Richard Strauss (Organs)
1969

Originally John S. Steere (Opus 178, 1883)

First United Methodist Church

70 South Main Street
Newark Valley, NY, US

27 Ranks - 1,454 Pipes
Instrument ID: 5538 ● Builder ID: 6066 ● Location ID: 5261
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  • Notes: 58 notes
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 4 swb; E5-B24 zinc, in case, C25-fs31 zinc; 1883; 19 slotted zinc common basses, to slotted top, scale common
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; 19 slotted zinc common basses, to slotted top, scale common 34 scale 44
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; 19 zinc basses; slotted, spotted, scale 56
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; 19 zinc basses; slotted, spotted, scale 56 narrow mouths
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; 12 stopped wood basses; open wood trebles, inverted mouths
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; 6 zinc basses; common, coned, scale 60
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; all stopped wood except 12 open metal trebles
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; common, coned, scale 70
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; common, coned, scale 70
  • Notes: 174 pipes; 1883; common, coned, 15-19-22, scale 73-84-86, breaks c25, 37, 49
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; conical spotted on zinc, 9 open metal trebles
  • Notes: 46 pipes; cylindrical with movable bells, common 9 open metal trebles, c13 32 mm o.d.
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  • Notes: 58 notes, enclosed
  • Notes: 41 pipes; 1905 Steere trebles replacing missing originals; unenclosed
  • Notes: 17 pipes; 1883; stopped wood, arched mouths
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883 Aeoline basses, 1905 Aeoline trebles replacing missing originals; 24 zb; slotted, spot.
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883 Salicional basses, 1905 Salicional trebles replacing missing originals, 7 szb; slotted, spot.
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883, revoiced AR Strauss with new upper lips
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883 Swell 8' Open Diapason repitched; slotted common
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1905 Swell Fl.; Harm. repitched, revoiced; replaced missing 1883 4' Flauto Traverso
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1&83, common, coned, revoiced; Cl marked "Snacuse, New York" and "C PIC Choir"
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883 Sw. 4' Violina, repi;tched, revoiced, spotted, coned
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; flared, conical; spotted on zinc, 9 open metal trebles
  • Notes: 58 pipes; 1883; spotted on zinc, 86 mm i.d.
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  • Notes: 30 notes, electro-pneumatic key action, electric stop action
  • Notes: 30 pipes; Low Bourdon 4 notes and 4 pipes synthetic:, from bottom 4 Ped. of Sw. Violin­16' 1883 cello, sounding together; next 12 borrowed from Gt. 16' OD via flip-flop valves; top 18 borrowed from 8' Oct.; replaces 1883 Ped. 16' open wood
  • Notes: 30 pipes; 1905, replacing 1883 16' Bourdon; stopped wood
  • Notes: 30 pipes
  • Notes: 12 pipes; Extension of 16' Bourdon; top 12 recycled old pipes
  • Notes: 30 pipes; recycled old pipes
  • Notes: 30 pipes; new
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2 Manuals 29 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
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Combination Action: Unknown
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DETAILS

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Exhibited in the 1980 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Paul R. Marchesano on August 18th, 2021:
The newly rebuilt instrument was dedicated 7 December 1969 with a recital played by Donald R. M. Paterson, in honor of Arthur R. Chauncey, a member of the Newark Valley church who was of inestimable help during installation of the organ.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Builder's Nameplate: A. R. Strauss
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The original builder was Steere & Turner (1883, Opus178).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1980
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Built for First Reformed, Syracuse, NY. Relocated here in 1968 through OCH & rebuilt, case altered. [Used some pipework from the church's previous 1905 J. W. Steere & Son tubular organ which had been electrified & rebuilt by Cregier of Binghampton, NY.]

Related Instrument Entries: John S. Steere (Opus 178, 1883)

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