Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restorations
2026
Originally Barton Organs (Opus 234, 1927)
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Music Performance Theater
1 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY, US
21 Ranks
Instrument ID: 70512 ● Builder ID: 7802 ● Location ID: 60927
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CONSOLES
Builder: Barton Organs
Position: Unknown
Design: Horseshoe
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key Action✓ Crescendo✓ Sequencer✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Combination Trundle(s)Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Not Playable in this location
This is Barton organ #234 built 1927. It is 4 manuals, 21 ranks, 7 tuned percussion and 21 orchestral traps. It is under restoration presently by Carlton Smith Pipe Organ Restoration and will be installed in the new RIT- Music Performance Theatre in Rochester, NY. Expected completion fall of 2026.
Information received online from Carlton Smith on 2024-07-09
Ian Scheil on September 13th, 2023:
The Barton Opus 234 was purchased by Dr. Steven Ball in 2002. It has been in storage since. Recently announced, the organ will be fully restored and installed in a new 750 seat theater on the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Campus. The theater construction is set to be finished in 2026 with construction already having begun in 2023. Further details are currently scarce.
Sources: https://www.rit.edu/buildingthefuture/musicperformancetheater
https://www.historicdetroit.org/buildings/hollywood-theatre
Webpage Links: RIT Music Performance Theater
Related Instrument Entries: Barton Organs (Opus 234, 1927)
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