Hook-Hastings Co.
Opus 1733, 1896

Scot Huntington on December 17th, 2022:
While the organ was second hand in this place, it was new to this building at the time of its construction in the early 1920s. The church oral legend indicates it came from an Episcopal Seminary just up the road from the present church when that institution closed, so it is possible this may be the organ's second home. The organ is installed in a chancel chamber so only the facade woodwork survives. The organ is in essentially original condition and has been refurbished twice in the last 50 years, according to two memorial plaques affixed to the case. The present Kinetic blower was installed as part of the first phase in 1978 and the bellows re-leathered, eliminating the double rise. In 2013, organ was re-nutted at which time, most unfortunately, the original cone tuning was abolished, the dead-length pipes were cut down and fitted with slide tuners; the blower was fitted with a new silent Fasco motor, the wood ranks re-leathered and the organ interior cleaned. The cost of this work was $12,500 and was done by the Potter-Rathbun company of Providence, Rhode Island. The organ is in good condition with its original pitch and voicing intact and is a good example of the company's workhorse stock models from this, their last *fin de siecle *period of tonal excellence.

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Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
This entry represents the installation of a used organ. From St. Paul's Episcopal in Providence, RI.