Fischer Pipe Organ Tuning and Service
2000

Originally Francis J. N. Tallman (Opus 34, 1893)

Chautauqua Institution Hall of Christ

29 South Avenue
Mayville (Chautauqua), NY, US

12 Ranks - 665 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 73308 ● Builder ID: 8469 ● Location ID: 6385
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider With Mechanical Pull-Downs
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Slider)
  • Notes: Push buttons on key slip
  • Notes: Push buttons on key slip
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider With Mechanical Pull-Downs
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Slider)
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Ventil (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
  • Notes: Push buttons on key slip
  • Notes: Push buttons on key slip
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CONSOLES

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Builder: Francis J. N. Tallman
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Concave Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)26 Note Pedal3 Divisions14 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Paul R. Marchesano on July 17th, 2025:
Email communication from Mark R. Fischer, 16 Jul 2025: We did indeed move the Tallman organ from Nyack to Chautauqua. I would need to dig to get the dates. We dismantled the organ and brought it back to Erie where OSI restored it. We then installed it in the Hall of Christ. It is a perfect fit for the room.
Drew Childs on July 5th, 2025:
The organ was originally built for the First Baptist Church of Nyack, New York.
Drew Childs on July 5th, 2025:
"Chautauqua’s Tallman Organ was gifted to the Institution by a New York Baptist church in 2000, after building modifications made the church unable to keep it. Although it’s more than a century old, the organ was received in pristine condition and has only warranted small modifications since, including the addition of an electric motor and rebuilding of its hand-cranking mechanism." https://chqdaily.com/2016/06/chautauquas-smaller-organ-is-the-centerpiece-of-weekly-lunchtime-concerts/

Webpage Links: Chautauqua’s Smaller Organ Is the Centerpiece of Weekly Lunchtime Concerts

Related Instrument Entries: Francis J. N. Tallman (Opus 34, 1893)

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