Orient United Methodist Church

Orient, NY

 

1900 Hook & Hastings

Opus # 1895

II/10

Stoplist

Exterior   Interior   Console   Organ

After 101 years, this tracker pipe organ, built by the Massachusetts organ firm, Hook & Hastings, received its first restoration ever!  Originally built with a hand pump action to supply wind to the pipes, an electric blower was later added.  Unfortunately, the original feeder bellows for the hand pump action got destroyed.        Our restoration included the fabrication of new feeder bellows placed where the original ones existed.  A properly placed flap valve allows the organ to operate either by the electric blower or the hand pump.  (During the great black out, this is one of the only churches that had use of their organ).          This historic pipe organ is once again ready to provide reliable service to upcoming generations in the church.  Future generations will connect to those of the past in the rich traditions of the church.