2004-10-30 - The original builder was Estey Organ Co. (1931, Opus 2993). -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1998 -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Second-hand Estey Op. 2993 from the Gospel Tabernacle, San Antonio, TX. Appears in Texas on earlier Estey Op. list and in Bennington on a later list. Date of relocation unknown. -Database Manager
2007-08-21 - Updated through online information from Mark R. Resig. -- I rebuilt this organ in 1992-93. It had electro-pneumatic action. The windchests and leathers were all in need of replacement. All switching devices were marginal at best. The decision at the time was to greatly expand the capabilities of the pipework available into an instrument that would meet the needs of the nave that size. The old voicing was muddled, and through unification, this gave me a lot to work with at St. Francis. Cost led the church to opt for direct electric action with Solid State switching. I was pleased with the results. In this church where the organ had been relocated, but didn't have the tonal qualities for a room that size, we put together a specification that would work well in that acoustic. This is an impressive church structure that deserved a sound equivalent of a cathedral. The unification techniques allowed me to do that within the budget since the organ had so much pipework to work with. -Database Manager
Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
St. Francis de Sales R.C., Bennington, VT 1930 Estey, Op. 2993/1993 Mark Resig (Stoplist: Paul Opel 1998) Great Dulciana 16 (ext) Principal 8 Metallgedackt 8 Dulciana 8 Octave 4 Hohl Flute 4 Nason Flote 4 (ext) Twelfth 2 2/3 (ext Dulciana) Fifteenth 2 (ext) Mixture III Tuba 8 Clarion 4 (ext) Swell Bourdon 16 (ext) Open Diapason 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Concert Flute 8 Viola 8 Viola Celeste 8 (tuned flat) Principal 4 (ext) Nachthorn 4 (ext) Nazard 2 2/3 (ext Viola) Blockflute 2 (ext Stopped Diapason) Octavin 2 (ext Open Diapason) Tierce 1 3/5 (ext Viola Celeste) Larigot 1 1/3 (ext Viola) Contrafagot 16 (ext Oboe) Trompette 8 Hautbois 8 Clarion 4 (ext Trompette) Choir Geigen Diapason 8 Gedeckt 8 Erzahler 8 Erzahler Celeste 8 Octave 4 (ext) Rohrflute 4 (ext) Super Octave 2 (ext) Flachflote 2 (ext) Querflote 2 (ext) Sesquialtera II Clarinet 8 Pedal Resultant 32 Double Open Diapason 16 Principal 16 (Gt ext) Bourdon 16 Dulciana 16 (Gt) Lieblich Gedeckt 16 (Sw) Principal 8 (Gt) Gedeckt 8 (ext) Cello 8 (Gt) Choral Bass 4 (Gt Principal) Flute 4 (Sw Stopped Diapason) Mixture III (Gt) Posaune 16 (Gt ext) Tuba 8 (Gt) Clarion 4 (Gt)
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