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Joseph Buffington (1851)

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
212 S. High Street
West Chester, PA

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


Consoles

Keydesk


Notes

2024-09-16 - The organ was “exhibited” at the factory during the second week of March, 1851; installed in the church, April, 1851. Cost reported as $1200. Replaced an earlier organ by Corrie according to the newspaper accounts. See DOCUMENTS tab for articles and details as well as the then published stoplist. -Paul R. Marchesano


Stoplist

Wind Register. Alarm [bellows signal] Source: Village Record April 22, 1851

Great Open Diapason 8, Stop Diapason Treble 8, Stop Diapason Bass 8, Dulciana 8, Principal 4, Stop Flute 4, Twelfth 2 2/3, Sesquialtra [sic] II, Trumpet 8, Fifteenth 2

Swell Double Stop Diapason 16, Open Diapason 8, Stop Diapason 8, German Flute 8, Cornet Twelfth 2 2/3, Dulciana 8, Principal 4, Cornet Fifteenth 2, Hautboy 8, Tremulant, Trumpet 8

Pedal Double Diapason Pedals 16

Swell to Great 8, Great to Pedal 8


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