OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE

Volume VII DECEMBER, 1962 Number 2 Chronicle of The By JOHN R. HINNERS

The story of the Hinners Organ Company be- gins in the early 1800's at Badenstadt, in Hanover, Germany. A religious group who were known as "Pietists" were living, none too comfortably, In that area. Harassed by religious persecution and disturbed by the unsettled conditions caused by the Napoleonic wars, about eighty of these devout Christians looked toward the New World for peace and opportunity. In 1836 this group joined a host of other Immigrants to America and, with a bevy of Children, crowded into a sailing vessel at the port of Bremen. One of the youths in the Pietist group was a lad of twelve, Peter Hinners. The stormy, three-month Atlantic crossing was an exciting adventure for Peter and a younger boy. Henry Koeneke. They became lifelong friends and, later, colleagues In the ministry of the Methodist Church. The ship landed at Baltimore; and the Pietists, fewer in number but strong in determination, JOHN L. HINNERS (around 1900) piled Into wagons and carts and plodded over the into Alleghenies into the Ohio Valley, and finally J touch with Dr. William Nast, founder of the German branch of the Methodist Episcopal Church ohn was then nineteen years old and ready to at , Ohio; and, in 1838, they built at start a career. He loved music and was gifted in Wheeling the first German Methodist Episcopal that department; and this interest, together with Church in the world. The membership was his strong church background, led him into church imbued with an intense missionary zeal, and in music and . He went to work for 1849, Peter Hinners and Henry Koeneke went Mason & Hamlin. serving his apprenticeship In out into the New World as Methodist mlssionaries. the organ department. By 1879, , he had worked Some years before, Peter had married Johana his way up to foreman; but, with so many Masons Miller, and they now had a three year old boy, and Hamlins working in the firm he decided he John L. Hinners, who had been born in Wheeling could go no further. He left in December of that on August 11, 1846. Peter and his family traveled year with his wife, Wilhelmina Witt Hinners, all over the Middle West, founding churches as whom he had married in 1868, and several chil- they went. It is not known how many years-or dren, one or whom was Arthur W. Hinners, born babies-later the Hinners landed in , but In 1873, Peter finally built a house in Rogers Park, where he lived for the rest of his life. "Fred Schaefer, Manufacturer of Parlor and Chapel Organs and Dealer in , Organs, Mu- John L. Hinners apparently received his formal sical Merchandise, Books, Stationery, Toys, No- education in public schools In Chicago, His strong tions, and Fancy Goods; Pekin, Illinois." This was sense of duty prompted him to enlist in the Civil the letterhead of the small company for which War in Chicago in January, 1864. His feelings John went to work in 1880, building reed organs in about military life were indicated in a letter he a back room. At that time, he wrote several let- wrote to his sister in 1865 In which he said: "I ters to his brother, George Hinners, who was still guess by this time the 72nd boys whoI were taken working for Mason & Hamlin. which give an in- prisoner are in Chicago. If they are, tell them I teresting picture of John and his work. congratulate them on their good luck. would very much like to be there too, but I am not my own On May 23, 1880, he wrote: "We are well and master now, but I hope to God I will be soon." He busy, very busy, making organs a doz. at a time. got his wish and was discharged in August, 1865. Pekin is immense, seems to be a place where every In 1881, Fred Schaefer retired from the busi- ness world, and his firm was taken over by Koch Brothers, Inc. John decided to go into business for himself at this time for he had all he needed except money. Having become well-known in Pe- kin, he managed to round up considerable capital from fourteen prominent citizens of the town. It is easy to see that John was good at making friends and gaining their confidence. Armed with a small treasury and one assistant, John built the first Hinners reed organs. Demand for the instruments increased rapidly, and John decided the capacity of his enterprise would have to be enlarged. Late in the year 1881, he decided to go into partnership with Mr. J. J. Fink, who HINNERS FACTORY supplied enough capital to move the business to larger quarters in Pekin and to obtain more crafts- men and equipment. The name of the company was then "Hinners & Fink." The business had grown considerably when, in 1885, Mr. U. J. Albert- one tries to enjoy life, carriage riding seems to be the sen stepped in to buy out Mr. Fink and all of the favorite amusement. Sundays the Peoria people come original suppliers of capital. The name then here to (spend) the day at our sulpher-spring park, changed to "Hinners and Albertsen;" and, under was there myself yesterday, drank two cups of that name, the company came into its own. sulphur-water, it tastes like rotten eggs, yum, yum, The goody. I look with pleasure to the time of your visit. What sort of instruments was John producing try and arrange to be there over Sunday, see our big in the early years of his enterprise? Hinners church and the "big" people ... " The church to which and Albertsen reed organ catalogue of the early he referred was the German Methodist Episcopal 1890's offered a choice of six different specifica- Church of Pekin, where he was and choir tions in a variety of heavy walnut cases. The small- director for many years. est consisted of two16', eight 8',foot rank4's), with octave $26.50. John's aggressiveness and pride in his work, coupler and sold for The largest(1 had6'), four and also his sense of humor, were demonstrated in the full ranks (one two one one treble following letter to his brother: celeste, and one twelve note Subbass and "Now I want you to do us a favor. it is this: could be had for $185.00. In all but the smallest, Jennie, our cousin, has a customer for an organ each rank was controlled by two draw-knobs, for us, Her name is Mrs. Spinden; I wish you would treble and bass, which divided the rank at middle try and make a sale to her for us - and you can C. The largest model was also available with a make something for yourself. I enclose a cut of a full pedal board. The reed organs proved to be & well constructed, capable, satisfying instruments good, nice case, in fact a beautiful case, work- and were unique among reed organs of the time manship and finish cannot be beat, not even by M. in their power and musical qualities. All instru- H. for the same price. I will give the price to you, ments were sold direct from the factory by mail and leave it to you to set the price to the customer, if but don't go too high, I think $10 or $15 is enough to order, and were subject to a "money back not make. I think that it will be an easy matter for you satisfied" policy. to make the sale, because when she hears that you The first piper organs were offered for sale in are with M. & H., but are recom-mending the 1890, and were heralded by a special catalogue, in Schaefer organ, she will feel con-vinced that you English and German, which introduced "Our New No. are perfectly disinterested. Of course the terms 8'5 Open Pipe Di apaso Organ."n ThisMetal organ 61 had pipes the following 8' Melodia are cash on delivery. If she should prove unwilling specifications : Wood 61 pipes enclosed to buy through you, just tell her to write to me 8' Gamba Metal 61 pipes enclosed for other figures and cuts, Etc. and when you come 4' Principal Metal 61 pipes here I will tell you how you can make something 16' Pedal Wood 15 pipes out of it even If she does not buy then, but in the Super Coupler Manual to pedal Coupler future. Now I don't want you to play any "hookey", Swell Pedal game, and sell her M. & H. because it you do we will know that it is skull-duggery, and Mr. S. Price : $485.00 knows that I wrote to you she promised to buy from us. If you can make any other sales, you will be paid. I know we can't be beat in prices, except by inferior organs. You can heartily recommend As with the reed organs, this organ had its our organs because there are none made which manual ranks divided at middle C, and each half 1 E. F. Unland, Habbe Velde, Conrad Luppen, D. C. Smith, Luppe Luppen, are superior to them, as I will prove to you when you Epke Meinen, Camp Speaker, Fred Neef, John Velde, J. A. Roelfs, L. J. come. When you get here, enquire for Schaefers, Roelfs, Henry Block, G. A. Kuhl, and G. S. de Vries. and any dog will wag his tall in the direction of it."

