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Wm. Hill & Sons and Norman & Beard Ltd. (1959)

Community Church / Universalist
137 S. Main St.
Stowe, VT

Images

1988-10-23 - Organ case in rear gallery (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1988-10-23 - Keydesk (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
18 stops
17 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 56 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Fixed Mechanical

Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was W. B. D. Simmons (1864). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Rebuild. Pedal was electrified. The Great Trumpet and the Swell Oboe were both discarded. A new Trumpet was added to the Swell. Mixtures were installed on both the Great and Swell. Some repairs by Watersmith c. 1997. Rebuilt by Andover Organs c. 2000. -Database Manager

2007-10-19 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Pedal compass increased to 30 notes. Pedal electrified. Tonal changes. -Database Manager

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