Berkshire Organ Co., Inc.
Opus 108, 1978
Originally Emmons Howard (1891)
Orono United Methodist Church
Sanctuary; front
36 Oak St.
Orono, ME, US
27 Ranks - 1,437 Pipes
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IMAGES
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STOPLISTS
| GREAT🛈 | ||
| 8' | Prinzipal🛈 | |
| 8' | Dulciane🛈 | |
| 8' | Rohr Gedeckt🛈 | |
| 4' | Octav🛈 | |
| 4' | Pommer🛈 | |
| 2' | Hellflöte🛈 | |
| IV | Mixtur🛈 | |
| 8' | Trompete🛈 |
| SWELL🛈 | ||
| 8' | Viol🛈 | |
| 8' | Schwebung TC🛈 | |
| 8' | Singend Gedeckt🛈 | |
| 4' | Prestant🛈 | |
| 4' | Nachthorn🛈 | |
| 2' | Prinzipal🛈 | |
| 1⅓' | Quintflöte🛈 | |
| II | Sesquialter TC🛈 | |
| III | Scharf🛈 | |
| 8' | Schalmei🛈 |
| PEDAL🛈 | ||
| 16' | Sub bass🛈 | |
| II | Choralbass (4' & 2')🛈 |
| COUPLERS | ||
| Swell to Great | ||
| Great to Pedal | ||
| Swell to Pedal |
| PEDAL MOVEMENTS | ||
| Piano Great | ||
| Forte Great | ||
| Great to Pedal Reversible | ||
| Balanced Swell pedal |
Originally Written/Published: June 1981
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals 3 Divisions21 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 1981 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The complete rebuilding by Berkshire included a new facade, new wind system, & new and recycled pipes, primarily from Hook & Hastings Op. 2211, 1909. The key action is now floating; the Tremolo is electronically paced. Most metal pipework is spotted metal; the Rohr Gedeckt 8' has movable caps and inverted chimneys; Pommer 4' and Singend Gedeckt 8' are stopped wood with open metal trebles; Mixture IV is 19-22-26-29, with 3 breaks; Viol 8' has 10 Haskell basses; Scharf III is 26-29-33, with 4 breaks; original Pedal Open Diapason 16' ventil chest, now fitted with sliders, holds the Choralbass II and is prepared for two additional stops: a Prinzipalflote 8' and a Posaune 16'.
Database Manager on February 16th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Robert Faucher.
Database Manager on October 28th, 2005:
Updated through on-line information from Robert Faucher. -- Serviced in 2005
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The original builder was Emmons Howard (1891).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From Emmanual Baptist, Bangor, ME. New facade, wind system. Many new and recycled pipes from Hook & Hastings Op. 2211, 1909. Floating key action. Tremolo electronically paced.
Related Instrument Entries: Emmons Howard (1891) , Emmons Howard (1891) , Unknown Builder (1902)
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