PAGE 2 was contr olled by a tr eble and bass knob. John L . H inner s was a self-taught musician; and, the pr obability that he was pr imar ily a left-footed pedaler , as wer e most of his customer s, was indicated by the catalogue descr iption of this or gan which stated: "The full scale Pedalklavier of 27 keys is the same as in the lar gest or gans, but since the notes above the lower octave ar e never , or only ver y r ar ely used for chur ch ser vice, we omit them as a needless expenditur e." The metal pipes for this or gan, and all H inner s pipe or gans befor e 1920, wer e pur chased fr om Anton Gottfr ied. The case was built of satin walnut, and the pipes wer e highly or namented with gold and silver paint. The fir st H inner s pipe or gan sold was this model, and was sold on May 21, 1890, to the Rever end M. Schnier le, for the Ger man Methodist Episcopal C hur ch, In Edwar dsville, Illinois, THE LAST HINNERS ORGAN The s ame catalogue offer ed a thr ee r ank organ (two 8' and one 4') for $375.00 a five rank (same as No. 5 with a 2') for $575 .00, and a six rank (same as No. 5 with two 2') for $635.00. All we re one manual and pre si d e nt; A rthur W. Hi n ne rs ( so n) , sec re tary ; pedal. Description of two manual instruments was an d Hi e lo J. R ust, tre asure r. offered upon request, and inquiries about custom T wo y e ars late r, t he company celebrate d its installations were also welcomed. A typical two manual twenty-f i f th anniversary by inviting its em- Instrument of that period made by Hinners had the pl oyees a nd frien ds to a free ste amboat exc ursion on t he Illinois R i v e r, There were then forty e m - following stoplist: p loyees i n t he fi rm . ·Gr eat John L. Hinners w a s t o b e a t t he hel m of his 8' O p en Dia p a son me tal 6 1 pipes new l y incorpora t ed compa ny for onl y fou rs, for in 8' M el odia woo d 6 1 pipes 1906 he fel l il l w it h ca ncer, a nd died on Au gu st 24 8' Viol d'Ga m b a me tal 6 1 pipes of t ha t yea r. His son, Art hu r W . Hinners, w ho ha d 8' Du l cia n a W & M 6 1 pipe s 4' Prin cip a l me tal 6 1 pipes b een secret a ry of t he firm, su cceeded his fa t her a s 4' Fl u t e d'A m ou r W & M 6 1 pipe s president . Swell 2' Fift een t h me tal 6 1 pipes A rthur Hi n ners was a kind, pa t ient , g e n e rous, a n d religious man. He was not by any means a 16' B ou rdon woo d 4 9 pipes m u sicia n , as his father ha d been, and, in fact, was 8' Violin Diapason me tal 6 1 pipes 8' Lieblich woo d 6 1 pipes a b l e to play only a few hymns w it h which he 8' Salicional W & M 6 1 pipe s dem on strated the fin e poi n ts of Hi nn ers Organs. 4' Flute me tal 6 1 pipes His play i ng was quite rapid and c ould best be de- 2' Flautino me tal 6 1 pipes scrib ed a s a series o f r e f le x actions direct ed a t the 8' Oboe r ee d 6 1 pipe s P edal 8' Trompette k eyb oa rd. H e rel ied more on b eing methodi c al and r ee d 6 1 pipe s thorough than on n atu ral crea t ivit y, and there- 1 6 ' Subbass wood 27 pipes fore a lt ered t he pro duc ts of the compa ny very 16' Bourdon wood 27 pipes little aft er his fa t her's dea t h. He p a t t ern ed his org a n s a ft er those of his fa t her and supplemented Coupl ers; Sw. to G t, 8' & 4', Sw. to Ped., Gt. to Ped. his inherit ed knowledge with w rit t en source ma- teri al, some good a n d some not so good. Two The early Hinners pipe org a n s w ere a s uc c ess- b ook s t o w hich he referred oft en w ere ORGAN ful of German or gan buildin g tra dition s CO NSTRUCTIO N, b y J. W . Hint on (1900), w hich con- a n d t he romant ic idea s of th e nin eteen th centur y . t ained much useful and some incorrect informa- John L, Hin ners ha d never been to Europe to s e e t ion, and DICTIO NARY O F O RGAN STO PS, a w ordy a Schnit ger a nd knew only the Am erica n o rgans , piece by J. I. Wedgwood, w ho advocated many b uil ders, and orga nist s of th e day; how ever, he did of the ideas of Hope -J o ne s . have a great d eal of com m on sen se a n d cou ld readil y distinguish a useless fa d from a sou n d A rth ur maintained th e hig h s tandards of con- His stru ction s et by John and also reject ed most of t he musica l idea . co ncep tion of regi s trati o n w a s fads of t he era . Tonal b a l a nce w a s st il l g ood; a nd roma nt ic but not orchestra l , a n d he ha d a good 2 Fritz Alzner, August Becker, Willie Birkenbusch, F. B. sen se of tonal balance; thus , w hile his p ip e orga ns Blume, George Buhs, Frank Carney, Thomas Carney, C. w ere designe d a rou nd t he 8' open dia p a son , a s J.Hodapp, George Hofferbert, Julius Jaekel, D. Johnson, was the custom i n that day, th i s st op w as ne ve r Theo. Johnson, Henry Jost, Robert Kassel, Fred A. Koch, over -powering or t ub b y as on most other makes in Philip Kriegsman, O. G, Malmquist, Henry Mauth, Ferd Muehlenhrink, Rudolph Nedderman, J. W. Noe, Alfred tha t era. Mutation stops and m ixtu res were ra rely Pitts, Arthur Pitts, Frank J. Pitts, Wm. M. Pitts, Henry uits sed on H i nne rs org a n s. Poppenga, Philip Reinhardt, Jr,. E. B. Sanborn, Chas. 1 90 2 was a big y ear for the organ compa n y a n d Sassmann, Adam Schantz, John Schwinn, Henry Schroe­ der, Otto Sior, Jacob Sipfle, Gilbert B. Skaggs, C. Stein- found e r . Mr. Al b ert sen, an el derly ge ntle m an , hauer, Wm. Van Boeckman, Ed. Veerman, and John retired f ro m the company; and th e b usiness was Vinyard. then in c orp ora ted, sel l ing sto c k u n der the name. "Hinners Org a n Compan y . " The officers were: John L. Hinners, president; Ja cob A. R oelfs, v i c e PAGE 3 stoplists, although more orchestral in concept, organs under the name, "Hinners Reed Organ were still reasonable. The small, standard model Company," until his death in 1940. His enterprise trackers were constructed the same way and con- was not incorporated. tinued to be until the last years of the company. The Hinners corporation was legally dissol ved in The tonal specifications of these littl e organs of 8 1942. The factory buildings became a hard-ware store suffered sl ightl y by the substitution more and and an auto-body shop, and were finall y destroyed by 4 foot stops for anything higher. fire in 1957. Arthur Hinners died on January 19, 1955, The first radical departures from the past came in of a heart attack; and his wife, Emma Bal cke Hinners, 1910 when the Hinners company made its first passed away In 1961. Both were buried in Pekin, tubular-pneumatic action, and in 1916 when the Il linois, in the family plot which also is the resting first electro-pneumatic organ was built. The first place of John L . Hinners. tubular organ must not have been an overwhelm- ing success as the second was not constructed until As was indicated earlier, the Hinners Organ two years later. Of the more than three thousand Company built over three thousand pipe organs pipe organs built by the Hinners firm, only 223 and nearl y twenty thousand reed organs, Hinners were tubular-pneumatic