William W. Laws (1926)

Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Roman Catholic Church

New Bedford, MA, US

  • Notes: unenclosed, Man. II, CC-c4
  • Notes: 58, Original; 1-12 stopped wood; 13-58 rescaled 1 note; 13-30 zinc, 31-58 spotted metal
  • Notes: 58, 1-17 zinc, with soldered-on extensions; 18-58 spotted metal, slide-tuned; F scribed ''Putnam Clark"
  • Notes: 58, Pipes marked "Op. English;" 1-17 zinc, with soldered-on extensions; 18-58 spotted metal, slide-tuned; F inscribed "Putnam Clark"
  • Notes: 58, 1-12 zinc, 13-58 spotted metal; slots with slide tuners; C marked "1492/Gr. Gross Gamba," back seam inscribed "H.H. Bartlett voicer 1902"
  • Notes: 58, Original; 1-57 open wood, inverted mouths, inset walnut upper lips; 1-12 lengthened; 14- 57 rescaled 1 note; 38-57 pear wood fronts; 25-57 regulating screws; C# marked "No. 29/Great Melodia''
  • Notes: 58, Original; 1-12 stopped wood; 13-58 twin mouths, 25-58 pear fronts, pine sides
  • Notes: 58, Original; rescaled 1 note; 1-6 zinc, 7-58 spotted metal; slide-tuned; 1-37 slotted
  • Notes: 58, 1-12 stopped wood; 13-58 tapered (3/4) common metal; C signed "P. Clark"
  • Notes: 58, Pipes removed from chest) unexamined
  • Notes: 58, Pipes removed from chest) unexamined
  • Notes: 232, Pipes removed from chest) unexamined. Breaks at C and cl (Originally V ranks at t.C ; top rank holes plugged)
  • Notes: 46, Pipes removed from chest1 unexamined
  • Notes: 58, Pipes removed from chest1 unexamined
  • Notes: 58, Pipes removed from chest1 unexamined
16'
8'
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2â…”'
2'
IV
16'
8'
4'
  • Notes: enclosed, Man. III, CC-c4
  • Notes: 58, Stopped wood, with cherry caps; 1-36 pine, 37-58 mahogany fronts, pine sides; 25-58 slanted blocks
  • Notes: 58, Rescaled one note; F# marked ''Organ #29/Swl. Open F/WF.G. June 1876;" 1-18 zinc; 19-58 common metal, slotted; 13-58 slide-tuned
  • Notes: 58, Roosevelt; stopped wood, hardwood caps; 1-19 pine, slanted blocks; 20-58 twin mouths, mahogany fronts, pine sides, scooped blocks
  • Notes: 58, 1-12 modern zinc, slide-tuned; 13-58 original, spotted metal, with tuning scrolls replaced by slide tuners; C marked "1876/H.L.R."
  • Notes: 58, Hutchings; C foot stamped "Alf. Peterson," inscribed "#1492/#1469;" wood roller beards to 44
  • Notes: 58, Hutchings; 1-12 zinc, 13-58 spotted metal; 1-48 wood roller beards, slots with slide tuners; 49-58 slide-tuned; C marked "Viol d'Orch," stamped "Alf. Peterson," scribed "#1492/#1469"
  • Notes: 58, Pipes marked "Echo Diap. Ch;" 1-5 zinc, 6-58 spotted metal
  • Notes: 58, 1-6 open wood with metal tuning flaps; 7-44 spotted metal with scribed and flatted mouths, slots and slide tuners, original tuning ears removed; 19-44 harmonic, stamped "H;" 19 inscribed "Reprise;" 45-58 tapered common metal
  • Notes: 58, Modern (Skinner?); 1-6 zinc, 7-58 spotted metal; slide tuners; FF# scribed "524/65/Sw Violina"
  • Notes: 174, Common metal; rescaled 1 note; 12th and 17th have 2/2 taper; 15th is wide-scaled cylindrical; CC# pipes signed "Moritz Robert Mohr/1876 New York/#29"
  • Notes: 58, 1-45 spotted metal bells on zinc stems; 46-58 spotted metal
  • Notes: 58, 1-53 spotted metal bells on zinc stems; 37-53 harmonic; 54-58 open spotted metal flues
  • Notes: 58, 1-53 spotted metal bells on zinc stems; 54-58 open spotted metal flues
  • Notes: 58, 1-49 tin, twist caps, long boots; 50-58 common metal flues, scroll-tuned
16'
8'
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
4'
III
16'
8'
8'
8'
  • Notes: enclosed, Man. I, CC-c4
  • Notes: 46, 13-24 modern zinc, stamped "Dul," scribed "Gamba;" 25-58 spotted metal; #25 marked "Dolce I 58 I 498"
  • Notes: 58, Rescaled 1 note; 1-18 zinc, slotted; 19-58 spotted metal, slots and scrolls replaced with tuning slides
  • Notes: 58, 1-12 zinc, 13-58 spotted metal, pipes marked "Dul" and "V. Dolce;" slotted, with tuning slides
  • Notes: 58, metal; tuning scrolls replaced with tuning slides
  • Notes: 58, Marked "Solo C. Fl.;" open wood (pine, with maple fronts), inverted mouths; 31-58 harmonic
  • Notes: 58, Marked "Ch. Violina;" rescaled 1 note; spotted metal with tuning slides; 1-38 slotted
  • Notes: 58, Stamped "B;" 1-5 stopped wood, 6-44 common metal; 13-44 canistered with exterior chimneys, ear-tuned; 45-58 open spotted metal, slide-tuned
  • Notes: 58, Common metal; slide-tuned 1-13 slotted
  • Notes: 58, 1-50 belled clarinet construction, 5 1-58 common metal flues, slide-tuned
16'
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
2'
8'
  • Notes: enclosed, Man. IV, CC-c4; Laws; unplayable, unexamined
8'61
8'61
8'61
8'61
4'61
8'61
  • Notes: unenclosed, CC-g1
  • Notes: 1-12 Bourdon at 16' and 10â…”'; 13-32 Bourdon at 32'
  • Notes: 1-12 Open Diapason at 16' and 10â…”'; 13-32 Open Diapason at 32'
  • Notes: 56, 1-30 Roosevelt; 31-56 Laws
  • Notes: 56, Stopped wood; 1-30 Roosevelt; 3 1 -56 Laws
  • Notes: [from Open Diapason]
  • Notes: 44, 1-30 Roosevelt; 31-44 Laws
  • Notes: [from Bourdon]
  • Notes: [from Open Diapason]
  • Notes: [from Violoncello]
  • Notes: [from Bourdon]
  • Notes: 1-30 Roosevelt Trombone, wood resonators and boots, maple shallots; 32-56 Laws, spotted metal
  • Notes: [from 16' Tuba]
  • Notes: [from 16' Tuba]
32'
32'
16'
16'
8'
8'
8'
4'
4'
4'
16'
8'
4'
  • Notes: thumb
  • Notes: thumb and toe
  • Notes: thumb
  • Notes: thumb
  • Notes: thumb
  • Notes: thumb
  • Notes: toe
  • Notes: toe reversible
  • Notes: toe reversible
  • Notes: toe reversible
  • Notes: toe reversible