The Organ Historical Society Post Office Box 2681 I, Richmond, Virginia 23261 • (804)353-9226 • FAX (804)353-9266 Ill iil�l,i Ill e-mail: [email protected] • web: www. organsociety.org • online catalog: www.ohscatalog.org 0·1-l·S THE NATIONAL COUNCIL Officers and Councillors MEMBERS MAY JOIN ANY NUMBER OF CHAPTERS. Term Expires CHAPTERS NEWSLETfER, EDrroR, MEMBERSHIP rOUNDING DATE &AN INQ� Michael Friesen ...................................President 2005 � 1979 Piney River Dr. , Lovel and, CO 80538 BOSTON ORGAN CLUB 1965, '76 OHS Chacte, Scot Huntington .............................. Vice-President 2005 CENTRAL NEW YORK The Couple,; Phil \'v'illiams 34 Summer St., Westerly, RI 02891 sl [email protected] 1976 Cullie Mowers, $5 Box F Remsen, NY 13438 Stephen Schnurr ..................................Secretary 2007 CHICAGO MIDWEST George Horwath Sc. Paul Catholic Church , Box 1475 , Valpar aiso, IN 46384 st eph [email protected] 1980 'n11 Stot Dl"p._uon. r v ue t��cr,"iJb��'Mckcr,. tfo��id��, J��7Q��4()4 David M. Barnett .................................Treasurer nppointed $15 423 N. Stafford Ave., Richmond, VA 23220 db ametc@ e arthlink.net EASTERN IOWA Ne1w!ette1; August Knoll Allison Alcorn-Oppedahl .................Councillor for Archives 2003 1982 Dennis Ungs, $7,50 Box 486 Box 486 Trin ity Int ernational University, 2065 Halt Day Rd., De erfield, IL 60015 Whearland, IA 52777 aopp edah@ti u.edu GREATER NEW YORK CITY 1969 Rachelen Lien .............Councillor forOrganizational Concerns 2005 GREATER ST. LOUIS The Cypher, John D. Ph;11;ppe 1010 Nashvill e Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 899-1139 1975 Elizabeth Schmitc, $5 3901 Triple Crown Dr. Columbia, MO 65201-4814 Paul R. Marchesano ....................Councillor for Education 2003 HARMONY SOCIETY Cla,•;ana, W,Jt Adkins #3R , 634 S. 48th St.,Philadelphia , PA 19143-2048 marches a@s as.up enn.ed u Western PA & OhioV alley The Rev. John Cawkins, $5 476 First St. 1990 H,;d,lbcrg, PA 15106 Malcolm Wechsler .........Councillor for Finance and Development 2007 HILBUS Where the TrackerAct;on Is, Ruth Charters I Flak Ln., St amford, CT 06904 (203) 746-7709 malcolmwecbsl er@ e arthl ink.net Washingrnn-Balrimore Paul Birckner, $8 6617 Brawner St� 1970 a Mary Gifford ..................... Councillor for Publications 2005 Mcle n, VA 22102 80 N.Malden Ave., LaGr ange , IL 60525 (708) 354-5290 [email protected] et MEMPHIS TBA, $5 Dennis S, Wujcik 1992 45 N� Belvedere #101 David Dahl ......................Councillor for Convencions 2005 Memphis, TN 38104-2517 857 S. 120th St., Tacoma, WA 98444 (206) 531-4497 [email protected] MINNESOTA CHA PTER The Old To ot, R obert Vickery 1997 Robert Vickery, $10 523 West 50rh Street William T. Van Pelt ............................Executive Director [email protected] Minneapolis, MN 55419 OHS, Box 2681 I, Richmond, VA 23261 (804) 353-9226 melodi [email protected] MIOHS , MICHIGAN The Impost, Dana Hull John Lovegren, $5 1407 East Stadium Blvd, OHS STAFF Ann Arbor, Ml 48104 MID-HUDSON The Wh;,tl,box Stuart L BaJlingcr, w [email protected] New York 11 Lown Ct, William T. Van Pelt ..............................Executive Director 1978 Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-3321 NEW ORLEANS The Swell Shoe, Rachelcn Lien Tom Johnson ........... , ....Administrative Assistant & Order Processing 1983 Russel Deroche, $10 1010 Nashville Avenue Jerry D. Morton ...................................Administration New Orleans, LA 70015 PACIFIC-NORTHWEST The Bellow, s;gnal, David Ruberg 1976 Beth Barber Box 235 THE TRACKER Staff Seattle, WA 98111 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Kristin Farmer Frank Marana, [email protected] et .........................Editor 1979 3060 r'raternily Church Rd. Pamela Gurman, [email protected] .............Layout and Design Winston-Salem, NC 27127 TANNENBERG The Dieffenbuch, James R. McFarland Central PA John L. Spellec, $5 114 N. George St.114 COMMITTEES 1976 Millersville, PA 17551 WISCONSIN Die WinerflO[e, Phyllis