and 280 were electro- pipe organs were sent to every state In the United pneumatic. Trackers were the mainstay of the States and to many foreign countries, Including company nearly to the bitter end. The first Korea, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, theater organ ( curiously enough, a five rank and India. Johna L.'s basic idea was to supply smal l tracker) was sold in 1911; and, in all, twenty of churches with inexpensive real pipe organs of high these were made, some quite large. quality, fil ling need which exists more than ever in this day of the el ectronic substitute. The The company continued its policy of having no sales force and relying on response to its catalogue. pol icies of his business were fine examples for any The catalogue was made more impressive, but less company. For example, his first catalogues stated informative. It consisted of pictures of custom in- that if his instruments did not l ive up to their stallations and a few of the standard models, let- stated qualities, the company would absorb al l ters from satisfied customers, and an abbreviated expense in removing them and returning them to list of organ stops, derived directly from the be- the factory. This never had to be done. fore-mentioned dictionary. Stoplists were supplied The major Importance or the Hinners Organ on request. Company lies in the fact that it upheld the finest The year 1921 saw the most business for the traditions of a noble art in this country throughout company, and at that time there were ninety- the worst era the has ever seen. John seven employees. Arthur Hinners was a highly L. Hinners was a man of the strongest principl es, respected and well-liked person, who got along and often went against the trends of his day. His well with anyone he ever knew or met. One of the son foll owed byAck upholdingnowledgments faithfully the stand- ards set by the founder. greatest assets he brought to the company was the The author wishes to thank the following people for their infectious sincerity with which he dealt with pros- kind assistance in preparing this article: Marion Hinners pective customers. The employees of the company Burke, Robert A. Hinners, John W. Hinners and Linda were devoted to him, and the company was a con- Jane Hinners. tented team. Arthur was also an incurable opti- mist; and, this characteristic, together with his lack of formal business training, seems to have contributed to the unfortunate combination of Notice! over-expansion and under-pricing which eventu- ally proved disastrous for the company. At this time the following back issues of THE TRACKER are available: The depression hit the Hinners Company very hard, and business declined rapidly in the thirties. Volum e I -Numbers 1 - 4 Competition was much more vigorous from com- Volume I I - Number s 1 - 4 I panies which had large sales forces and much V olume Ill - Num be r s 1 - 3 I money. Conditions grew progressively worse until Vo lume I V - N u mber 1 1936 when the last Hinners pipe organ, numbered Volume V -Number 4 3097, was sold to Mr. Mathew C. Patton for his home. Vo lume VI -Numbers 1 • 4 The company indicated some interest in buying the company, but they could not come The price for Volumes I and II (reproduced mimeo- to terms over price. Arthur then became a sales graph) is 25c per copy; for any single issue of Vol- umes Ill, IV, V, and VI, 50c per copy, Please add 10c representative for the Wicks Organ Company and for each four issues ordered to cover postage. spent nearly the rest of his life in that capacity. Checks should be made payable to "Organ His Shortly before the end of Hinners pipe organ torical Society" and mailed with orders to: construction, Louis C. Moschel, a close, personal David Ashley Cotton, Treasure r friend of Arthur Hinners, bought out the reed organ Organ Historical Society department as a separate project. Mr. Mos- 1705 Commonwealth Avenue chel had become Interested in Hinners reed organs 35, after retiring from a successful career in other business, which had included the manufacture of 0------·• walnut gunstocks. After the company discontinuedPAGE 4 its pipe organs, he continued to build the reed Specification of the Organ Great Organ Swell Organ Builder Turned Organist 1. Open Diapason 8 ft. 1. Open Diapason 8 ft. 2. Melodia 8 ft. 2. Clariana 8 ft. 3. Stopped Diapason 8 ft. 3. Clarionet Flute 8 ft. Or Vice Versa? 4. Harmonic Flute 4 ft. 4. Stopped Diapason 8 ft. 5. Principal 4 ft, 5. Violina 4 ft. by Robert B. Whiting 6. Twelfth 3 ft. 6. Flageolet 2 ft. 7. Fifteenth 2 ft. 7, Trumpet 8 ft. It has been by good fortune to acquire a dedi­ 8. cation program and specification for a George Pedal Organ Couplers Jardine & Son organ built In 1870 for the Reformed 1. Bourdon 16 ft. ccc to c 1. Swell to Great Manuals Church at Newton, Long Island, New York. 2. Great to Pedals In addition to giving all of the usual Informa­ 3. Swell to Pedals tion it al.so proves that E. G. Jardine was an or­ 4. Bellows ganist of considerable ability, and further that he A footnote claims that "Jardine's improved re­ dedicated his own organs. versible Couplers and Balance Swell Pedal, and anti-friction bellows action" had been incorpor­ The program was set for Friday evening, Sep­ ated into this Instrument. tember 23, 1870, commencing at "7½ o'clock, on which occasion Mess. Thos. Ayling and E. a. Jar­ dine wlll preside at the organ, assisted by the fol­ lowing talented singers from New York : Mrs. I. B. Willets, Miss Aggie McGuire, sopranos, Miss Addie The Libranry a d Archives McGuire, Miss Bella McGuire, altos, A. R. Tully, tenor, William R. Johnson, basso, who have kind­ ly volunteered their services. Should the weather At York prove stormy, the entertainment w!ll take place The heart of any historical society is its li­ on the evening of the following Tuesday." brary and archives, for the strength of all activi­ties is based upon accurate information. It follows then, that PROGRAMME such a repository should be complete, well-arranged for ready reference, and that the materials admitted Part First be accurate and legible. 1. Organ Solo ...... Mr. Ayling For the sake of the librarian or staff, and in 2. Chorus, Gloria from 12th Mass ...... Mozart the long run also for the best serving of the re­ 3. Fantasia, displaying the solo stops of the organ searcher, the materials should be arranged so that ...... Mr. E. G. Jardine as little effort as possible is necessary to place them 4. Bass Solo "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" ready for use and to keep them in good condition. •·--- Mr. Johnson Specialized libraries acquire varieties of materials in 5. Chorus, "Hail us ye Free" different proportions from general libraries. They 6. Overture on the organ ...... Mr. E. G. Jardine must be prepared to cope with these specialized materials and be able to process them readily so Part Second no large backlog of unsorted, unindexed or un­ 1. Organ Solo ...... Mr. Ayling filed materials accumulate. 