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Wm. Johnson & Son (1888ca.)

Schuylerville United Methodist Church
51 Church Street
Schuylerville, NY

OHS convention: 1967

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
16 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: 20 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: None

Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Wm. B. D. Simmons (1861). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1978 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Uses Gt. & Ch. windchest and some pipework of a 3m., 1756 Richard Bridge [Erroneously attributed to Adrian Smith in an 1845 newspaper article.] from King's Chapel, Boston, MA, including Goodrich pedal pipes added in 1824. Alterations by Goodrich in 1844. Rebuilt by Simmons (or Simmons employees) for Congregational, Ware, MA in 1861 (2-17rk) (case & 12 rks remaining in Boston). Moved here by Johnson in 1888. Renovated by Andover 1960-63 after water damage in fire. Rebuilt by Andover 1979 [chest tables replaced]. -Database Manager

2007-06-02 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Three-sectional facade containing 31 pipes arranged: 9-13-9. Facade pipes gold. Center 3 pipes in each flat has light stenciling/tracery. Simmons keydesk. Richard Bridge chests and some pipes. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from James R. Stettner. Source: Stoplist copied from the console October 17, 1988 2017-11-12

Schuylerville, New York
Schuylerville United Methodist Church

RICHARD BRIDGE, 1756
Wm. B.D. Simmons, 1861 - Rebuild for Ware, Massachusetts 
Wm. A. Johnson, 1888 - Rebuild for Schuylerville
Andover Organ Co., R-13, 1960-63 - Water Damage Repairs after Fire
Andover Organ Co., R-13, 1982, - Windchest Re-tabling

GREAT                                        COUPLERS (Drawknob)
   [8]   Open Diapason              56          Couple Pedals & Swell
   [8]   Clarabella           (mc)  32          Couple Pedals & Great
   [8]   St. Diap. Treble     (mc)  32
   [8]   St. Diap. Bass             24          Couple Gr. & Sw.
   [8]   Dulciana                   56
   [4]   Principal                  56
   [4]   Wald Flute                 56       PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   [2⅔]  Twelfth                    56          Swell Expression             (bal.)
   [2]   Fifteenth                  56
   [III] Mixture                   174
   [8]   Trumpet                    56

SWELL (Expressive)
   [8]   Open Diapason              56
   [8]   Viol de Gamba        (tc)  44       ACTION: Mech. Key & Stop
   [8]   St. Diapason         (tc)  44
   [8]   Stop Diap. Bass            12       VOICES: 16
   [4]   Principal            (tc)  44
   [8]   Hautboy              (tc)  44       STOPS: 18
         Tremolo
                                             RANKS: 18
PEDAL
   [16]  Sub Bass                   20       PIPES: 918

      Pedal Check


NOTES
The beginnings of this instrument were in the 3-manual 1756 Richard Bridge instrument
built for King's Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts. The organ was rebuilt in some manner
in 1861, reportedly by Wm. B.D. Simmons. The extant keydesk is certainly indicative of
the Simmons style. It may have been installed at the Congregational Church in Ware,
Massachusetts at this time. It was rebuilt by Wm. A. Johnson & Son in 1888 for this
church. The 1960's Andover work was due to water damage after a fire. The later work was
chest re-tabling. The organ uses the Great and Choir windchests and some of the Bridge
pipework. This also includes the Goodrich Pedal pipes added in 1824.

Sources: OHS Database; JRS; extant organ

Schuylerville United Methodist Church
51 Church St.
Schuylerville, NY 12871
(518) 695-3101                               Documented: October 17, 1988

Original document from James R. Stettner. Source: Stoplist copied from console stop controls October 17, 1988

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Websites

Organ has rich sound, richer history - Article by Maria M. Bucciferro about restoration: February 20, 2002 (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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