Columbia Organ Works
2008
Originally Henry W. Knauff, Sr. (1847)
Union Meeting House
60 North Waterford Ave
Marietta, PA, US
5 Ranks - 270 Pipes - 1 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 9409 ● Builder ID: 1341 ● Location ID: 8688
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| MANUAL | ||
| [8'] | Dulciana | |
| 8' | Flute | |
| 4' | Octave | |
| 4' | Flute | |
| 2' | Piccolo |
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Builder: Henry W. Knauff, Sr.
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: No Pedalboard
Features:
1 Manuals (54 Notes)✗ No Pedal1 DivisionsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Database Manager on January 6th, 2009:
Updated through information received via e-mail from Larry Pruett: "The organ is now housed in the Union Meeting House in Marietta, PA in the rear of the 3-sided gallery. The building was built in 1814 and is now maintained by the non-profit Marietta Restoration Associates. <br><br> The organ was scattered on 3 floors of the old Zion AME Church in Hollidaysburg when we found it about 15 years ago. Restoration was done by myself and my partner William Duck over a period of years and we donated the organ to the Union Meeting House in June of 2008. <br><br> It is difficult to find a good, secure home for small one manual organs with no pedal these days and we knew that Marietta's Union Meeting House would be the perfect place for it. The Union Meeting House is used for weddings, parties and other social functions these days. It was originally built as a meeting place for all of the protestant congregations of Marietta. As each group became able to build their own houses of worship, the Meeting House fell into disuse. It was restored with funds raised by Marietta Restoration Associates during the 1970's.<br><br>It sounds fantastic in the room, which has a barrel vaulted ceiling."
Updated through information received via e-mail from Larry Pruett: "The organ is now housed in the Union Meeting House in Marietta, PA in the rear of the 3-sided gallery. The building was built in 1814 and is now maintained by the non-profit Marietta Restoration Associates. <br><br> The organ was scattered on 3 floors of the old Zion AME Church in Hollidaysburg when we found it about 15 years ago. Restoration was done by myself and my partner William Duck over a period of years and we donated the organ to the Union Meeting House in June of 2008. <br><br> It is difficult to find a good, secure home for small one manual organs with no pedal these days and we knew that Marietta's Union Meeting House would be the perfect place for it. The Union Meeting House is used for weddings, parties and other social functions these days. It was originally built as a meeting place for all of the protestant congregations of Marietta. As each group became able to build their own houses of worship, the Meeting House fell into disuse. It was restored with funds raised by Marietta Restoration Associates during the 1970's.<br><br>It sounds fantastic in the room, which has a barrel vaulted ceiling."
Database Manager on December 19th, 2008:
Updated through on-line information from Paul R Marchesano. -- From A. M. E. Church, Hollidaysburg, PA in 1997. Has original pump handle and can be hand-pumped. Stop action is spring-loaded, hitch down to lock in on position. There is a hitch-down, spring-loaded composition pedal which turns off all but the two 8' stops while it is held down. Wood-grained case, gilded, half-round wooden dummy facade pipes. Stops: Dulciana [8], Flute 8, Octave 4, Flute 4, Piccolo 2. Most pipework original, some replacements for missing pipes were made.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Moved to Columbia Organ Works in 1997, placed in storage, and restored. With the exception of a six-month loan to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lancaster, the organ remained in the shop until its installation here in 2008.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From A. M. E. Church, Hollidaysburg, PA in 1997. For resale.
Related Instrument Entries: Henry W. Knauff, Sr. (1847)
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