William W. Laws
1930 ca.
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
290 North Street
Salem, MA, US
21 Ranks - 1,293 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: William F. Laws
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions26 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCrescendoCombination Thumb Piston(s)Combination Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
In 2013, the 1927 W.W. Kimball Co. console originally built in 1927 for the Circle Theatre in Philadelphia, PA. and moved (entire organ) to St. Paul's Episcopal in Malden in 1954 - was relocated here to St. Thomas the Apostle to replace the original 1930's William F. Laws console.
Database Manager on October 19th, 2005:
Identified through online information from William Catanesye.
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