2004-10-30 - From unknown location. Mechanical coupler. -Database Manager
2021-04-30 - According to the church website: "The Pipe Organ of Holy Family Parish is about 130 years old. It is a 12 rank Farrand & Votey which we purchased in 1924 from out East. It only cost about $2,250 in those days!" This, taken together with the firm's active dates, likely dates the organ approximately 10 years older than the estimated dates on its database entries. A restoration project has begun at the church in Detroit and hopefully a more accurate date can be obtained. -Paul R. Marchesano
2021-05-01 - The organ was originally built for the First Church of God in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. When that church got a new Moller in 1924, Moller advertised the Farrand & Votey for sale. -Jim Stettner
Source: Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database; Stoplist: OH 1977:41; T 14:3:22 1977
Detroit, Michigan Holy Family R.C. Church Farrand & Votey, Op. 816, ca. 1903 Great (58 notes) 8' Open Diapason 8' Melodia (12 stopped) 8' Dulciana ** 4' Principal (Octave in T 14:3:22) 4' Flute d'Amour 2' Fifteenth (Super Octave in T 14:3:22) Swell (58 notes, enclosed) 8' Violin Diapason ** 8' Stopped Diapason 8' Salicional 4' Flute Harmonic 8' Oboe (top 9 flue) Tremulant Pedal (30 notes) 16' Bourdon Couplers Swell to Great Swell to Great Octave Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Accessories Hook-down sforzando Balanced Swell pedal (centered) 4 Combination Pedals Hook-down on left, function unknown **Labelled in T 14:3:22 as "low 7 Quint." Possibly stopped basses?
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