - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case ((ca. 1910) Vintage Postcard; image courtesy of William Dunklin/Database Manager)
2016-01-30 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in a vintage postcard.<br><br>A vintage postcard shows a 2 manual pipe organ standing in a chamber at the right side of an Akron plan room. It has a polychromed pipe fence facade with two minor towers. The attached console has knobs on terraced jambs. The Zionsville Reformed Church is now known as the Zionsville United Church of Christ, but occupies the same building. -Database Manager
2021-01-13 - Previously listed as unknown builder, a newspaper article confirms the builder as Bates & Culley. The organ cost $2500, $1000 of which was supplied by Andrew Carnegie. -Paul R. Marchesano
The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 3 Nov 1910, Page 9. Source: From newspaper article Nov 3, 1910
Bates & Culley (1910) Zionsville Reformed Church / Zionsville United Church of Christ Old Zionsville, PA GREAT ORGAN 8' Open Diapason 61 pipes Metal 8' Dulciana 61 pipes Metal 8' Viola di Gamba 61 pipes Metal 8' Melodia 61 pipes Wood 4' Octave 61 pipes Metal 4' Flute D'Amour 61 pipes Wood and Metal 2' Piccolo Harmonique 61 pipes Metal SWELL ORGAN 8' Open Diapason 61 pipes Metal 8' Oboe Gamba 61 pipes Metal 8' Salicional 61 pipes Metal 8' Aeoline 61 pipes Metal 8' Stopped Diapason 61 pipes Wood 4' Flute Harmonique 61 pipes Metal PEDAL ORGAN 16' Bourdon 30 pipes Wood 16' Lieblich Gedecht 30 pipes Wood COUPLERS Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Swell to Great ACCESSORIES Bellows Signal Wind Indicator Swell Tremolo PEDAL MOVEMENTS All Forte and Piano Pedals--Control Pedal Stops and Piano Pedals Doule Acting Forte to Great Organ Piano to Great Organ Forte to Swell Organ Piano to Swell Organ Great to Pedal Reversible Balanced Swell Expression Pedal SUMMARY Great Organ 7 Stops 427 Pipes Swell Organ 6 Stops 366 Pipes Pedal Organ 2 Stops 60 Pipes Accessories 3 Stops Pedal Movements 6 Stops Total Stops 27 2 16 foot Stops 9 8 foot Stops 3 4 foot Stops 1 2 foot Stops 15 Speaking Stops All Stops full Church Organ scales and all throughout the full compass in their own pipes but one. Pitch, International C517.3 (517 3/10 vibrations per second) Wind Pressure, 3½ inches (Water Guage) Net Weight 7,775 pounds Mechanical Action Throughout Hand Blower Transcribed from The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 3 Nov 1910, Page 9. See Documents.
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