Jeremy Cooper
1995
First Congregational Church
Sanctuary
81 E. Town St .
Norwichtown, CT, US
21 Ranks
Instrument ID: 7980 ● Builder ID: 1365 ● Location ID: 5548
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Builder: Jeremy Cooper
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 (56 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions18 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Scot Huntington on April 8th, 2023:
This was essentially a deconstructive restoration, returning the organ to its 1857 tonal condition with all the surviving Hook material reused, plus the addition of a high-pitched neo-baroque Mixture. The aluminum action from Andover was discarded. Various recycled components were located through Alan Laufman and the Organ Clearing House. The down-sized organ was returned to its rear gallery location, and the case wings added by Gilbert & Butler were removed, restoring the case to its original size. The original rosewood faux graining hidden under several layers of paint, was reinterpreted in a contemporary styling. With the abrupt closure of Central Baptist downtown in 2020, the congregation merged with First Baptist in Norwichtown in 2021. The church is now named: First Congregational and Central Baptist Church.
This was essentially a deconstructive restoration, returning the organ to its 1857 tonal condition with all the surviving Hook material reused, plus the addition of a high-pitched neo-baroque Mixture. The aluminum action from Andover was discarded. Various recycled components were located through Alan Laufman and the Organ Clearing House. The down-sized organ was returned to its rear gallery location, and the case wings added by Gilbert & Butler were removed, restoring the case to its original size. The original rosewood faux graining hidden under several layers of paint, was reinterpreted in a contemporary styling. With the abrupt closure of Central Baptist downtown in 2020, the congregation merged with First Baptist in Norwichtown in 2021. The church is now named: First Congregational and Central Baptist Church.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The original builder was E. & G. G. Hook (1857, Opus 221).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1996
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Rebuild of twice altered Hook. New windchests. Action and console retained with alterations from Andover 1966. Moved to original position in rear gallery. Re-dedicated by Mark Brombaugh, 4/23/95.
Related Instrument Entries: Richard Craig Hamar (1978) , E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 221, 1857) , Gilbert & Butler (1890) , Andover Organ Co. (1966)
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