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R. Wilson Ross (1965)

Originally William King (1875 ca.)

Location:

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
224 Franklin Street
Elmira, NY 14902 US
Sanctuary; rear gallery
Organ ID: 49869

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on April 24, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 14 ranks. 2 divisions. 2 manuals. 21 stops. 14 registers.
All:
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 2
  • Stops: 21
  • Registers: 14
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Jim Stettner on April 24, 2022:

Transplanted note from duplicate entry. Scot Huntington on April 16, 2022:

This organ is known from the William King work list compiled by King researcher Dr. Donald R.M. Patterson, and published in The Tracker XVI:4:1972.

Built by William King ca. 1872, it was rebuilt by Tellers-Sommerhoff in 1912, and then rebuilt again by R. Wilson Ross of Elmira and Pine City in 1965. The present state of this organ is unknown.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on April 24, 2022.
Database Manager on June 25, 2012:

Updated through online information from David Jackson.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 22, 2012:

Updated through online information from David Jackson. -- Rebuilt by Ross Organ Co. Organ Facade looks very much like Hook and Hastings

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 16, 2012:

Identified through online information from David Jackson. -- Mechanical alterations to existing instrument of unknown origin.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Taken from console June 19,2012
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Rochester Churches (dorchurches.com), submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2015

Rear gallery with organ: Photograph from an archival source: Rochester Churches (dorchurches.com), submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2015

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