Marr & Colton
1931

Originally Wm. A. Johnson (Opus 345, 1871)

First Baptist Church

Sanctuary; front

224 Main Street
Penn Yan, NY, US

Instrument ID: 66393 ● Builder ID: 3996 ● Location ID: 57632
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Builder: Marr & Colton
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions18 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Stop Keys in Horseshoe Curves
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Jim Stettner on March 26th, 2021:

This was the electrification of the existing 1871 Wm. A. Johnson organ with reconfiguring as a 3-manual instrument on new windchests in chambers across the front. According to the church website on the organ history page, "In 1931, a "new" organ was built by the Marr and Colton firm of Warsaw, NY. However, it was not completely new, as the majority of it's pipework came from the 1871 instrument. The tracker (mechanical) action was replaced by electro-pneumatic action chests, and a new console was provided. The entire structure of the organ was changed by the removal of the 1871 casework and the installation of the pipework in three chambers across the front of the sanctuary. This 1931 rebuild resulted in an instrument with three rather weak divisions, Great, Swell and Choir, all of which were under expression."


Jim Stettner on March 26th, 2021:

Identified through on-line information from Richard Johnson. -- The original two manual tracker mechanism and case were removed in 1931. The pipework was transferred to electro-pneumatic chests by Marr and Colton, and a three manual horseshoe console was supplied.

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Related Instrument Entries: Wm. A. Johnson (Opus 345, 1871) , David Peckham (1983)

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