2. Chorus, "Jehovah's Praise" Materials fall into various categories by 3. Theme & Variations ...... Mr. E. G. Jardine their physical makeup and must be stored and 4. Chorus "How beautiful upon the Mountains" indexed accordingly. First, of course, are books 5. Representation of a Thunder Storm which are shelved by number and are Indexed by author, title and subject. Pictures and negatives ...... Mr. E. G. Jardine are filed in letter folders and stored in filing 1. Intended to give an Idea of the calmness cabinets as are individual papers and letters. Slides and repose of nature on a Summer afternoon. require special containers made for such purposes, The pipe of the Shepherd is heard in the dis­ preventing surface scratches and dust from clinging tance, then echoed from hill to hill, and now to them. near by. Rustic dance, interrupted by distant A library for the Organ Historical Society mutterings of thunder. should include such materials as books, magazines, 2. Approach of the storm. Distant thunder is pamphlets, pictures, slides, programs, letters heard; it grows louder as the storm grows and various other manuscript materials. Material nearer; moaning and rushing of the wind, The re­ceived must be carefully Indexed, repaired storm breaks with full violence. if necessary, marked or placed in folders that 3. The storm subsides and the Vesper Hymn are properly marked, filed in the correct place is heard sung by the peasants as a thanksgiving for and a record made of the name of the donor a safe deliverance from the tempest. Finale. with an itemized list of the particular donation, The 6. Chorus, "Hearken unto me" librarians task will be to arrange the materials so that the user will have the least trouble finding what '1. Grand Finale, Home Sweet Home and he seeks. As few cross-references or special indexes National Airs ...... Mr. E. G. Jardine as possible are desirable as much time, effort PAGE 5 and money is used up for little actual benefit, to from Spain, some built by Mexicans. Fortunately researchers. some of these instruments remain, although few are At the present time the Organ Historical Society playable. is in great need of archival materials. Books, Virtually unknown to us are these instruments, by organ magazines, pamphlets, recital programs old far the earliest organs on our continent. Much and new, pictures, slides, recordings and any research has been done. but far more is needed. The original or photostatic copies of such things as builders' purpose of this brief article is not to pre­sent factual lists, letters from organ builders concerning their instruments or the conducting of their material on this subject., which the writer does not businesses, or church records of organ pur­ have, but to urge those who have done research to chases will be gratefully received. It is recom­ make their findings available and to encourage others mended that all stoplists be held until an official to undertake investigations. What little this writer form has been adopted for recording such accomplishes outside of his direct line of endeavor is information. It should be noted that the largely the result of urging others to do things. He Historical Society of York County, our headquarters, has hopes that some­where amongst the readers of this a new large, fireproof building where our collection publication wil1 be one or more people who will find will be given all possible care to ensure in this subject a challenge and he will be glad to their safe­keeping. The Organ Historical Society provide some leads. library committee is prepared to process all incoming materials and when such is accomplished , the In order to illustrate the significance of the librarian of the York County Historical Society is Mexican organs, a a stoplist is included here. In the prepared, under the terms of our agreement Cathedral of Mexico (Mexico City), there was installed with that society, to service researchers who present themselves at that library. in 1688 a two manual organ of about 73 ranks. The builder was Jose Nasarre of Spain. This instrument was We hope that the near future sees us with a placed in the Spanish manner on one side of the choir. reference library and archives able to well serve This arrangement required a large U-shaped structure, research in An1erican organ history I and one equal in quality to the art we cherish, usually of stone, constructed well within the walls of the church and completely free-standing. The high altar It is recommended that those members who desire to would be at the bottom of the U and the choir at either make contributions to our library should first side, somewhat in the manner of the well known divided communicate by letter with the Society's Archivist, Mr. Thomas S. Eader. 17 Merryman Street, Ellicott chancel. The open end of the U was frequently closed with City, Maryland ( please note his new address) , elaborate wrought iron work and gates, but the worshiper for instructions. could see the high altar and the choir on either side. The organ was usually placed on top of one of the side walls of the U at a height of 10 to 20 feet above the main floor. The A CHALLENGE facade of the organ thus faced towards the choir; that is, by Robert J. Reich towards the center aisle of the church, but it was customary to have another facade facing the side aisle The Methodist Church in Schuylerville, N. Y., contains an organ, some portions of which were on the opposite side of the organ from the console. made in England in 1756 (cf. THE TRACKER Vol. Often there were horizontal reed pipes, usually V, No. 2), in the Congregational Church of South Trumpets, facing in both directions, as well as vertical Dennis on Cape Cod is an instrument which bears Trumpets inside the organ case. This arrangement sug- the nameplate of Snetzler, 1762 (ibid). Here and there are a few other English organs of nearly comparable age, some having been in continuous use in this country since their building, others Meet Me in Maine! having been brought over more recently. A few old The Eighth Annual Convention of the Organ American organs made before 1800 still exist. Historical Society will be held in the Portland, However. the vast majority of old organs in use in Maine, area on July 9, 10 and 11 with extra events this country are less than 150 years old. Our entire planned for July 8 and 12. organ tradition is younger than that. The reason is Headquarters will be at the Woodford, Congre- simply that our culture was still relatively un­ gational Church, Portland, Maine. A most interesting developed and our population small during the time program is being planned under the chairmanship of two and three centuries ago when the art of organ Donald C. Taylor of Falmouth, Maine. building reached its pinnacle in Europe. Complete details will be published in the March But there existed on this continent a highly developed issue of THE TRACKER. European culture long before it appeared in this country —in Mexico. In the latter half of the seventeenth century Members of the committee in addition to the Chairman, are Elmer Perkins, Peter Perkins, there were schools of music associated with the Stewart Shuster, and Mrs. Taylor. Please reserve cathedrals in Mexico. and at the same time Spanish the above dates now on your calender and plan to organ builders were training natives in the art. There "Meet Me in Maine!" were dozens, possibly hundreds, of organs in use in Mexico by the middle of the 18th century, some imported

