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Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc. (1974ca.)

Colesville United Presbyterian Church
12800 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD

Images


Unknown - Organ Case and Keydesk (Photo in the OHS Library and Archives; image courtesy of Bynum Petty/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Adam Stein (1893). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1996. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - From Crisp Memorial Presbyterian, Baltimore, MD c. 1973. Altered II Mixture added where room had been left for a Dulciana. Piccolo added c. 1928, partly cut down Viole d'Amour (tapered), remainder various old trebles. Pedal retrackered in 1974 & 2 pressure reservoir added (Möller). -Database Manager


Stoplist

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

Colesville United Presbyterian, Silver Spring, MD
1893 Adam Stein/c. 1974 Lewis & Hitchcock

Mixture added where room had been left for a Dulciana. Piccolo added c. 1928, partly cut down     
Viole d'Amour (tapered), remainder various old trebles.

Great: 58 notes, unenclosed (Manual I, 3.25 in. wind)
Diapason 8'  [58p open metal 1-4 in facade. 15-58 lead.]
Doppel Flote 8' [58p st. wood. 1-12 single mouth, 13-58 double mouth]
Gemshorn 8' [58p spotted metal, cylindrical pipes]
Salicional 8' [58p open metal, 1-13 tin bases & zinc bodies, 14-58 all tin, 1-42 harmonic bridges. 
      (probably not by Adam Stein)]                            
Piccolo 2' [58p various metals & shapes]
Mixture  1 3/4' II [116 p planed tin (1974)]

Swell: 58 notes, enclosed (Manual II, 3.25 in. wind)
Bourdon 16' [58p stopped wood, 1-12 drawn by bottom half of drawknob]
Violin Diapason 8' [58p open metal, 1-12 zinc, 13-58 spotted metal. 1-24 harmonic bridges.]
Stopped Diapason 8' [58p, stopped wood]
Dolce 8' [58p, metal. 1-5 stopped zinc, 5-12 open zinc, 13-58 lead. 1-37 harmonic bridges.]
Flute Harmonique 4' [58p lead. 1-20 open, 21-58 harmonic.]
Oboe 8' [58p reeds; 1-17 zinc & Spotted metal resonators, 18-49 sp. metal resonators, 
       60-58 spotted flue pipes.]

Pedal: 27 notes, flat 
Bourdon 16' [27p stopped wood]

Pedal movements:
Swell Piano, double acting, removes stops and sets up soft combination.
Swell Forte, single acting, puts on most Sw. stops


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