Wm. Johnson & Son Opus 792 (1893)

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2018-02-28 - Stenciled facade pipes (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2018-03-04 - Organ case and facade (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2018-12-17 - Lower case and keydesk (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2019-04-21 - Sanctuary interior with organ at front, left (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

October 2020 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

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2021-04-30 - Transferred Notes from a duplicate account: **Scot Huntington on April 14, 2021:** The organ received an electric blower in 1935, and unfortunately the double-rise reservoir was replaced with a supply-house reservoir by the Parsons Organ Co. in 1978. Otherwise, the organ remains in remarkably original condition. **Scot Huntington on April 13, 2021:** The organ is freestanding on the front left corner of the chancel platform, with woodwork and facade pipes on the front and right side and still has the original elegant stencilling in shades of brown with gold accents. The church's website shows several photos of the organ. The organ is one of the few Johnson built in this period with a keen string in place of the usual Oboe. -Jim Stettner

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Honeoye Falls, New York First Methodist Episcopal Church Wm. Johnson & Son (Opus 792, 1893) Compasses: 58/27 GREAT 8' Open Diapason [sc. 46] 8' Melodia [tc] 8' Dulciana [tc, sc. 56] 8' Unison Bass [Bdn.#1] 4' Octave [sc. 60] 4' Flute d'Amour [wood, metal trebles] SWELL (expressive) 8' Viola Diapason [tc, sc. 54, "mild"] 8' Stopped Diapason [tc, Bdn. #1] 8' Stopped Diapason Bass [tc, Bdn. #1] 4' Flute Harmonique 8' Viola da Gamba [tc, "loud for Oboe"] PEDAL 16' Bourdon [sc. 10"] Accessories not listed in Viner ledger, web photo shows three couplers in the nameboard: Swell to Pedal Great to Pedal Swell to Great Jamb photo shows three additional registers, most likely: Tremolo Bellows Signal Pedal Check (?) Two combination pedals: Great Forte, Piano

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

First United Methodist Church, Honeoye Falls New York 1893 Johnson & Son Opus 792 (Stoplist: David Schnute from T 16:2:18) GREAT (58 notes) 8' Open Diapason (58 pipes) 8' Melodia (tc, 46 pipes) 8' Dulciana (tc, 46 pipes) 8' Unison Bass (12 pipes) 4' Octave (58 pipes) Flute d'Amour (tc, 46 pipes) SWELL (58 notes) Viola Diapason (tc, 46 pipes) Viola d'Gamba (tc, 46 pipes)) Stopped Diapason bass (12 pipes) Stopped Diapason treble (46 pipes) Flute Harmonique (58 pipes) Tremolo PEDAL (27 notes) Bourdon (27 pipes) Swell to Great Swell to Pedal Great to Pedal Pedale Check Blower's Signal wind indicator Two fixed combination pedals Great Forte (which draws all Great stops) Great Piano (which draws Nos. 2,3 and 4) Wind pressure measured 3" in 1957. "There appears to have been some modification, in that the Bourdon pipes have their stoppers set well down into the pipe bodies, so low that most of their stopper handles are concealed within the pipes. The display pipes which speak have also been raised in pitch by cutting of new 'tuning holes' in the rear of the pipe bodies. Instead of soldering in new pipe metal for tuning slots, the zinc pipes have been cut with tin snips and the metal bent away from the hole, giving the rear of the pipe the appearance of having been modified by an explosive being detonated within the pipe. Some of the metal pipes ... cone tuned ... have had their tops crushed in, but they are still able to speak properly. In spite of these problems, the organ is used regularly in church services." /ds/

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