Barnes & Buhl
1905 ca.

Originally J. H. Willcox & Co. (Opus 23, 1872)

St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church

Sanctuary; rear gallery

1001 Woods Rd.
Solvay, NY, US

16 Ranks - 896 Pipes
Instrument ID: 5887 ● Builder ID: 347 ● Location ID: 5593
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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 (61 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions16 Stops15 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: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on February 19th, 2008:
Updated through on-line information from Stephen Best. -- This is certainly Barnes and Buhl. Often that company's namplate was writen as Barnes & Buhl.

Database Manager on June 2nd, 2007:
Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Reinstallation of existing 1872 J.H. Willcox & Co. (op. 23) from Central Baptist in Syracuse. 1-21 of Great 8' Open Diapason and 1-10 of Great 8' Dolcissimo en facade. Original Great II Mixture replaced with an 8' Gamba at an undocumented time - perhaps when relocated to Solvay - reducing the organ to 15 ranks. Organ restored with one tonal change in 1989.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1979.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Relocated from Central Baptist, Syracuse, NY. Case front altered. Restored 1989 by Andover Organ Co.

Related Instrument Entries: Andover Organ Co. (Opus R-285, 1989) , J. H. Willcox & Co. (Opus 23)

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