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Mechanicville, USA (New York) - United Methodist Church
Municipal: Mechanicville
Region:Saratoga County
Address: 7 Main Street North, 12118, Mechanicville, NY
Description nr.: 2056031.
Built by: Skinner Organ Company (1929) - opus 770
In 1929, the Skinner Organ Company built a new three-manual organ for the United Methodist Church in Mechanicville. It replaced an organ by J.W. Steere & Son from 1894. This organ was sold to the Methodist Church in North Hoosick in 1929. The new organ was opened on January 14, 1930 by William E. Zeuch, vice president of the Skinner Organ Company.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - from Pedal, Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Principal 4', Grave Mixture 2 ranks (2 2/3'+2').
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Cor de Nuit 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Flute 4', Corno di Bassetto 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (2'), Waldhorn 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Echo Organ (C-c''''): Fernflöte 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Chimes.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): DIapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Flute 4' - extension, Chimes - from Echo.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Choir to Great 4', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 16', Swell to Choir 4', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Choir 16', Choir 4', Swell 16', Swell 4'.
Accessories: Sforzando, 4 Combinations to Great, 4 Combinations to Choir, 6 Combinations to Swell, 4 Combinations to Pedal, 3 General Combinatons.
Mechanicville, USA (New York) - United Methodist Church
Municipal: Mechanicville
Region:Saratoga County
Address: 7 Main Street North, 12118, Mechanicville, NY
Description nr.: 2056031.
Built by: Skinner Organ Company (1929) - opus 770
In 1929, the Skinner Organ Company built a new three-manual organ for the United Methodist Church in Mechanicville. It replaced an organ by J.W. Steere & Son from 1894. This organ was sold to the Methodist Church in North Hoosick in 1929. The new organ was opened on January 14, 1930 by William E. Zeuch, vice president of the Skinner Organ Company.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 5 (4) |
| - Choir Organ | 5 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Echo Organ | 2 |
| - Pedal Organ | 5 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 27 (23) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - from Pedal, Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Principal 4', Grave Mixture 2 ranks (2 2/3'+2').
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Cor de Nuit 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Flute 4', Corno di Bassetto 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Rohrflöte 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks (2'), Waldhorn 16', Trumpet 8', Oboe 8', Tremolo.
Echo Organ (C-c''''): Fernflöte 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Chimes.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): DIapason 16', Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Flute 4' - extension, Chimes - from Echo.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Choir to Great 4', Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 16', Swell to Choir 4', Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Choir 16', Choir 4', Swell 16', Swell 4'.
Accessories: Sforzando, 4 Combinations to Great, 4 Combinations to Choir, 6 Combinations to Swell, 4 Combinations to Pedal, 3 General Combinatons.
| Literature |
An organ Atlas of the Capital District Region of New York State : Published for the fiftieth anniversary of the Organ Historical Society 1956-2006 / Jonathan Ambrosino, Alfred V. Fedak, Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Stephen L. Pinel. - Richmond, Virginia : OHS Press, 2006. |