Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2019-04-02 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by Andrew Henderson, citing information from this publication: Dedication program: January 26, 1886 (contained in the Teresa Vanderburgh Scrapbook, St. Catharines Public Library).<br>According to the dedication program, the case was "mahogany, with beautifully carved mouldings and cornice, panelled and polished. 15 feet 3 inches high; 6 feet 8 inches deep; 9 feet wide." -Database Manager
2019-06-18 - Updated by Andrew Henderson, naming this as the source of information: Historical Sketch, 1833-1933. Organ destroyed when building burned on March 1, 1891. -Database Manager
Original document from Andrew Henderson. Source: Stoplist taken from dedication program, January 26, 1886. 2019-05-09
St. Catharines, ON Queen Street Baptist Church Organ by Steere & Turner [John S. Steere] Great Organ (54 notes, CC to f2) 8 Open Diapason 54 pipes 8 Dulciana 35 pipes 8 Stop'd Diapason (bass) 19 pipes 8 Stop'd Diapason (treble) 35 pipes 4 Principal 54 pipes 4 Flute 47 pipes 2 2/3 Twelfth 54 pipes 2 Fifteenth 54 pipes 8 Trumpet 42 pipes Swell Organ 16 Bourdon 37 pipes 8 Open Diapason 37 pipes 8 Viola d' Gamba 37 pipes 8 Stop'd Diapason (bass) 17 pipes 8 Stop'd Diapason (treble) 37 pipes 4 Principal 37 pipes 8 Hautboy 37 pipes Pedal Organ (25 notes, CC-c) 16 Bourdon 25 pipes Mechanical: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal Dimensions: 15' 3" height; 6' 8" deep; 9' wide "Recapitulation" Great Organ 9 stops 394 pipes Swell Organ 7 " 239 " Pedal Organ 1 " 25 " Mechanical 3 " 0 " Total 20 " 658 "
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