Theodore C. Knauff
1890

St. James Episcopal Church / St. Monica & St. James Episcopal Church

222 8th Street Northeast
Washington, DC, US

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STOPLISTS

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Lewis & Hitchcock card file. Two 3" x 5" cards. See NOTE below for details

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Builder: Theodore C. Knauff
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
2 Manuals
Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Paul R. Marchesano on August 3rd, 2026:

Records do not indicate a Hook & Hastings from St. Patrick's installed here. The Hook at St. Patrick's was sold to Holy Comforter Catholic Church in 1932, now merged with another parish as Holy Comforter St. Cyprian Catholic Church.

Steven Bartley on November 20th, 2025:

from- Lewis & Hitchcock card file (appear to be from the 1940s or earlier) Two 3" x 5" cards concerning the Knauff Organ
GREAT SWELL PEDAL COUPLERS Work done at this time (when?) $650
8 Diapason 8 Violin Diapason 16 Bourdon Sw/Pd Repair Bellows
8 Melodia 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Violone Cello Gt/Pd Regulate Key action
8 Gamba 8 Salicional Sw/Gt Tune & Troubleshoot
4 Octave 4 Violina Sw/Gt Octave
2-2/3 Twelfth 4 Flute
2 Fifteenth 8 Bassoon & Oboe

The second slightly newer looking card lists the Swell 4 Violina & 4 Clarinet. (was this a clarinet flute?)
7 basses on the Gamba, 12 basses for the Salicional (quint basses?)
15th penciled in next to the Violina
30 notes next to pedal.
Tremolo

Steven Bartley on August 14th, 2022:

from Evening Star, Washington, D.C. Nov. 3, 1890 & Nov. 19, 1890
New organ by Theo C. Knauff of Philadelphia, Penn. Dedication recital given by builder. Organ cost $3000.

(Sadly the DC news papers rarely gave details of new organ installations)

Database Manager on September 9th, 2016:

An original installation. Identified by Steve Bartley, using information found in Lewis & Hitchcock service file from 1920s & 30s..

Church burned 1931,Knauff must have been destroyed in fire, Building was rebuilt on same site, 2nd hand Hook & Hastings from St. Patrick RC church installed. L&H record provides specification of the Knauff Organ.

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