2021-04-03 - This brick gothic-revival church was built in 1849, the chancel extended in 1897 immediately after the arrival of the organ, listed on the National Register in 1978, and vacated when the congregation merged with St. John's parish in nearby Clifton Springs in 1967. The building was repurposed as the Phelps Arts Center, although the fate of the organ is unknown and presumed no longer extant. The organ was donated by a Mrs. Wellington from Sayre, Pennsylvania and $1,200.00. The contract was signed on the 29th of August, 1896 for delivery no later than December 24 of that year. A written note on the contract cover indicates this was style No. 2, and sections of the boiler-plate contract were amended or crossed out: the builder would provide a Ross Water Engine No. 3 with a minimum street pressure of 35 lbs., the 10 yr. warranty was crossed out, and the standard tin content of the pipe metal of 35% was crossed out and upgraded to 45%. The action description is vague, referring only to "Odell Improved Chests" with "Odell Patent Action"- presumably tubular-pneumatic ventil chests. The packed weight was 4602 lbs. The pipework was to be voiced "without harshness or undue ponderosity". -Scot Huntington
Source: Contract 1896
J. H. & C. S. Odell & Co. (No.342, 1896) St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church Phelps, New York Compasses: 58/27 MANUAL. (enclosed in a swell box) 8' Open Diapason [basses in the facade] 8' Viola di Gamba [t.c.] 8' Dulciana [t.c.] 8' Melodia [t.c.] 8' Stopped Diapason Bass [1-12] 4' Gemshorn 2' Super Octave PEDAL ORGAN 16' Bourdon COUPLERS Manual Octaves Manual to Pedal ACCESSORIES and PEDAL MOVEMENTS Tremulant Bellows Signal Eclipse Wind Indicator Balance Swell Pedal Manual to Pedal Reversible Manual Forte Manual Piano
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