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Baltimore, USA (Maryland) - University of Maryland - Westminster Hall
Municipal: Baltimore
Region:Baltimore County
Address: 519 West Fayette Street, 21201, Baltimore, MD
Website: https://www.westminsterhall.org/
Description nr.: 2003925.
Built by: Johnson & Son (1882) - opus 577
In 1882, the Johnson & Son firm placed a new organ in Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland. William Bardroff installed a new console in the years 1930-1935 and electrified the action. The church closed in 1977, after which the instrument was disassembled and stored by the Andover Organ Company in 1980. It was in bad shape. In 1992 it was restored by Andover. They made a new console and machine heads based on other Johnson organs. The pedal has been expanded with three tones. After this it was placed in Westminster Hall of the University of Maryland.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Violin Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolce 8', Fugara 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Flautino 2', Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
Baltimore, USA (Maryland) - University of Maryland - Westminster Hall
Municipal: Baltimore
Region:Baltimore County
Address: 519 West Fayette Street, 21201, Baltimore, MD
Website: https://www.westminsterhall.org/
Description nr.: 2003925.
Built by: Johnson & Son (1882) - opus 577
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1882 | Johnson & Son | 577 | new organ | 1935 | William Bardroff & Son | rebuild | 1992 | Andover Organ Company | transfer/relocate |
In 1882, the Johnson & Son firm placed a new organ in Westminster Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland. William Bardroff installed a new console in the years 1930-1935 and electrified the action. The church closed in 1977, after which the instrument was disassembled and stored by the Andover Organ Company in 1980. It was in bad shape. In 1992 it was restored by Andover. They made a new console and machine heads based on other Johnson organs. The pedal has been expanded with three tones. After this it was placed in Westminster Hall of the University of Maryland.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1882 | Baltimore, Maryland (USA) | Westminster Presbyterian Church |
| 1992 | Baltimore, Maryland (USA) | Westminster Hall |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 20 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Melodia 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Violin Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolce 8', Fugara 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Flautino 2', Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16'.
| Recordings |
Historic Organs of Baltimore : Thirty Historic Pipe Organs, Baltimore to Westminster to Hanover. - Organ Historical Society OHS-91 (4-CD). - 1995. - Recorded in 1991 during the OHS National Convention. |