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Concord MA, USA (Massachusetts) - West Concord Union Church
Municipal: Concord MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 1317 Main Street, 01742, Concord MA
Website: https://www.westconcordunionchurch.org/
Description nr.: 2065848.
Built by: William Stevens (1869)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Hohlflute 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (from c°) - 1970, Mixture 3-4 ranks - 1970, Tremulo.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Viola 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet Treble 8' (from c°) - 1970, Trumpet Bass 8' (C-B) - 1970, Tremulo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Sub Bass 16', Gedeckt 16' - 1970.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Piano Great, Forte Great, Pedal Check, Bellows Signal.
Concord MA, USA (Massachusetts) - West Concord Union Church
Municipal: Concord MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 1317 Main Street, 01742, Concord MA
Website: https://www.westconcordunionchurch.org/
Description nr.: 2065848.
Built by: William Stevens (1869)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1869 | William Stevens | new organ | 1971 | Philip A. Beaudry & Co. | rebuild |
- The organ of the West Concord Union Church in Concord, Massachusetts, was built in 1869 by William Stevens from Boston for the Unitarian Church in Wilton, New Hampshire. The organ was relocated two times before it was installed in Concord via the Organ Clearing House. Exact years are unknown, but the locations were the Methodist Church in Brookline, New Hampshire and the Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church in Manchester, New Hampshire.
- In 1970-1971, the organ was restored by Philip A. Beaudry & Co. and installed in the West Concord Union Church. Some alterations were made to the specification. Some stops were missing at the time. A new Sesquialtera was installed on Great on the location of a former Dulciana, and a new Trumpet on Swell. On an empty slide of the pedal chest a new Gedeckt 16' was placed. A Mixture was installed on an empty chest of Great, probably designed for a Trumpet.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1869 | Wilton, NH | Unitarian Church |
| Brookline, NH | Methodist Church | |
| Manchester, NH | Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church | |
| 1971 | Concord, MA | West Concord Union Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 15 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Hohlflute 8', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Sesquialtera 2 ranks (from c°) - 1970, Mixture 3-4 ranks - 1970, Tremulo.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Viola 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet Treble 8' (from c°) - 1970, Trumpet Bass 8' (C-B) - 1970, Tremulo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Sub Bass 16', Gedeckt 16' - 1970.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Piano Great, Forte Great, Pedal Check, Bellows Signal.
| Other specifications | |
|---|---|
| Different specifications |
The original stoplist was: Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Hohlflute 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass (C-B), Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'. Swell Organ: Open Diapason 8' (from c°), Aeolina 8', Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Violina 4', Oboe 8' (from c°), Bassoon 8' (C-B), Tremulo. Pedal Organ: Sub Bass 16'. |
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |