Geo. Stevens (& Co.)
1870 ca.
Still River Baptist [now Harvard Historical Society]
Hall
215 Still River Road
Harvard, MA, US
12 Ranks - 574 Pipes
Instrument ID: 4151 ● Builder ID: 6021 ● Location ID: 3948
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Builder: Geo. Stevens (& Co.)
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
1 Manuals (56 Notes)25 Note Pedal2 Divisions11 Stops12 RegistersMechanical (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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Exhibited in the 1961 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Database Manager on May 8th, 2012:
Updated through online information from T. Daniel Hancock. -- The Harvard Historical Society reports the following about the organ's condition as of May 07, 2012: "The casework is of pine, with faux oak grained finish, in moderately good condition. The keydesk is semi-projecting, with vertical stop-jambs. All manual pipe work is enclosed in and expression box with vertical shutters operated by a hitch-down pedal, and the front pipes are wooden dummies. The Pedal pipes are arranged diatonically at the back of the organ. The organ is presently blown by an old Spencer fan blower in the cellar, but the original feeders and bellows handle are still intact. The wind-pressure appears to have been raised at some time by the addition of large and uncharacteristic rocks on the bellows, and some of the pipes seem on the verge of over blowing. The pipe work is all intact, but in somewhat damaged condition, the tops of the open metal pipes having been coned out and torn, apparently to sharpen the pitch. These few interventions can all be reversed during a restoration, as this organ is otherwise entirely intact and original." A fundraising campaign for restoration is underway.
Updated through online information from T. Daniel Hancock. -- The Harvard Historical Society reports the following about the organ's condition as of May 07, 2012: "The casework is of pine, with faux oak grained finish, in moderately good condition. The keydesk is semi-projecting, with vertical stop-jambs. All manual pipe work is enclosed in and expression box with vertical shutters operated by a hitch-down pedal, and the front pipes are wooden dummies. The Pedal pipes are arranged diatonically at the back of the organ. The organ is presently blown by an old Spencer fan blower in the cellar, but the original feeders and bellows handle are still intact. The wind-pressure appears to have been raised at some time by the addition of large and uncharacteristic rocks on the bellows, and some of the pipes seem on the verge of over blowing. The pipe work is all intact, but in somewhat damaged condition, the tops of the open metal pipes having been coned out and torn, apparently to sharpen the pitch. These few interventions can all be reversed during a restoration, as this organ is otherwise entirely intact and original." A fundraising campaign for restoration is underway.
Database Manager on December 31st, 2009:
Updated through on-line information from Claire Rindenello.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Building formerly Still River Baptist, then Harvard Historical Society. 9/93 form - stop list & pictures.
Webpage Links: Harvard Historical Society, Harvard, Massachussetts
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