2019-03-18 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by David Lenington, who gave this as the source of the information: The Norwich Sun, July 3, 1911.<br> -Database Manager
2021-02-21 - Contract signed January 12, 1911, and organ accepted July 13, 1911; cost $2,200.00. Builder agreed to pay church organist J. Warren Andrews not to exceed $63.00 to perform dedication recital. Organist Andrews also drew up the specification. Spencer Orgo-blo provided. -Scot Huntington
2021-02-21 - The congregation gathered in 1897. The congregation purchased property for a new building in 1958, and the present structure was constructed in 1968. What became of the original building and 1911 Hillgreen organ is unknown. -Scot Huntington
Source: From the contract. January 12, 1911
Hillgreen-Lane Organ Co. (No. 251, 1911)
Calvary Baptist Church
Norwich, New York
Stoplist prepared by church's organist:
J.Warren Andrews
Compasses: 61/30
Tubular-pneumatic action
GREAT
8 ft. Open Diapason
8 ft. Melodia
8 ft. Dulciana
4 ft. Octave
SWELL [73-notes for octave coupler]
16 ft. Bourdon
8 ft. Open Diapason [large scale, leathered lips]
8 ft. Salicional
8 ft. Hohl Flute [wood]
8 ft. Aeoline
4 ft. Flute Harmonic
8 ft. Oboe [Violina 4 ft. crossed out and this inserted]
Tremolo
PEDAL
16 ft. Bourdon [very large scale]
16 ft. Bourdon [Swell]
8 ft. Flute [Bourdon extension]
COUPLERS [tilting tablets over manuals]
Swell to Swell 16 ft. [sub]
Swell to Swell 4 ft [super]
Swell Unison Separation
Swell to Great [sub and super couple through]
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal [super couples through]
PISTON COMBINATIONS [blind, not moving the stops]
0,1,2 Great and pedal stops
0,1,2,3 Swell and pedal stops
0 Pedal Release
Pistons to indicate automatically
MECHANICALS
Coupler Cancel [piston]
Crescendo dial
Wind indicator
Motor controller [Spencer Orgoblo]
Organist's bench
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Great to Pedal Reversibl
Sforzando [full organ with all couplers]
Balanced Swell pedal
Balanced Crescendo Pedal
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