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Lewtak Pipe Organ Builders, Inc. (Opus 2, 2008)

Location:

West Baptist Church
Oswego, NY US
Organ ID: 38226

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 33 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 27 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 27
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on flat jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on January 04, 2009:

Identified through article in The Diapason referenced below. Incorporates pipe work from 1867 Marklove organ that was electrified by Buhl in 1951.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from Inaugural Recital Program April 19, 2009
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Keydesk and partial casework: Photograph by Tomasz Lewtak. Taken on 2009-02-28

Keydesk: Photograph by Tomasz Lewtak. Taken on 2009-02-28

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