Wm. Johnson & Son
1888ca.

Originally Richard Bridge (1756)

Schuylerville United Methodist Church

51 Church Street
Schuylerville, NY, US

18 Ranks - 908 Pipes

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Keydesk Attached

Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack

Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight

Features:

2 Manuals (56 Notes)20 Note Pedal3 Divisions18 Stops16 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Combination Action: None

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Exhibited in the 1967 OHS convention(s)

This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on June 2nd, 2007:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Three-sectional facade containing 31 pipes arranged: 9-13-9. Facade pipes gold. Center 3 pipes in each flat has light stenciling/tracery. Simmons keydesk. Richard Bridge chests and some pipes.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

The original builder was Wm. B. D. Simmons (1861).

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1978

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Uses Gt. & Ch. windchest and some pipework of a 3m., 1756 Richard Bridge [Erroneously attributed to Adrian Smith in an 1845 newspaper article.] from King's Chapel, Boston, MA, including Goodrich pedal pipes added in 1824. Alterations by Goodrich in 1844. Rebuilt by Simmons (or Simmons employees) for Congregational, Ware, MA in 1861 (2-17rk) (case & 12 rks remaining in Boston). Moved here by Johnson in 1888. Renovated by Andover 1960-63 after water damage in fire. Rebuilt by Andover 1979 [chest tables replaced].

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Related Instrument Entries: Richard Bridge (1756) , Simmons & Willcox (1860) , Wm. M. Goodrich (1825)