James Cole & Co.
1929
Originally William Gray (1805)
Harvard University
Fogg Museum
Harvard Yard (32 Quincy Street)
Cambridge, MA, US
8 Ranks
Instrument ID: 9075 ● Builder ID: 7640 ● Location ID: 8427
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Paul R. Marchesano on September 30th, 2022:
Relocated to Christ Church, Cambridge. Restored and installed there 1976 by C.B. Fisk. "The work was completed by the Fisk firm in the summer of 1976, and on October 17 an inaugural concert was given by Beverly Scheibert, assisted by three string players. The music performed included the Handel Concerto XIII in F Major, Purcell's Sonata X in A Major, and various other works by English composers of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Since this time, several other concerts employing the Gray organ have been given. The 1805 Gray organ is typical of large English chamber organs built at the end of the eighteenth century." -- "Tracing An English Chamber Organ", Barbara Owen, *The Tracker*, Vol. 22, No. 2, p. 6.
Relocated to Christ Church, Cambridge. Restored and installed there 1976 by C.B. Fisk. "The work was completed by the Fisk firm in the summer of 1976, and on October 17 an inaugural concert was given by Beverly Scheibert, assisted by three string players. The music performed included the Handel Concerto XIII in F Major, Purcell's Sonata X in A Major, and various other works by English composers of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Since this time, several other concerts employing the Gray organ have been given. The 1805 Gray organ is typical of large English chamber organs built at the end of the eighteenth century." -- "Tracing An English Chamber Organ", Barbara Owen, *The Tracker*, Vol. 22, No. 2, p. 6.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Builder's Nameplate: attr. William Gray of (London)
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Origin unknown. Many years in the old Longfellow house. In corner of upstairs gallery, storage area in 1967. Relocated to Alfred, ME.
Related Instrument Entries: C. B. Fisk, Inc. (1976) , Unknown Builder (1859)
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