Richard Craig Hamar
2011
Originally Gilbert & Butler (1895)
Bristol Baptist Church / Bridge Community Church
Sanctuary
43 School Street
Bristol, CT, US
8 Ranks
Instrument ID: 50256 ● Builder ID: 2605 ● Location ID: 44134
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown Builder
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 (61 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions8 Stops13 RegistersMechanical (Balanced Tracker) 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
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated by William L Degan, who has heard or played the organ. The 1970 Allen Organ has been removed. The music in worship is largely contemporary now, using piano and other praise team instrumentation.
Database Manager on February 6th, 2014:
Altered and relocated existing organ.
Identified by Chris Davenport, based on personal knowledge of the organ.
-- Organ located in chancel area on right-hand side. Also in the church is a 1970s electronic.
Database Manager on August 29th, 2012:
Updated through online information from William Degan.
Database Manager on August 23rd, 2012:
Identified through online information from William Degan. -- This organ was originally in a Methodist church in Uxbridge, MA and put in storage by Richard Hamar in 2006. Bristol Baptist Church is its second home. Richard restored the organ including the original hand pumping mechanism, but he also added an electric blower.
Related Instrument Entries: Gilbert & Butler (1895ca.)
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