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Builder: Steere & Turner, Opus 300, 1890 Manuals: 2 Ranks: 29 Action: Mechanical Notes: The instrument is located in a lavishly decorated theater built in memory of the daughter of a prominent local family. The organ is installed to the left of the proscenium, with the console more or less at stage level. The pipework is crammed in behind a grille roughly two floors above the organist, and is nearly inaccessible; space had not been made for it originally and there is evidence of much heated correspondence regarding the location of the organ. The bottom 12 pipes of the Doppel Flute are from the Melodia, and the bottom 12 of the Aeoline is from the Salicional. The Great Mixture is 15-19-22 breaking at middle and treble c; the Swell Dolce Cornet, contrary to its name, is a quint mixture of 19-22-26, breaking at tenor, middle and treble c. GREAT ORGAN - FIRST MANUALE 16' Open Diapason 58 8' Open Diapason 58 8' Doppel Flute 46 8' Melodia 58 8' Dulciana 58 4' Octave 58 4' Flute d'Amour 58 3' Twelfth 58 2' Fifteenth 58 III Mixture 174 * 8' Trumpet 58 * * enclosed in Swell SWELL ORGAN - SECOND MANUALE 16' Bourdon 40 16' Bourdon Bass 18 8' Open Diapason 58 8' Stopped Diapason 58 8' Salicional 58 8' Aeoline 46 4' Flute Harmonique 58 4' Violin 58 2' Flautino 58 III Dolce Cornet 174 8' Cornopean 58 8' Oboe & Bassoon 58 Tremolo PEDAL ORGAN 16' Open Diapason 27 16' Bourdon 27 8' Violoncello 27 Gt to Ped Sw to Ped 5 Combination Pedals Gt-Ped Reversible |
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The Mabel Tainter Memorial was built in memory of the daughter of a
prominent local family;
although church services were held in the auditorium early in its
history, it is more clearly
designed as a theater or concert hall. The organ is installed to the left of the proscenium, with the console more or less at stage level. The pipework is behind a grille roughly two floors above the stage, and is nearly inaccessible; rumor states that there was much heated correspondence in the builder's file regarding the location of the organ. Incidentally, a portion of the original winding system can be seen in a basement restroom. The bottom 12 pipes of the doppel flute are from the Melodia, and the bottom 12 of the Aeoline is from the Salicional. The Great Mixture and Trumpet are enclosed with the Swell. The Great Mixture is 15-19-22 breaking at middle and treble c; the Swell Dolce Cornet, contrary to its name, is a quint mixture of 19-22-26, breaking at tenor, middle and treble c. |
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