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James Cole Opus 335 (1899)

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
23 Center St.
Lisbon Falls, ME

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

1989-03-08 - Organ case at rear of sanctuary (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1989-03-08 - Lower case, keydesk, and pedalboard (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1989-03-08 - Keydesk (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
8 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 - Church building razed in 1992. Acquired through OCH from Masonic temple, Augusta, ME via grocery store, Augusta, ME. Altered Andover 1977, 2-8. To Robert Temple residence, Spokane, WA, rebuilt by David Wallace in 1993. -Database Manager

2007-09-27 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Couplers done as On/Off mechanical finger pistons. Swell to Pedals (and Tremulant) are in the name board over the Swell manual. Great to Pedals and Swell to Great in Swell key slip over Great keys. The Swell to Great Octave 4' is drawknob. There was once a hitch-down control for the former water motor. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed copy of original and revised stoplists. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

St. Matthew's Episcopal, Lisbon Falls, ME
1899 James Cole, Op. 335

“Original Specifications”


GREAT (61 notes)

     8' Open Diapason                  61
     8' Melodia                        61
     4' Octave.                        61


SWELL (Expressive)

     8' Lieblich Gedeckt.              61
     8' Viola.                   (tc)  49
     8' Aeoline.                       61
     4' Flute.      [harmonic]         61
        Tremulant


PEDAL

     16' Bourdon                       27

         Bellows Signal


COUPLERS  (mech. finger pistons)

     Swell to Pedals             On / Off
     Great to Pedals             On / Off
     Swell to Great              On / Off
     Swell to Great Octaves      drawknob


FOOT LEVERS

     Motor                          (h-d)


PEDAL MOVEMENTS

     Swell Expression              (bal.)
 


St. Matthew's Episcopal, Lisbon Falls, ME
1977 Andover Organ Co., R-196
 
“Tonal Change”


GREAT (61 notes)

     8' Open Diapason                  61
     8' Melodia                        61
     4' Octave.                        61


SWELL (Expressive)

     8' Lieblich Gedeckt.              61
     8' Viola.                   (tc)  49
     4' Flute.     [harmonic]          61
     2' Flautino                       61   Made from the orig. 8’ Aeoline.
        Tremulant


PEDAL

     16' Bourdon                       27

         Bellows Signal


COUPLERS  (mech. finger pistons)

     Swell to Pedals             On / Off
     Great to Pedals             On / Off
     Swell to Great              On / Off
     Swell to Great Octaves      drawknob


FOOT LEVERS

     Water Motor                    (h-d)


PEDAL MOVEMENTS

     Swell Expression              (bal.)


[Received via e-mail from James Stettner December 26, 2005; updated September 26, 2007.]

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