2019-05-29 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by Andrew Henderson, citing information from this publication: St. Catharines Standard, "Organ Recital" (undated clipping, presumed 1896).<br>First Presbyterian Church became First United Church with Church Union in 1925. All of the pipework and casework of the R. S. Williams organ was incorporated into the church's Casavant Freres organ, Opus 1212 (1927). -Database Manager
Original document from Andrew Henderson. Source: Stoplist taken from the St. Catharines Standard, "Organ Recital" (presumed 1896) 2019-06-01
St. Catharines, ON First Presbyterian Church Organ by R. S. Williams & Sons GREAT ORGAN (58 notes) 8 Open Diapason 8 Melodia (wood) 8 Dulciana 4 Principal 4 Harmonic Flute (wood & metal) 2 Fifteenth SWELL ORGAN (58 notes) 16 Bourdon (wood, 46 notes) 8 Stopped Diapason (wood) 8 Keraulophone 8 Vox Celeste (46 notes) 8 Aeoline (46 notes) 4 Violina 8 Oboe & Bassoon PEDAL ORGAN (28 notes) 16 Bourdon (wood) COUPLERS: Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great Superoctave, Great to Pedal, Tremulant, Bellows Signal COMBINATION PEDALS: Great Forte, Great Piano Balanced Swell Pedal "The case is of antique quartered oak, filled and finished in oil, and is of beautiful design. The front pipes are decorated in gold and colors, and harmonize with the interior decorations of the church. They are all speaking pipes connected with pneumatic action."
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