1985-02-22 - Organ façade (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
1985-02-22 - Organ façade (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
2005-01-07 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. website, accessed December 29, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager
2007-05-14 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Organ later rebuilt and enlarged by Austin with tonal changes. -Database Manager
2021-04-30 - Updating stops as displayed on the console of this instrument, added the MIDI stop tabs added when it was modified c. 2004-2005. Trompette 8' removed. -Gary Wilkins
Stoplist taken from console 2005 (updated 2021) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Wakefield, Massachusetts First Parish, Congregational Austin Organ Co. Opus 289 (1910) CHOIR (enclosed, right side of Chancel) Gedeckt 8' Erzahler 8' Erzahler Celeste 8' Koppelflote 4' Principal 2' Zimbal II Krummhorn 8' Tremolo GREAT (unenclosed, left side of Chancel) Principal 8' Bourdon 8' Octave 4' Flute Ovuerte 4' Fifteenth 2' Forniture IV SWELL (enclosed, left side of Chancel) Rohrflote 8' Gambe 8' Gambe Celeste 8' Principal 4' Spitzflote 4' Nazard 2 2/3' Blockflote 2' Tierce 1 3/5' (stop tab lists as Tierce 1 2/3') Plein Jeu III Trompette 8' Tremolo PEDAL (unenclosed, left side of Chancel) Contra Bass 16' (listed as Contra Octave 16' on stop tab) Bourdon 16' Octave 8' Flute 8' (listed on stop tab as Gedeckt 8') Choral Bass 4' (listed as Super Octave 4' on stop tab) Mixture II Trompette 16' Krummhorn 4' All divisions also have a "MIDI on <division>' stop tab added when MIDI/digital was added to the instrument c. 2004 (John Bishop Organ Co.) usual array of couplers [Received from Wayne Johnson 2015-01-02.]
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