Thomas Appleton
1840
Perkins School for the Blind
Watertown, MA, US
20 Ranks
Instrument ID: 68697 ● Builder ID: 158 ● Location ID: 13628
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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 (59 Notes)25 Note Pedal3 Divisions16 Stops18 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Combination Trundle(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Jim Stettner on July 25th, 2022:
This entry represents the first installation of a new organ. Identified by its documented history. The organ has subsequently been owned by: -1840: Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass. Original installation. -1865: United Baptist Church in Biddeford, Maine; installed by R. & G.G. Hook -1979: Shortridge residence in Phippsburg, Maine; installed by Organ Clearing House -1996: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal in Yarmouth, Maine; installed by David E. Wallace -????: Donated to Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass. [never actually installed] -20??: Relocated to Oberlin College Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio [never actually installed] -20??: Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey [restored by Columbia Organ Works in 2020; but still being stored in 2022].
This entry represents the first installation of a new organ. Identified by its documented history. The organ has subsequently been owned by: -1840: Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass. Original installation. -1865: United Baptist Church in Biddeford, Maine; installed by R. & G.G. Hook -1979: Shortridge residence in Phippsburg, Maine; installed by Organ Clearing House -1996: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal in Yarmouth, Maine; installed by David E. Wallace -????: Donated to Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass. [never actually installed] -20??: Relocated to Oberlin College Conservatory in Oberlin, Ohio [never actually installed] -20??: Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey [restored by Columbia Organ Works in 2020; but still being stored in 2022].
Related Instrument Entries: Thomas Appleton (1840) , David E. Wallace (1996 ca.) , Halbert Gober , Columbia Organ Works (2020) , E. & G. G. Hook (Opus S-11, 1865) , Unknown Builder (1979)
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