PAGE 6 gested a pair of organs, one on each side of the Orgao Secu n do ( treble) (lower keyboard, pipes on choir, and many large Spanish churches had two floor level inside case) organs. So, in the Mexico Cathedral a second Violon 8' Bourdon organ was installed in 1696, said to have been Flautado Major 8' Diapason made locally. These organs have been unused for Octava Nasardo 4' Wide many years, but recent information indicates that they Docena Clara 2 2/3' Narrow Diez y Setena Clara 1 3/5' Narrow remain largely intact and restorable. Details of Tolesano III Mixture (12, 15, 19) the second organ, gathered by Charles B. Fisk, are Lleno III (10, 12, 15) as follows: Timbales Tremulant STOP LABELS, INTERPRET A TION Orgao Secundo (bass) 16' Double Open (wood) Violon 8' Bourdon Orgao Principal (treble J Octava Clara 4 ' Wide Flautado de 26 8' Narrow Diapason (front) Flautado Nave 8' Wide Diapason (front) Diez y Setena Clara 1 3/5' Narrow Flautado Major 8' Traverse Flute (wood) Diez y Novena Clara 1 1/3' Narrow Flauta Trnvesera 8' Bourdon Viente y Docena l' Narrow Violon Lleno Mixture Corneta Magna 8' Grand (1, 8, 12, 15, 15, 17, l7) Cadireta ( t reble) ( Lower keyboard in Corneta en Eco 8' Echo Cornet (1, 8, 12, ruck� pQsitive position} 15, 15, 17, 17) Corneta Magna Cornet Octava Clara 4' Narrow Octave Clar a 4 ' Narrow Octava Nasarda 4' W ide Quincena Clara 2' Narrow Espigueta 4' Rohr flute Diez y Novena l 1/3' Narrow Docena Clara 2 2/3' Nar r ow Docena N asarda 2 2/3' Wide (2 ranks) Cadireta (bass) Quinena Clara 2' Nar r ow Octava Clara 4' Narrow Quinena Nasarda 2' W ide Qu incena Clara 2' Narrow Diez y Sentena Nasarda 1 3/5' Wide (2 ranks) Viente y Docena Clara 1' Narrow Di ez y Novena Clara 1 1/3' Nar r ow Tolesana III (10, 12, 15) Eco (27 notes, c1� d3) ( keyboard at right of Lleno V Plein Jeu (8, 12, 15, 17, other keyboards) 19) Violon 8' Bourdon Sobre Simbala Ill Mixture (15, 17, 22) Docena Clara 2 2/3' Narrow Simbala 2 ' Narrow II Cymbal (15, 19) Very Quincena Clara narrow Diez y Novena Clara I 1/3' Narrow Trompa Magna 8' Trumpet Chirimia ,Fagotto Rochela III Reed Mixture (console Violines Reed chamade ) Oboe II-III Reed Mixture Pedal (10 notes) (nave chamade) 1 (?) 16' Open wood Clarin Claro III 8' Reed Mixture (?) 16' Open metal (nave Chamade) (? J 16' Reed (?) 8' Reed Orgao Principal (bass) 16' Double Open (wood) (?) 4 ' Reed Pajaritos Bird chirping & other Flautado 26 8' Narrow Diapason (front) sound effects Flautado Nave Tambores 8' Wide Diapason (front) Campanos Flautado Major 8' Bourdon Cascabeles Violon 4' Narrow Octava Clara 4' Wide Octava Nas.arda 4' Rohrflute Espigueta 2 2/3 Narrow Doeena Clara The organ is blown by four hinged bellows on 2 2/3' Wide tier above the Great organ, each 3 ½ by 7 feet. Docena N asarda 2 ' Narrow Quincena Clara 2' 'Wide There are no couplers. Quincena Nasadra 2' Rohrflute Beginning in the next issue of Espigueta 1 3/5' Wide Diez. y Setena Nasarda 1 1/3' Narrow Diez y Nove-n a 1' Narrow T H E T RACK E R Viente y Docena 1' (?) V Plein Jeu (22, 26, 29, 31, Lleno 33) we shall publish, in response to a number Sobre Simbala III Wide.Mixture (26, 29, 33) of written requests, Kenneth F. Simmons' Simbala II Cymbal (33 , �ifi J thesis written in 1948 entitled: Trompa Magna 8' Trumpet Bajoncillo 8' Fagotto ( 1/2 length) Nave chamade HISTORY OF THE JOHNSON FAMILY AND FIRM Chirimia 8' K rummhorn (1/2 length) Nave -chamade Clarin en Qui ncena 2' Clarion Nave chamade This is truly one of the im portant contributions Bajoncillo 8' Fagotto Console chamade to the histor y of or gan building in Amer ica Clarin en Quincena 2' Clarion Console chamade Orlo III Reed Mixture

PAGE 7 NOTES, QUOTES and COMMENTS The O. H. S. Organization Another item for collectors of organ memora­ bilia is the booklet describing the organs in In order to clarify the status and location of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New officers, councilmen and committee chairman of York. It was written by Joseph Whiteford and the Organ Historical Society the President has G. Donald Harrison, contains several outlined the following roster as being effective at photographs, and the specifications of both the the date of this issue of THE TRACKER: 1910 E. M. Skinner instrument and the 1954 Harrison rebuild. The price of the booklet, "A President - Donald R. M. Paterson Description of the Aeolian­Skinner Organ," is Winter address: Choirmaster, Culver Military fifty cents the copy, and it may be ordered Academy, Culver, Ind. from the Exhibit Hall, Cathedral of St. John the Telephones: VI 2-3311, Ext. 305 (office) Divine, Cathedral Heights, New York 25, N. Y. VI 2-3410 (quarters) * * * Permanent address: 27 Interlaken Drive, East­ Bradford F. Millard of Bloomington, , chester, N. Y. reports that a three manual, 45 rank Kohnken & Telephone: NE 2-1011 Grimm of 1866, with reversed console, is extant Vice President - Robert J. Reich and in good condition in Cincinnati, Ohio. His information comes by way of Roger Heather. 6 Lupine Avenue, Methuen, Mass. • • Treasurer - David Ashley Cotton • 1705 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 35, Mass. Mr. F. R. Webber, P. 0. Box 573, Mount Vernon, New York, is looking for a stop list of the Eugene Recording Secretary - Frederick B. Sponsler C. Clark residence organ built by G. A. Audsley for 938 Marlyn Road, 51, Pa. the Clark residence In Yonkers. Anyone having it is requested to forward a copy to him at the above Corresponding Secretary - Alan Lautman address. Winter address: Thomas More School, • * • Harrisville, N. H. Fritz Noack restored the Holbrook organ in Permanent Address: Bos 104 West Hill, Putney, Orrington Methodist Church, Orrington Corner, Vt. Maine, this past summer. Catherine Rust played the rededicatory recital on September 30, and an­ Editor (THE TRACKER) - Kenneth F. Simmons other program was presented by Herbert Hobbs on 228 Poplar Ave., Wayne, Pa. November 20. Publisher (THE TRACKER) - Albert F. Robinson * * * St. Cornelius Chapel, Governors Island, Eiji Hashimoto played a recital on the restored New York 4, N. Y. Johnson & Son Opus 788 (1893) in First Universal­ ist Church, Meriden, Conn., on November 18. The Auditors - Homer D. Blanchard organ has three manuals and 35 ranks. The pro­ 273 Oak St., Oberlin, gram included works by Marchand, Le Begue, Ohio Robert A. James Clerambault, Pachelbel, Walter and Bach. 40 Remsen St. (Apt. 1), 1, N. Y. * • • Councillors - Robert Bruce Whiting George Faxon, organist at Trinity Church, Bos­ 5811 Chew St., Philadelphia 38, Pa. ton, Mass., played a recital last May 2nd on the The Rev. William Soule newly renovated Hutchings organ in the Independ­ 25 Prospect St., Waterbury, Conn. ent Christian Church, Gloucester, Mass. The reno­ vation is by C. B. Fisk Co. of Gloucester, includ­ Sally Slade Warner ing a new console with electro-pneumatic stop 193 Kelton St., Allston, Mass. action and 32 note pedal. Some changes were made Barbara J. Owen in the Swell division, and the Great mixture was 11 Phillips Ave., Pigeon Cove, Mass. increased from three to four ranks. Nelson Barden • * * 371 Beacon St., Boston 16, Mass. Barbara J. Owen has given the following re­ Archivist - Thomas S. Eader citals: April 2nd on the 1855 Johnson in North 17 Merryman St., Ellicott City, Md. Presbyterian Church, Syracuse, N.Y., on May 21 on the Johnson which was rebuilt by Schlicker in Recordings Supervisor - F. Robert Roche the chapel of Covenant Presbyterian Church in 60 Park St., Taunton, Mass. Charlotte, N.C., on July 15 on Johnson's Opus 215 (1867) in Chesterfield Congregational Church, and Director of Organ Clearing House - Alan Lautman on August 26 at Levanon Unitarian-Universalist (addresses given above) Church on the Steere & Turner organ of 1887 to celebrate its 75th Anniversary. It would be advisable to keep the above roster * * • on hand and to employ it when ballot time comes At our headquarters in the Historical Society of next spring. York, Pa., Theodore Herzel played a recital on the

PAGE 8 Tannenberg organ on October 20. This was a HOOK & HASTINGS OPUS 360 feature of the York, Pa., Chapter, AGO. • • The Hook and Hastings organ in the United • Church, Bauardvale, Massachusetts, (near An­ Reminder is offered that a very limited num­ dover) has been recently restored by Fritz Noack. ber of official OHS recordings are still available. The exact year of the original installation is not The 1961 and 1962 Convention Records sell known, but it probably was after 1910. The instru­ for $4.95 each and orders (accompanied by ment, which is designated as Opus 360, has two payment) should be sent to the treasurer, David manuals and pedal and is entirely enclosed. Ashley Cotton, 1705 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 35, Mass. Mr. Noack repaired the action, made it quieter, and reduced the wind pressure from 3½" to 2 5/8". With the exception of the substitution of a single rank. the original specification has been retained. It On the Record is as follows : A Review by Kenneth F. Simmons GREAT SWELL We have received Volume I of "The Keyboard Open Diapason 8' Gedackt 8' 601 ) (speech somewhat unchanged except Works of Rameau" in Monaural (CRS and quickened) for regulation) Stereo (CRS 1601) played by Albert Fuller on the Flute Harmonique 4' harpsichord built by William Dowd of Boston. Dolce 8' (now a little louder, (cut up considerably, Volumes II and III will be released in the near speech improved by future. unusually successful removal of some of the Although this is obviously not an organ re­ for this scale) nicking) cording, we feel that many of our members would Octave 4' Principal 2' (was stringy and soft like to know of this work since it is definitely his­ - now equals volume (made from pipes of old 4 torical and closely related to our field. of Open Diapason} Viola - new register ex­ We found both the playing and the tonal re­ tended down to CC - now production to be excellent. A special effort has PEDAL broad enough to produce been made to reproduce Rameau's music with an Subbass 16' power and brilliance to authentic 18th Century French sound. Thus we whole organ - the 8 and 2' recommend it highly. COUPLERS - Sw to Gt 8' combination are particularly See your record dealer or contact Cambridge Sw. to Ped 8'. Gt to Ped 8' delightful) Records, Inc., Wellesley 81, Mass. Many restorers might have tried to make such Organ Clearing House an old organ sound like an instrument of a different The current list of tracker organs for sale is as period. Noack fortunately has respect for good work follows : of earlier builders and the gentle American tonal 1. (unknown) 19-5 c1830 near St. Albans, Vt. personality of this organ has been retained. 2. George Jardine 1-4 c1845 near Farmington, Me. 3. Thomas Robjohn 2-11 1859 in Bedford, N. Y. 4. George Andrews 1-8 c1880 near Utica, N. Y. 5. Johnson Organ Co. No. 361 2-19 1872 in "A Sma1l, Low-Cost Pipe Organ" Syracuse, New York A brochure published by Hinners & Albertsen, 6. (unknown) 3-26 c1875 in Troy, New York Pekin, Illinois, about 1890 claims that the great 7. Hook & Hastings No. 1386 2-19 1888 in Danville, need of the large majority of churches ls a small, Illinois 8. J. G. Marklove No. 148 2- 11 1889 near New low-cost pipe organ. The specification described London, Connecticut a 1-manual and pedal instrument with four di­ 9. Jackson P.O. Co. 2-16 c1890 in Hudson, N. Y. vided ranks for the manual and a Bourdon of 15 10. J. H. & C. S. Odell 1-7 c1895 in West New York, pipes In the pedal, and continues : New Jersey "For only $485.00 we deliver this organ, securely 11. J. H. & C. S. Odell 2-14 cl895 in Nebraska 12. C. E. Morey No. 178 2-8 1899 in Smethport, Pa. packed In boxes and crates, on board cars or 13. George Jardine & Son 2-12 1899 in Katonah, steamboat In Pekin. Added to this is merely the New York nominal expense of freight on the organ and the 14. Hinners & Albertson 2-11 1901 near fare for the round trip for one of our men to go Rochester, New York and set up, regulate and tune the organ. We make 15. Hinners Organ Co. (size unknown ) c1902 no charge for the time required to do the work— in Iowa 16. Barckhoff 1-5 c1903 rebuilt by Ki!gen 1930 only the traveling expense. We can not, in any in Chicago, Illinois case, nor under any consideration, deviate from this rule, because the price named is the very For detailed Information on these and other in­ lowest for which we can build this organ ...... " struments for sale please write to : Alan Laufman The brochure is printed in English and German, Box 104, West Hill and bears a vivid picture of the conventional de­ Putney, sign. PAGE 9 Tracker Organs In Hallowell, Maine by Alan Laufman

Five churches in town, and a tracker organ in every up the new organ in the Old South meeting house in church ! That is the record claimed by Hallowell, Maine, Boston, a noted instrument which costs, in its place, and there is perhaps no other town in the country about $8,000.00. He was employed in putting up the which can match or better the claim. There are new organs used at the coronation of George IV certainly towns with more tracker organs, and other towns in Westminster, and the tuner of the organ used in with a tracker in every church, but to have that distinction the famous concerts in Hanover Square, London. with as many as five churches in the town is unusual and The larger of the two organs used at the coronation probably unparalleled today, common though it was was put together for the moment out of various half a century ago.1 organs which the builder had on hand, the double Trackers got an early start in Hallowell, for in 1823 bass pipes afterwards making part of the organ of the Old South Church, Congregational, installed an the Old South in Boston. The grandchildren of English chamber of one manual and five ranks in the Benjamin Hallowell, (from which this town derived large frame 1796 meeting house. At that time, a Dr. its name) laid the first foundation for the purchase of Benjamin Vaughn commented : this particular organ by subscribing $460.00 towards "We have the pleasure to congratulate the in­ a fund for this particularly object. The amount of habitants of Hallowell on having an organ placed in the $310.00 was given by one of Mr. Hallowell's meeting house of the Rev. Dr. Gillett, which possesses granddaughters, a very respectable lady residing in considerable merit and some celebrity, It was made in England. England in the manufactory of one of the first artists of "We must now remark on the size of this organ. It his time, of the name of England.' The order was was originally intended for a large private given them by a trader in musical instruments, with apartment, but it has power enough for a meeting directions to spare no expense in essentials as it was for house of moderate size. Had it been larger it would a particular purpose. It has five stops, viz : a stop have overcome the voices of a common band of diapason, a principal, a dulciana, a hautbois and a flute, gallery singers, but it will now properly guide the with a swell of which the panels are of glass. It has two different parts of the band and support them, which shifting movements; its tone is both sweet and is the real province of the organ. An excess of power powerful and its qualities equal throughout, except in an organ drives away the singers by making that the hautbois or reed stop is rather large so as to give them useless, as may be seen in general in the it more spirit. Its front is Gothic with gilt front pipes empty galleries which present themselves where (which, however, are merely ornamental ) , these pipes large organs occur among singers whose services being thrown into five compartments. This organ are not paid for. It is therefore a great mistake to has been built about six years,3 its cost to the seek for large organs in small buildings as regards present purchasers being $750.00. Its original both taste and devotion, and it also prevents organs cost was about $900.00, but it had been paid being common, as it increases their expense for at a wholesale price, in cash, and without beyond the means possessed by most of our commission, and it had the advantage of being parishes." inspected, during the building, by a judge of instruments. It is considered a cheap and very The instrument served well "with the aid of fortunate purchase. It has been the good luck also some more modern additions, .. until the burning of the present proprietors of this instrument of the old church, when it was cremated and its to have it put up and tuned by Mr. Henry Corrie, ashes scattered to the four winds," according to an English artist, who was sent from London to put Annie F. Page's Historical Sketch of the Old South Church of Hallowell, Maine, printed in 1900 and in which Dr. Vaughn's remarks are quoted. Just what the "more modern additions" were is not specified, but it 1 Around the turn of the century many towns could make grander is possible that a pedal-board was fitted to the claims than Hallowell. Until recent vear� St. Albans, Vermont, organ. Further research may establish more detail. the subject of a future article, could boast seven tracker organs in In her 1909 volume Old Hallowell on the Kenne­ seven churches. bec, Emma H. Hason notes that the "fine old organ 2 George Pike England of London. with its Gothic front, its gilded pipes, and sweet­ 3 England died in 1816, so the organ must have been at toned. harmonious keys, held a revered place in least seven years old when Old South purchased it, and at that it the sanctuary until, in the lamentable fire of 1878, it was probably one of the last instruments he ever made. mingled its dust and ashes with those of the Old South meeting house." Within a few years, a large 4 See E. M. McCracken's excellent article "The Elusive granite church with a tall clock tower was built, Corries", THE TRACKER, Volume VI, Number 2, January and in 1885 Hook & Hastings installed their Opus 1959. No. 1277 in the building, the same organ which is 5 That instrument, referred to in Mr. McCracken's article, in use today. was subsequently rebuilt by E. & G. G. Hook of Boston in 1859 as a "3-45", their Opus 246. It was moved to the Roman Catholic Housed in a fine cherry case of three flats of Church in Milford, Massachusetts in the 1870's but was destroyed decorated Diapason pipes arranged 5/7 /5 with two a few years ago.

PAGE 10 wood pipes on each side, the instrument stands free Baptist Church and was built about 1880 by Sam­uel S. in a large recess at the front of the auditorium. The Hammill of East Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is at the thick beveled nameplate is over the swell keys and front of the frame building ; the case has paneled sides reads: and three flats of elegantly decorated Diapason pipes with Hook & Hastings, flowers painted above the mouths. The projecting console has small oblique knobs lettered in script, BOSTON and the swell keys overhang. The disposition of the Both manuals overhang and have celluloid fronts; there organ is : are four key depth adj us ting knobs, typical of H & H GREAT : SWELL: (enclosed) consoles of the period; and the flat knobs are on Open Diapason 8' 61 Viola Diapason 8' TC round shanks and lettered in script. The instrument is Dulciana 8' 61 Dolcissimo 8' TC not outstanding tonally but it is good and has Melodia (common bass) 8' 61 Stop'd Diapason 8' TC ' possibilities. Mechanically it is an example of the Principal 4' 6l Stop'd Diapason Bass 8' TC uniformly excellent work of the builders. It has the Flute 4' 61 Violina 4' 61 Mixture II 122 Flute Harmonic 4' 61 following specifications: Trumpet 8' TC Oboe 8' TC GREAT : SWELL: (enclosed ) Tremolo Open Diapason (case) 8' 58 Viola 8' TC PEDAL: Dulciana 8' 58 Aeoline 8' 58 Sub Bass (open wood) 16' 27 Octave Coupler (Gt. to Melodia 8' TC St'd Diapason 8' TC Gt. 4') St'd Diapason Bass 8' 12 Unison Bass 8' 12 Swell to Great Octave 2 Gt. combination pedals 4' 58 Violi na 4' 58 Gt. to Pedal reversible pedal Great to Pedal Flute 4' 58 Swell to Pedal PEDAL : 16' 27 Oboe 8' TC Sub Bass Tremolo Mixture : 19�22 to MC Pedal Check (label missing) 12-1 5 to top Bellows Signal Balanced swell pedal Swell to Great Unison Bellows Signal Swell to Great at 8va. no pistons The chorus is exceedingly bright and strong, Great to Pedal Balanced Swell pedal especially with the Mixture, which adds a great deal. Swell to Pedal With the powerful Trumpet, full Great is most In the Cox Memorial Methodist Church there is a exciting. The organ is obviously one of Hamill's one manual instrument built about 1870. There appears "Giant Pipe Organs" which he advertised in 1878 as "A never to have been a nameplate, but the organ Special Class of Pipe Organs possessing Great Power of resembles several organs known to have been made Tone , at very low price.'' The nameplate, which reads by William Stevens of Boston, and it is perhaps his work. S. S. Hamill Located in a small recess at the front of the frame building, it has a handsome three-sectional walnut E. Cambridge, Mass. case with an arched central flat and paneled sides. is a large piece of black-enameled wood with white lettering The gilded speaking display pipes are arranged and is typical of Hamill's "Giant Organs." The instrument 5/11/5, The stoplist follows: is in very good condition. The organ in St, Matthew's Episcopal Church was MANUAL: (enclosed) built probably around 1900 by Emory w. Lane of Open Diapason 8' 56 Waltham, Massachusetts and is the smallest pipe Dulciana Treble 8' 2G organ in Hallowell. It is, moreover, one of the smallest Dulciana Bass 8' 19 organs ever made by E. W. Lane,7 It stands at the Keraulophon 8' 56 left of the chancel of the small frame church and the Clarabella 8' TG Stop Diapason Bass console and a span of metal pipes face into the 8' 19 chancel. The projecting console has oblique knobs Principal 4' 56 Flute lettered in plain Roman, both Manuals overhang, 4' 56 and the ivory nameplate reads Fifteenth 2' 56 PEDAL: 1 8 keys E. W. Lane Pedal Bass ( stopped wood) 16' 13 Waltham, Mass. Pedal Check The stoplist is as follows : Coupler GREAT : SWELL : (enclosed ) Open Diapason 8' 61 Salicional 8� 61 The projecting console, with a small shelf above the Dulciana (top 49 encl.) 8' 61 Aeoline ( common bass ) 61 keys, has square-shanked knobs lettered in script. 8' The keys do not overhang and have wood fronts. A Flute 4' 61 metal swell pedal replaces the original hitch-down PEDAL: pedal. The pedal keys are narrow and the top five Bourdon 16' 30 Swell to Great Great to Pedal operate pull-downs only when the Coupler is on. 2 blank holes Swell to Pedal The organ is rather softly voiced and in a bet­ no pistons or Balanced swell pedal ter acoustical setting it would undoubtedly sound Tremolo brighter and more appealing than it does. It is mechanically sound and in good condition al­ 6 Boston Directory 1878, p. 1182 7 The only known smaller one, once a residence organ, is though the action is somewhat stiff. in the chapel of Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford, Massachusett.s, and has one rank each in the Great and The largest organ in Hallowell is in the First Pedal and two in the Swell. PAGE 11 TRACKER The Johnson List THE Ed. Note: We have received requests for builders' Official newsletter published quarterly by lists from many members. In response to this THE ORGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. appeal we publish the first part of the Johnson List, with headquarters at and when it is concluded other lists will appear in these pages. The following was first published by THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF YORK COUNTY 250 East Market Street, York, Pa. the firm in the mid-1890s. It contains some errors, but there is said to have been a more accurate listing Donald R. M. Paterson ...... President published by Eugene Thayer which gives more data. Robert J. Reich ...... V ice-President Does anyone have a copy of this? David Ashley Cotton ...... Treasurer 1844- 1705 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 35, Mass. No. 1. Parlor organ - 1m Alan Laufman ...... Corres pondi ng Secretary 1845- Box 104, West Hill, Putney, Vermont No. 2 Parlor organ - 1m Frederick B.. Sponsler ...... Recording Secretary No. 3 Parlor organ - 1m 938 Marlyn Road, Philadelphia 51, Pa. 1846- No. 4 Parlor organ - 1m Membership Dues: 1847- ...... $ 4.00 Per Yea r Regular No. 5 Parlor organ - 1m Sustaining ...... $6.00 Per Year No. 6 Parlor organ - 1m Contributing ...... $10.00 or more Per Year No. 7 Parlor organ - 1m 1848- Kenneth F. Simmons ...... Editor No. 8 Parlor Organ - 1m No. 9 Grace Church (P.E.) Chicopee, Mass. - 1m 228 Poplar Ave. Wayne, Pa. No. 10 Parlor Organ - 1m Albert F. Robinson ...... Publisher No. 11 M.E. Church, Charlesmont, Mass. - 1m St. Cornelius Chapel 1849— Governors Island New York 4, N. Y. No. 12 M. E. Church, East Boston, Mass., - 1m No. 13 Congregational Church, Westfield, Mass., - 2m

Despite the size and stop list the organ is rather 1850 good; the Swell 4' Flute is very bright. The mech­ No. 14 Parlor organ - 1m anism and pipework are in good condition. No. 15 Baptist Church, Russell, Mass., - 1m 1851— Jesse Woodberry & Co. No. 16 Congregational Church, Haydenville, Mass., -2m Boston No. 17 Congregational Church, Suffield, Conn., -2m No. 18 Baptist Church, Three. Rivers, Mass., - 1m No. 19 Episcopal Church, New Hartford, Conn., -2m GREAT: SWELL: (enclosed) Open (case) 8' 61 Saliciona1 8' 61 No. 20 M. E. Church, Malden, Mass., - 2m Dulciana 8' 61 Vox Celeste 8' TC 1852— Octave 4' 61 Stopped Diapason 8' 61 No. 21 Congregational Church, Windsor Locks, Flute 4' 61 Conn., - 2m PEDAL: 16' 30 No. 22 Congregational Church, Lee, Mass., - 2m Bourdon Bellows Signal No. 23 H. E. Church, Wilbraham, Mass., - lm No. 24 St. Paul's M. E. Church. Fall River, Mass.,- 2m Sw. to Great No Tremolo Gt. to Pedal No. 25 Payson (Congregational) Church, East- Sw. to Pedal Balanced swell pedal hampton, Mass. - 2m 1853— This, the youngest of the five organs, was built No. 26 Universalist Church, Chicopee, Mass., - 1m about 1905 and stands in the rear gallery recess of No. 27 Unitarian Church, Petersham, Mass., - 2m Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, a small frame No. 28 Seco Baptist Church, Troy, New York - building. The console has round-shanked upturned '1 (but not oblique) knobs lettered in simple Roman; the 2m manuals overhang, and the ivory nameplate, which No. 29 Baptist Church, Westfield, Mass., - lm reads as above, is over the Swell manual. The oak case No. 30 First Baptist Church, Springf ld, Mass. - supports a pipe fence of gilded Diapasons arranged 2m 3/23/3. The organ is in good condition. No. 31 Park Street M. E. Church, Chelsea,ie Mass., - Even though none of the five Hallowell tracker lm organs is large and imposing, and only one is really No. 32 Boston Street M. E. Church, Lynn, Mass. - outstanding, each is good in its own way and should 2m serve well for many years to come. No. 33 Olivet (Congregational) Church, Spring­ field, Mass. - lm Note: The writer is indebted to E. A. Boadway, Jr., for furnishing the detailed descriptions of the organs discussed 1854— in the foregoing article. No. 34 First Baptist Church, Troy, New York - 2m