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Swain & Kates, Inc. (1964)

Trinity Episcopal Church: Sanctuary
202 High Street
Nevada City, CA

Consoles

Rear Gallery

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
14 stops
14 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Row Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 56 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: No Enclosed Divisions
Combination action: None
Has hitchdown couplers

Notes

2004-10-30 - From Robert E. Kates residence, Oakland, CA. [Trinity Lutheran?] -Database Manager

2007-11-13 - Updated through online information from Philip L. Browning. -Database Manager

2015-09-22 - Updated through online information from Neil Cardew-Fanning [former organist/choir director, Trinity Parish, Nevada City, California]. -- During the late 1980's through early 1990's, the organ was maintained by organ builder Munetaka Yokota. During that time, he renovated the 4' Principal & Mixture for tuning stability. He also repaired & renovated the 16' Subbass for improved speech and tone. -Database Manager

2016-11-09 - Updated through online information from Neil Cardew-Fanning. <br>Stoplist taken from console on 27 October 2016. Confirmed with Bill Visscher that is has not been significantly altered to his knowledge. "Gedeckt", "Schalmey", "Koppelflute" & "Basson" are the spellings on the knobs. Some of the Schalmey pipes may have been replaced before the late 1970's with some "adapted" oboe pipes by a firm in Erie, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, I was unable to access the part of the organ where those pipes are located so I can confirm what I remembered seeing years ago. -Database Manager

2016-11-09 - Updated through online information from Neil Cardew-Fanning. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist from church website with corrections by Neil Cardew-Fanning Date not recorded

Nevada City, California
Trinity Episcopal Church

Swain & Kates, Inc.   1959
2 manuals, 13 stops, 18 ranks
Built for Robert M. Kates Residence, Oakland, California (1959)
Purchased by and moved to Trinity Episcopal Church in 1964
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                   Manual I
                   8' Spitzgedeckt        56
                   4' Principal           56
                   2' Lochgedeckt         56
                   1' Mixture III-IV     256
                   8' Schalmey            56

                   Manual II
                   8' Rohrpommer          56
                   8' Harfpfeife          44
                   4' Koppelflute         56
                   2' Germshorn           56
               1 1/3' Spitzquinte         56 
                          

                   PEDAL ORGAN
                  16' Subbass             30
                   8' Spillpfeife         30
                4'+2' Pifarro             60
                  16' Basson              30

                      Tremolo
                      Zimbelstern

                      Manual II to Manual I  
                      Manual I  to Pedal
                      Manual II to Pedal

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