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Unknown Builder (1930)

Originally Steer & Turner [J.W. Steer] (Opus 211, 1885)

Location:

First Baptist Church
Newfane, NY US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 69888

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Baptist Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on December 20, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • 10 ranks. 525 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 10 stops. 13 registers.
Chancel:
  • Built by Steer & Turner [J.W. Steer]
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 10
  • Registers: 13
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • 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.
  • Combination Action: Fixed mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on December 20, 2021.
Jim Stettner on December 20, 2021:

This entry represents the installation of a used pipe organ. according to the church website, "1930 — A used pipe organ is purchased for $1,500 from the Seventh-Day Baptist Church of Alfred, N.Y. Though no longer in use, the huge organ pipes are a prominent backdrop behind the lighted hanging cross at the front of the sanctuary."

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on December 20, 2021.
Stoplist copied from a related OHS Database entry: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on December 20, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph by Pubdog (Wikipedia - Public Domain), submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. June 2009

Organ case in front: Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2015-09-26

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