Henderson-Wilson
Opus 236, 1974
Originally Steere & Turner [John S. Steere] (Opus 236, 1887)
Wooster School (1926)
Chapel
91 Miry Brook Road
Danbury, CT, US
38 Ranks
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
2 Manuals (56 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions22 Stops20 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: No Enclosed Divisions
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not ExtantandNot Playable in this location
Identified through on-line information from Floyd Higgins. -- The Steere & Turner was heavily rebuilt in 1974 by Henderson and Wilson and provided with a new facade using old pipes. Swell box was eliminated and the stoplist was a hybrid instrument in a neo-Germanic/French Classic style, bristling with mixtures. The organ was a favorite of Anthony Newman who recorded the complete works of Bach on it on the Vox label. Newman's wife Mary Jane taught music at the school for a few years. Around the year 2001, the school solicited proposals to rebuild the organ, but in the end, a new electronic organ was installed. Only the 1974 facade was retained.
Related Instrument Entries: Organ Clearing House (ca. 1960s)
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