James Treat & Co.
Opus 2, 1888
Residence: Edward F. Searles
Kellogg Terrace
Great Barrington, MA, US
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CONSOLES
Builder: James Treat & Co.
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal42 Stops42 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Case carved and built by Herter Brothers, New York City. Organ was first played after dinner party held on Christmas Eve 1888. James E. Treat was dressed as Santa Claus. Boston organists Henry Dunham and Everett Truette were invited to play the organ.
Database Manager on July 8th, 2008:
Identified through online information from James Lewis. -- Moved c. 1920 [ed.: actually 1924] to Congregational Church, Methuen, Mass., where it was electrified and tonally altered by William W. Laws.
Related Instrument Entries: William W. Laws (1924)
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