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William W. Laws (1927)

Images

2022-12-09 - Newer Zephyr blower (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Pedal 16ft Open Diapason (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Swell pipework (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Swell stop action (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Great pipework showing English Horn, which replaced the 16ft Diapason (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Great pipework (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Great pipework (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Swell 16 Bourdon basses (not connected) (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-12-09 - Console (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2022-05-01 - Church exterior (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Brad Engelland)

Before 2022 - Pipe facade in rear gallery (Photograph by Parish Facebook page, submitted by Andrew Scanlon /Andrew Scanlon )

2022-05-01 - Church exterior (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon /Andrew Scanlon )

2022-05-01 - Cornerstone (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon /Andrew Scanlon )

2022-05-01 - Exterior rear view from Bridge St (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon /Andrew Scanlon )

2022-04-06 - Nave interior showing organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Eric Anderson (Pelland Organ Co.), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2022-04-06 - Nave interior from rear gallery (Photograph by Eric Anderson (Pelland Organ Co.), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2016-03-15 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Notes

2022-04-07 - This entry represents the electrification and rebuild of an existing organ. Identified from a video and photos posted by Eric Anderson of the Pelland Organ Co. on Facebook. -Jim Stettner

2022-08-29 - A 2022 video posted on the YouTube for Pelland Organ Company sparked discussion leading to speculation that this instrument may well be a Ruben Midmer & Son of Brooklyn, New York. -Andrew Scanlon

Stoplist

Source: Taken from console 12/9/22

William Laws rebuild of Unknown Builder (19__)
St James Church - Mary, Queen of the Apostles Parish
Salem, MA

GREAT
Diapason 16 (en facade, in-op) *
Open Diapason 8
Doppel Flute 8
Melodia 8
Viola de Gamba 8
Dulciana 8
Octave 4
Harmonic Flute 4
Octave Quinte 2 2/3
Super Octave 2
Mixture III
Trumpet 8
Chimes

SWELL
Bourdon Bass 16
Bourdon Treble 16
Open Diapason 8
Stopped Diapason 8
Salicional 8
Vox Celeste 8
Aeoline 8
Flute Tarverso 4
Violina 4
Flageolot 2
Dolce Cornet III
Blank??
Cornopean 8
Bassoon Bass 8
Oboe Treble 8
Vox Humana 8 (in-op)
Tremolo

PEDAL
Double Diapason 16 (Open Wood)
Bourdon 16
Open Diapason 8 (ext.)
Gedeckt 8 (ext.)
Trombone 16 (added by Laws)
Tromba 8 (ext.)

Usual array of couplers

* replaced with an English Horn (unknown builder)

Websites

• Pelland Organ Co YouTube - Demonstration of instrument after service work by Pelland Organ company. They brought it back to serviceable condition after having been dormant for many years. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

• #68217 - Unknown Builder

Other Links

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• Organ link wheel: -1, +1

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