St. Monica's Roman Catholic Church: Sanctuary
231 Broadway
Methuen, MA
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
Before 1975 - Altar and chancel detail (Photograph from an archival source: Archdiocese of Boston Archives, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Before 1975 - Interior before Vatican II (Photograph from an archival source: Archdiocese of Boston archives, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
ca. 1950 - Exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Archdiocese of Boston archives, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Early 20th century - Exterior profile view (Photograph from an archival source: Digital Commonwealth, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Early 20th century - Exterior early 20th century (Photograph from an archival source: Digital Commonwealth, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/ Andrew Scanlon)
Early 20th century - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: HIstoric postcard, Methuen History, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Before 1995 - Church exterior prior to demolition (Photograph from an archival source: Methuen History, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 2 manuals
- 17 stops
- 13 registers
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 30 notes
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
- Combination action: None
Notes
2004-10-30 - The original builder was Emmons Howard (ca. 1902). -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Discarded by the church in 1950. Removed by Andover 1975 and rebuilt for to Thompson Academy, Thompson Island, Boston, Massachusetts. -Database Manager
2009-06-07 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist recorded in the files of the Andover Organ Co. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Methuen, Massachuetts
St. Monica's R.C. Church
Emmons Howard, ca. 1902 - Original Specifications
GREAT
8' Open Diapason 61
8' Dulciana 61
8' Melodia (tc) 49
8' Stopped Bass 12
4' Octave 61
2' Fifteenth 61
SWELL (Expressive)
8' Violin Diapason 61
8' Stopped Diapason (tc) 49
8' Stopped Bass 12
8' Aeoline 61
4' Flute Harmonique 61
4' Violina 61
2' Flagelolet 61
8' Oboe (tc) 49
8' Bassoon 12
Tremolo
PEDAL
16' Bourdon 30
8' Gedeckt 12
COUPLERS (Drawknob)
Swell to Pedal [8]
Great to Pedal [8]
Swell to Great [8]
FOOT LEVERS
Undocumented
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
ACTION: Manual: mechanical key & stop
Pedal: tubular-pneumatic key & stop
VOICES: 13
STOPS: 17
RANKS: 13
PIPES: 774
NOTES
The nomenclature of stops and controls may not be exact. The stoplist
was recorded in the files of the Andover Organ Co., who rebuilt and re-
located the organ twice.
[Received on line from James R. Stettner June 07, 2009.]
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