Carlton C. Michell
1890ca.
Polite Temple Baptist Church
Sanctuary
38 East Price Street
Philadelphia: Germantown, PA, US
14 Ranks - 780 Pipes
Instrument ID: 181 ● Builder ID: 4233 ● Location ID: 177
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal3 Divisions15 Stops20 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 1996 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The Great "Rohrflute" 8' is a stopped wood rank with solid (not pierced) stoppers; 1-12 of the Dolce 8' are of capped metal. Just what C. C. Michell's contribution was, is difficult to discern, and if it were not for the nameplate, one might suppose the organ to be nothing more than a pleasant "garden-variety" Cole & Woodberry. Closer inspection however reveals voicing that is perhaps rather more refined than what one might expect, and the Cornopean 8' instead of the more typical Oboe 8' suggests something unusual. Only a hint, perhaps, of the glories to come at St. Luke's, but a hint worth studying, and a fine little organ in its own right. -- 1996 OHS Handbook
Database Manager on January 26th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Jonathan M. Bowen. -- Organ by C. C. Michell, in conjunction w/ Cole & Woodberry, Boston, MA
Database Manager on January 25th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Jonathan M. Bowen.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Builder's Nameplate: Michell
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