Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Goulding & Wood, Inc. (1999)

Originally Aug. Prante & Sons (1899)
Exhibited in the 2007 OHS convention(s)

Location:

Western Yearly Meetinghouse
US Route 40 & S. East Street
Plainfield, IN 46168 US
Organ ID: 27196

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Friends (Quaker)
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on March 01, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 16 ranks. 856 pipes. 2 manuals.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 07, 2018:
We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 14, 2015:

Updated through online information from Timothy E. Conyers. -- The original pump handle mechanism is still in place and located on the left side of the case near the rear. It may still function as there is no visible electrical switch anywhere on the keydesk. The pipe facade stenciling is not original and was done by Goulding & Wood when the instrument was moved.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 15, 2007:

According to the article in the 2007 Organ Atlas, the organ was relocated from its original home in Indianapolis without changes by Goulding & Wood in 1999. The original hand-pumping mechanism was retained.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from <i>2007 Organ Atlas: Central Indiana Region</i>
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ Case: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Builder's Card: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Organ Case and Meetingroom Interior: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Right Drawknobs: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Keydesk: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Stenciling: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Stenciling: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Builder's Nameplate: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Building Exterior: Photograph by William T. Van Pelt. Taken on 2006-06-17

Back half of building (Plainfield Friends Meeting location): Photograph by Timothy E. Conyers. Taken on 2015-04-17