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Edward Lye & Sons (1899)

Knox Presbyterian Church
23 Melville Street
Dundas, ON, CA

Consoles

Main


Notes

2023-01-26 - According to the contract, the instrument was to cost $1,550, the organ case was to be 16'4" wide and 5'6" to 5'10" deep, the organ case "of polished oak of special design, speaking front pipes richly decorated in gold leaf and colours in harmony with interior of church." -Andrew Henderson

2023-04-29 - The organ was not installed until 1902. A contract in the congregation's archives from Edward Lye & Sons to provide an organ at a cost of $1,550 is dated March 28, 1902. -Ian Mason


Stoplist

Source: Taken from the contract April 1, 1899

Great Organ (58 notes) Bourdon 16 (wood), Open Diapason 8, Melodia 8 (wood), Dulciana 8, Principal 4, Harmonic Flute 4, Twelfth 2⅔, Fifteenth 2

Swell Organ (58 notes) Open Diapason 8, Stopped Diapason 8 (wood), Viol di gamba 8 (46 pipes, bottom 8ve grooved to Stopped Diapason), Octave 4, Piccolo harmonic 2, Oboe & Bassoon 8

Pedal Organ (30 notes) Bourdon 16 (wood)

Mechanical Swell to Great, Swell to Pedal, Great to Pedal, Tremolo Pedal to Swell, Balanced Swell Pedal, Two combination pedals to Great


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