1914 Estey, Opus 1233 | John-Paul Buzard Pipe Organ Builders

First Presbyterian Church

Piper City, IL

Year:

2009

Unaltered tubular-pneumatic-action organ

This organ, after restoration by Buzard, was awarded Historic Organ Citation #379 by the Organ Historical Society. The plaque certifying this award was presented to the church by Buzard Service Director Keith Williams during a concert he performed at the church on June 28, 2009 in celebration of the completion of the project.

Estey Opus 1233, installed 1914 in First Presbyterian Church, Piper City, Illinois

Nameplate reads: Estey Organ Co.

Brattleboro, Vt.

Builders

Pencilled inscription inside Great stop action ventil box

“Chester Field 2-23-14 Brattleboro Vt”

Penciled inscription inside Swell stop action ventil box

“Chester Field 2-24-14 Brattleboro Vt”

Manual compass 61 notes, Pedal compass 30 notes. Celluloid manual naturals, ebony sharps. Maple pedal naturals and walnut sharps.

Oak casework (subsequently fake grained by church members.)

Tubular-pneumatic action throughout.

Wind pressure 4” (both action and windchest), pitch A-435

Stop tablets (celluloid) from left to right as follows. Stops black fill, couplers and tremolo red fill.

TREMOLO

SW. AEOLINE 8’ 61 pipes

SW. SALICIONAL 8’ 61 pipes

SW. STOPPED DIAPASON 8’ 61 pipes

SW. FLUTE HARMONIC 4’ 61 pipes

SW. OBOE 8’ 49 pipes

GREAT TO PEDAL
SWELL TO PEDAL
SWELL TO GREAT

SWELL TO GREAT 4’

SWELL TO GREAT 16’

SWELL TO SWELL 4’

SWELL TO SWELL 16’

GR. DULCIANA 8’ 61 pipes

GR. MELODIA 8’ 61 pipes

GR. OPEN DIAPASON 8’ 61 pipes, 1-17 in façade, “bronzed”

PED. BOURDON 16’ 30 pipes

Mechanical reversible toe lever for Great to Pedal labeled “REV”

Two expression shoes “SWELL” (mechanical) and “CRESCENDO”

Push-button on left console sill labeled “S” (Bellows signal.)

Originally supplied with both hand pumping mechanism and Spencer Orgoblo. Original blower replaced 1999. Feeders and pump handle remain in place, unrestored.

Buzard staff involved in the project included:

John-Paul Buzard, President

Brian Davis, Tonal Director

Keith Williams, Service Department Director

David Brown, Service Foreman

John Jordan, Service Department

Stuart Weber, Service Department

John Wiegand, Service Department

Great 8’ Open Diapason

1-17 zinc in façade, 1-4 Haskelled (Haskell tube for #4 missing)

18-61 lead, leathered upper lips on 18-37, (Leather replaced in 2009 restoration)

ears 1-43, scroll tuned throughout

F18 scribed “C268” and stamped “F OP scale 45”

ID mw cu nicks slot slot starts down

width

18 66 48 17 13/in 31 30

25 49 35 13 15- 23.5 21

37 27 21 8 16- 12 13

49 17.5 13.5 4 12- 8 8

61 11 9 3 9- 5 5

Great 8’ Dulciana

1-12 zinc, Haskell, 13-61 sm

Beards 1-32, ears 1-29, scroll tuned 13-61

HaskellHaskell

ID mw cu nicks slot slot body L L ID

1 79 50 14.5 light 1280 1130 53

12 49 31 9 many 750 490 35

25 27 20 beard 9 25

37 16 12 3 4.5 13

49 10 8 2 3 8

61 6.5 5 1.5 2 5

Great 8’ Melodia

1-61 sugar pine bodies, 1-11 Haskell, 1-12 poplar caps

13-61 open wood (sugar pine) with hardwood caps (mahogany?)

13-61 have tuning slots with sliding panels fitted into them

Lowered blocks, sloped back languids, caps lower than block, inverted upper lips

thickness HaskellHaskell

w d cu nicks sides front body L ID

& back

1 68 73 36 10/in 13 1284 1145 57

11 43 54 23.5 10/in 11 1175

12 42.5 52 19 12/in 10 1279

13 42 52 18 12/in 10

25 25 32 11 16- 9 6

37 15.5 20 6.5 14- 6 5

49 9.5 13 3.5 11- 5 4

61 6 8.5 2.5 0 5.5 4

Swell 8’ Stopped Diapason

Sugar pine, felted stoppers 1-49

Open spotted metal, arched mouths 50-61, scroll tuned

caps even with block 1-24, caps below block 25-61

speaking cutup cutup slot starts

w d length side center thickness ID width down

1 69 85 1235 25 32 12

13 42 52 630 18 20 8.5

25 25.5 32 313 9.5 11 6

37 15.5 20 158 6 7 6

49 10.5 13 80 3.5 4 5

50 3 4 18 9 10

61 2 3 12 6 7

Swell 8’ Salicional

1-12 zinc, Haskell, 13-61 spotted metal, scroll tuned, beards 1-44

C1 stamped “A901” C13 stamped “C104”

HaskellHaskell

ID mw cu nicks slot slot body L L ID

1 72 46 (beard) 1267 1145 51

13 41 16 fine 9 38

25 25 10 fine 5 22

37 16 10 fine 3 14

49 10 8 fine 2 8

61 7 6 1 6

Swell 8’ Aeoline

1-12 zinc, Haskell, 13-61 spotted metal, scroll tuned, beards 1-33

C1 stamped “855 C Aeol” C13 stamped “C218 Aeol C”

HaskellHaskell

ID mw cu nicks slot slot body L L ID

1 73 46.5 beard 1270 1145 50

12 45 30 750 507 30

13 42 29 10 48

25 25 16 6 24

37 15 10 2.5 3.5 13

49 9 7 2 9

61 5.5 4 1.5 6

Swell 4’ Flute Harmonic

1-5 zinc, 6-61 lead, scroll tuned, ears 1-24, beards 1-12, arched mouths

harmonic 25-61 – single hole on front

cutup cutup slot slot

ID mw side center nicks width starts

1 58 42 11 14 27 35

13 41 31 9 10.5 17- 20 20

25 34 27 9 11.5 16- 16 18

37 20 18 4 5 14- 8 10.5

49 12.5 11 2.5 3 13- 5 8

61 8 7 1 1.5 fine 3 4

Swell 8’ Oboe

13-61 spotted metal, 13-49 Estey patent (double taper), 50-61 cylindrical

C13 stamped “patent Nov 19 1903 328 Oboe C”