Frankenstein [vacant] ...................., ...................Biggs Fellowship 1988 David Bohn, $8 1253 Riverton Dr. Mukwanango, WI 53149 [vacant] .................................OHS Pipe Organ Database Rollin Smith .................OHS American Organ Archives Fellowship 313 Fulton Sr., Westbury, NY 11590 [email protected] CONVENTIONS Kristin former C onvention Coordinat or 3060 Fraternicy Church Road, Winston-Salem NC 27127 Michael Friesen ....................................Organ Citation [email protected] 1979 Piney River Dr., Loveland, CO 80538 Sourh Cent ral Pennsylvani a 6/19-5, 2003 South east ern Mass: The Old Colony (TBA) Darlene Pruette, David M. Storey Richard Hill, Matthew Bell occhio [vacant] ...........................................Recital Series DMS l 51 [email protected] mmbel [email protected] Jon Moyer ....................................Slide-Tape Program Buffalo 7/13-20, 2004 Sar atoga NY, 50th Ann;,rnary, 6/25-7/02 , 2006 7 Mo sspoint Dr. , Greenville, SC 29617 (864) 294-0009 jo nmoy [email protected] Joseph M. McCabe Scot L. Huntington , Stephen L. Pinel [email protected] slhorgans@aol,com spin el@w orldnet.att.net Bruce B. Stevens ...........................European Organ Tours c/o OHS, Box 26811, Richmond, VA 23261 [email protected] David Scribner ............. , , ... ... , .......... , ............. ,Membership OHS American Organ Archives at Talbott Library [email protected] om Westminster Choir College, Princ eton, New Jers ey J. Michael Barone ..... , .... , , ....... , , , .....•.•... , . , .. , , ....Nominarions Stephen L. 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Material pub­ lished in THE TRACKER may not be reproduced withom permission from c:he Ed.irnr. The Organ Historical Societ y is not obligated rn any commer cial interest. The Sociery will prevent or prosecute: any use of irs material to imply endorsement or discredic; misuse of the name THE TRACKER; misuse of the name THE ORGAN HISTOR ICAL SOCIETY. THE TRACKER, is a registered rrademark. Copynght 2003, The Organ Historical Society, Inc. ISSN: 0041-0330. BY FRANK MORANA, FAGO FRCCO • • EDITOR o In1on VOLUME 47, NUMBER4 p OCTOBER2003 In This Issue: THE J. W STEERE &SON ORGAN The Tracker 4 OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, his is my last issue as editor of , and I would like to take this MASSACHUSETTS opportunity to thank our many contributing authors whose support has By Keith Bigger helped build and enliven this journal over the past two-and-a-half years. Tgeographic, Duringand interdisciplinary this short time scope we have of our successfully offerings, ensured broadened consistent the academic on-time, "A RESERVOIR OF delivery, and nearly doubled our page count. INSPIRATION" Every issue of The Tracker over the past two-and-a-half years has had an under­ 12 THE BROOKLYN BAPTIST TEMPLE AND ITS lying theme or concept, and the present issue serves, in effect, to highlight two PIPE ORGANS opposite poles in the work of the great American organbuilder J. W Steere & Son. By Jonathan B. Hall The one is an example of historic preservation at its best, while the other sits in a dark storage room, mute and nearly forgotten. IN SHIFT, U.S. TO OFFER GRANTS My acquaintance with the pristinely preserved J. W Steere & Son IV/38 (1918) 19 TO HISTORIC CHURCHES at Brooklyn Baptist Temple dates from about ten years ago-and the major role that By By Laurie Goodstein an instrument can play in inspiring musical ideas was brought home to me in dra­ and Richard W Stevenson matic fashion. At the time I was concentrating almost exclusively on improvisation, CLARENCE EDDY'S and on this instrument, as if by magic, one simply could not make a wrong note. 30 CHICAGO In repertoire too, I have never heard a more noble-sounding instrument. By William Osborne When I became an editor for the Organ Historical Society, I found that there had not yet been a featured article on the historic Brooklyn Steere, so I asked Keith Bigger, its curator, whether he would like to furnish one.