S. S. Hamill
1876
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Sanctuary; rear gallery
7th and C streets
Marysville, CA, US
8 Ranks - 381 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 1067 ● Builder ID: 2609 ● Location ID: 1034
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: S. S. Hamill
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions8 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Row Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated by Jim Lewis, naming this as the source of information: Marysville Daily Appeal Volume XXXIV, Number 150, December 24, 1876. According to the Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of December 24, 1876, this organ was built by Samuel Hamill of Cambridge, Mass. It was one of his "#5 Giant Organs". It was not brought around the Horn, but conveniently shipped by railroad and installed by Shellard & McCraith of San Francisco. It measured 11' 6" wide, 19' high and 7' deep. 14 stops, 381 pipes and a compass of 61/27.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
This entry represents the original installation of a new organ.
Webpage Links: Marysville Daily Appeal, 24 December 1876, page 3
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