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Giles Beach (1888)

Round Lake Auditorium
2 Wesley Avenue
Round Lake, NY

OHS convention: 1967, 2006


Images


1988-07-17 - Keydesk and stopjambs (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1988-07-17 - Swell & Pedal stopjamb (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1988-07-17 - Great & Choir stopjamb (Photo by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1988-07-17 - Diagram of Great & Choir stops (Drawing by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1988-07-17 - Diagram of Swell & Pedal stops (Drawing by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Featured organ, OHS 2006 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - From Calvary Episcopal, NYC, 4th Ave. & 21st St., New York, NY. Altered by Levi U. Stuart 1868. Moved here and rebuilt by Giles Beach in 1888. Historic Organs Recital 26 Jul 1987. -Database Manager

2007-06-02 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Originally a G-compass organ. Converted to C-compass by Levi U. Stuart in 1868. Original Great 4' 2nd Principal later replaced with with an 8' string. This tonal change reversed by Andover Organ Co. with a used Ferris 4' Octave in 1988. 5-sectional facade with 23 gold-painted pipes arranged: 5-3-7-3-5. Drawknobs arranged in cruciform layout on each side of the manuals. -Database Manager

2008-06-28 - Updated through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ is played regularly in series of summer concerts (the village website lists five events featuring the organ in summer 2008). The village has applied for National Landmark status for the auditorium. (article in Schenectady "Daily Gazette" dated June 26, 2008) -Database Manager

2010-03-03 - Updated through online information from John Walthausen. -- n.b. the second principal 4 on the great which was changed to a salicional in the 19th century has since been changed back to a principal by Andover. -Database Manager

2017-01-17 - Updated by Matthew M. Bellocchio, who maintains the organ. <br>On January 11, 2017 the organ was officially designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. It is the first pipe organ to receive this designation. Press release: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-announces-24-new-national-historic-landmarks -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Round Lake Auditorium
1847 Ferris & Stuart, for Calvary Episcopal Church, NY/alt. Ferris, 1852/
Stuart, 1868, 1878, moved to Round Lake by Giles Beach, 1888
(Stoplist: Paul Opel, PIPORG-L Aug 1998)

Great  (C-a''', 58 notes)

First Open Diapason 8
Second Open Diapason 8
Stopped Diapason 8
First Principal 4
Second Principal 4 (replaced by Salicional, 1868)
Night Horn 4 (TC)
Twelfth 2 2/3
Fifteenth 2
Sesquialtera III
Mixture III
Trumpet 8
Clarion 4

Choir (C-a''')

Open Diapason 8 (from G)
Dulciana 8
Stopped Diapason 8
Principal 4
Flute 4
Picolo 2 (TC)
Furniture II (from G)
Cremona 8 (replaced 1878)

Swell (chests c-a''', 46 notes, bottom octave coupled to Choir)

Bourdon 16
Open Diapason 8
Dulciana 8
Principal 4
Sesquialtera III
Cornet II
Trumpet 8
Hautboy 8
Clarion 4

Pedal: (C-c', 25 notes)

Double Open Diapason 16 (rebuilt from 32', 1888)
Open Diapason 16
Bourdon 16 (added 1878)
Violoncello 8


   Couplers:

Sw, Ch/Gt
Sw, Ch, Gt/Ped

Great forte and piano

Originally built as a GG compass, it was altered to C compass in 1868.

The auditorium has a roof but no walls. The stopknobs have an interesting layout- on either side, they are set out as a cross, a nice visual effect. Has this been done anywhere else?

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http://www.sover.net/~popel

From Organ Atlas 2006 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Great:
8' 1st Open Diapason Metal
8' 2nd Open Diapason Zinc
8' Stopped Diapason
4' 1st Principal
4' 2nd Principal
4' Night Horn
2 2/3' Twelfth
2' Fifteenth
III Mixture 
III Sesquialtra 
8' Trumpet
4' Clarion

Choir:
8' Open Diapason
8' Stopped Diapason
8' Dulciana
4' Principal
4' Flute
2' Picolo
II Furniture
8' Cremona

Swell [tenor c]:
16' Double Stopped Diapason
8' Open Diapason
8' Stopped Diapason
4' Principal
II Cornet
III Sesquialtra
8' Trumpet
8' Hautboy
4' Clarion

Pedal:
16' Double Open Diapason
16' Open Diapason
16' Bourdon
8' Violoncello

Accesories:
Great to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Great
Swell to Great
Swell to Choir

 [Received from Connor Annable 2011-06-06.]

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