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Steer & Turner [J.W. Steer] (1880 ca.)

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
70 James Street South
Hamilton, ON, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


circa 1904 - Nave and pulpit/chancel (Photograph from an archival source: Concerning the St. Paul's Presbyterian Church & Congregation, Hamilton, Ontario, 1854-1904, submitted by Andrew Henderson/Andrew Henderson)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2022-05-09 - Organ moved to St. Andrew's Presbyterian (later United) Church, Port Dalhousie, Ontario in 1911, when Casavant Freres, Op. 395, was installed. -Andrew Henderson

2022-05-09 - From *Concerning the Saint Paul's Presbyterian Church and Congregation, Hamilton Ontario, 1854-1904* the instrument was installed in the rear gallery and dedicated in January 1880. The total cost of the organ was $2,392. -Andrew Henderson

2023-01-23 - From the *St. Catharines Standard*, July 8, 1910, upon installation of the organ at the Presbyterian Church in Port Dalhousie, Ontario: "The organ was procured from the congregation of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Hamilton (which church has just installed a new instrument, one of the best manufactured). It was built by the Steere & Turner Co., of Springfield, Mass., is of the two manual variety, and is equipped with 8 speaking stops in the swell organ, 10 stops in the great organ, and 2 speaking stops in the pedal organ. There are also 10 mechanical registers, couplers, combinations, etc. The pipes number in all 900. The compass of the manual is 58 notes, of the pedals 27 notes ... the appearance of the organ is most handsome. The woodwork is of solid ash throughout and the pipes are ornamented in gold leaf." -Andrew Henderson


Stoplist

Source: St. Catharines Standard July 18, 1910

Great Organ Bourdon 16 (wood, 46 notes), Open Diapason 8 (metal, 58 notes), Melodia and Stopped Bass 8 (wood, 58 notes), Dulciana 8 (metal, 58 notes), Octave 4 (metal, 58 notes), Flute Traverso 4 (wood, 58 notes), Twelfth 2 2/3 (metal, 58 notes), Fifteenth 2 (metal, 58 notes), Trumpet 8 (metal, 58 notes)

Swell Organ Open Diapason 8 (metal, 46 notes), Stopped Diapason Treble 8 (wood, 46 notes), Stopped Diapason Bass 8 (wood, 12 notes), Salicional 8 (metal, 58 notes), Flute Harmonique 4 (wood, 58 notes), Violina 4 (metal, 58 notes), Oboe & Bassom [sic] 8 (metal, 58 notes)

Pedal Organ Open Diapason 16 (wood, 27 notes), Bourdon 16 (wood, 27 notes)

Mechanical Registers Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Great, Swell Tremulant, Signal, Wind Indicator, Great Organ-Forte Combination, Great Organ-Piano Combination, Balanced Swell Pedal


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