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Owner (ca. 2009)

South Granville Congregational Church (1847): Sanctuary; front
7179 NY-149
South Granville, NY

Images


2023 - Church exterior (Church Facebook page/Jim Stettner)

Date unknown - Organ case/facade and keydesk (Church website; 'History' page/Jim Stettner)

2020-04-10 - Chancel and organ (Church Facebook page/Jim Stettner)

Notes

2025-02-24 - This entry represents the installation of a used organ. Identified through online information from Ralph Krueger (December 30, 2024). The location from which the organ was relocated was not cited. -Jim Stettner

2025-02-24 - From the parish website: "Our beautiful pipe organ was manufactured in 1915 by the Barnes & Buhl Organ Co., Utica, NY. Today there are only three known to exist. It’s specifications were 2 manuals, 9 ranks, with 326 pipes, from huge 16’ wood bourdons down to tiny metal pipes smaller than a pencil. It was built for a small church in Cleveland, NY. After serving them well for 65 years, their church closed and the organ was silent for 25 years. The ravages of time, neglect and water damaged the organ. It was removed just before the building had to be razed. We discovered it was for sale, finding it to be the perfect size and fit for our church, the sale was made. During the next four years, as a labor of love, Ralph Krueger, who has a B&B the Organbarn http://organbarn.com/index.html and is one of our devoted church members, rebuilt the thousands of individual pieces. The oak woodwork, façade, console and pipes were refurbished to their original new condition. In 2006 with the help of the Carey Organ Co. of Troy, NY, we added an additional rank of pipes, installed the latest computer controlled operating system, MIDI, record and playback feature plus an auto bass pedal coupler. Building our own instrument was the only way we could afford to have a magnificent new pipe organ, yet saving a historic antique pipe organ. No longer silent, this grand instrument once again leads our congregation with beautiful music played by our organist Geoffrey Gee." -Jim Stettner


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