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J.W. Steere (1893) [Back to Library]
| Producer: | Evensong |
| Builder: | Steere |
| Country: | United States |
| Style: | |
| Manuals: | 2 |
| Pedalboard: | Yes |
| Audio Ouput: | Stereo |
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| Date Built: | |
Description: |
The 1893 J.W. Steere organ in the First Baptist Church of Owatonna, Minnesota has a long history - the organ was installed with funds donated by the famous Pillsbury family, and has served the church for nearly 130 years. The instrument is a typical small parish instrument of that era, with plenty of 8' tone, lots of options for color, and built sturdily to work and last with minimal maintenance. Also notable is the fact that the organ is mostly original and intact - it does have an electric blower, but one can still see the controls for the original water machine and there is still a stop knob to signal the bellows, hearkening back to the days of manual pumping. The organ is still used for weekly services, and is in remarkably good condition considering its age. We sampled in 96kHz/24 bit, and downsampled to 48/24 after noise reduction was complete. This continues our series of historic American organs - we are grateful to church organist Drew Meyer and the church board for allowing us to digitally preserve the sound of this organ for the future. Do note a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the sample set will go back to the church. |
| # of uploads with organ: | 7 |
| # of users uploaded using organ: | 2 |
| Popular Uploads: |
Adolphe Miné Part 2.... Across the Atlantic (Popup Player) Félix Mendelssohn - Allegretto from Symphony Op 90 N°4.3 (Popup Player) |
| Website: | http://www.evensongmusic.net/?product=1893-j-w-steere-son-opus-349-hw5 |
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