Frank Roosevelt
1886
Originally Thomas Appleton (1825)
St. John's Memorial Episcopal Church
Nave
Market Street at 13th
Ashland, PA, US
13 Ranks
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STOPLISTS
| GREAT🛈 | ||
| Open Diapason | ||
| Stop'd Diapason | ||
| Dulcissima | ||
| Unison Bass | ||
| Octave | ||
| 4' | Flute d'amour | |
| Twelfth | ||
| Fifteenth |
| SWELL (Expressive)🛈 | ||
| Open Diapason | ||
| 8' | Rohr Flute | |
| Unison Bass | ||
| Octave | ||
| 4' | Rohr Flute | |
| Fifteenth | ||
| Tremulant |
| PEDAL🛈 | ||
| Bourdon Bass |
| Couplers🛈 | ||
| Pedals and Great | ||
| Pedals and Swell | ||
| Great and Swell🛈 |
| PEDAL MOVEMENTS | ||
| Swell Expression🛈 |
Originally Written/Published: 09/02/2023
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CONSOLES
Builder: Thomas Appleton
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions13 Stops15 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
While driving past the church, I saw persons leaving the building and approached them about seeing the instrument. I was warmly received and taken into the church.
I was granted permission to photograph the instrument, and after asking, was allowed to play it for a brief period. The instrument fully fills the room with a beautiful, gentle sound. The room has a 4 second reverberation. The Twelfth is prominent in the room in the ensemble.
My hosts were very gracious, and I am planning on returning to get more information on pipe counts.
Robert Vogel on July 6th, 2020:
I played this organ in 1972 after restoration. The Church history notes: "The church boasts having an organ that is over 180 years old. It was built in 1824-25 by Thomas Appleton of Boston, a leading 19th century master of that trade. Few others like it exist. It was originally built for Beneficial Congregational Church in Providence, R.I. where it was dedicated in 1825. In 1884, the women of St. John's purchased the organ from the Roosevelt Organ Company of New York. This organ served the parish until 1971 when it underwent restoration work by James R. McFarland of Selinsgrove, financed by a gift from the estate of Elsie Cooch and Mrs. Anna Palmer." http://www.vpnavy01.com/websites/cnp/st-johns-ashland.html
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1983
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
This entry represents the rebuilding and presumably installation of a used organ. Rebuilt by Hilborne Roosevelt in 1886, 2-12. Originally built for Benificent Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island. Renovated c. 1976 by McFarland, Visscher & Co.
The original Appleton would almost certainly have been a GGG-compass organ of 58-notes, with a 17-note flat/straight pedalboard. The Swell expression mechanism would have been a ratchet / hitch-down type.
Webpage Links: St. John's - North Parish, Ashland, PA
Related Instrument Entries: Thomas Appleton (1824-25)
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