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Lancaster MA, USA (Massachusetts) - First Church of Christ (Unitarian)
Gemeente: Lancaster MA
Streek:Worcester County
Adres: 725 Main Street, 01523, Lancaster, MA
Website: https://www.firstchurchlancasterma.org/

Beschrijving nr.: 2065853.

Gebouwd door: W.B.D. Simmons & Co. (1869)

JaarOrgelbouwerOpusActiviteit
1869 W.B.D. Simmons & Co.  nieuwbouw
1884 Reuben G. Reed  wijzigen dispositie
1963 Andover Organ Company  ombouw

  • The First Church of Christ in Lancaster, Massachusetts, was constructed in 1816-1817 after a design by Charles Bulfinch. In 1841 a pipe organ was installed in the gallery, that was replaced in 1869 by the current instrument. This organ is the work of W.B.D. Simmons from Boston. It had two manuals and fourteen stops. In 1884 the instrument was expanded with a second pedal stop (Bourdon 16') by Reuben G. Reed. Reed also replaced the original hitch-down Swell pedal with a modern balanced pedal.
  • In 1963, a restoration was carried out by the Andover Organ Company. They added a Sesquialtera to Great and modified or renewed the Mixture. The Swell was modified to make it more bright in sound by adding a Flautino 2' and Quint 1 1/3', and removing the Keraulophon and Salicional.

Technische gegevens
Aantal registers per werk
- Great Organ9
- Swell Organ5
- Pedal Organ2
Totaal aantal stemmen16
ToetstractuurMechanisch
RegistertractuurMechanisch
Windlade(n)Sleepladen

Dispositie
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' (from c°), Hohl Flute 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Principal 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks - 1963, Mixture 3 ranks - 1869/1963, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flautino 2' - 1963, Quint 1 1/3' - 1963, Oboe 8' (from c°), Bassoon 8' (C-B), Tremblant.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Stopped Sub Bass 16', Bourdon Bass 16' - 1884.
Koppelingen: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Speelhulpen: Piano Great, Forte Great, Bellows Signal, Pedal Check.

Overige dispositiegegevens
Verschillende disposities The original specification was:
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' (from c°), Hohl Flute 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass (C-B), Principal 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 2 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ: Keraulophon 8' (from c°), Salicional 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass (C-B), Principal 4', Oboe 8' (from c°), Bassoon 8' (C-B), Tremblant.
Pedal Organ: Stopped Sub Bass 16'.
Literatuur The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978.
Opnamen Historic American Organs : Northwest of Boston: Acton, Lancaster, Lowell, Methuen, Shirley Center, Woburn. - The Organ Historical Society OHS-78 (LP). - 1979.