Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2021-01-05 - This was a rebuild of the 1934 Estey electrification of an 1873 Wm. A. Johnson tracker installed second-hand by the Hall Organ Co. in 1909. Mr. Douglas' work entailed the destruction and disposal of the extant, original Johnson casework. The Estey console was replced with a new Klann console. The Pedal division was augmented through borrowing. The church replaced the pipe organ in 1989 with a II-manual Allen. The pipe organ was sold to: -Jim Stettner
Source: Stoplist copied from the console 1989
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Christ Presbyterian Church
WILLIAM A. JOHNSON, Opus 389, 1873
Estey Organ Co., Opus 3057, 1934 - Electrification
Ray Douglas, ca. 1968 - New Console & Tonal Changes
GREAT COUPLERS
16 Rohr Gedeckt (Ped/Gt) –- Swell to Pedal 8,4
8 Open Diapason 61 Great to Pedal 8,4
8 Holz Flöte 61
8 Dulciana 61 Swell to Great 16,8,4
4 Octave 61
4 Rohr Flöte 61
2 2/3 Octave Quint 61 FINGER PISTONS
2 Super Octave 61 General A,B,C,D
Swell 1 - 4
Great to Great 16' Great 1 - 4
Great Unison Off Setter
Great to Great 4'
2 blank stoptablets TOE STUDS
Gt. to Ped. (rev)
Sforzando (rev)
SWELL (Expressive)
8 Diapason 61
8 Bourdon 61 PEDAL MOVEMENTS
8 Salicional 61 Swell Expression (bal.)
8 Voix Celeste (tc) 49 Crescendo (bal)
4 Flute Harmonique [Fugara] 61
8 Hautbois 61
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4'
3 blank stoptablets
ACTION: Electro-Pneumatic
PEDAL VOICES: 16
16 Sub Bass 32
16 Gedeckt Bass 32 STOPS: 17
8 Principal 20
8 Gedeckt (Ped/Gt) –- RANKS: 16
4 Choral Bass 12
4 Rohr Flöte (Gt) –- PIPES: 877
NOTES
The Johnson was originally built for the Congregational Church in Chester,
CT. It was installed here used in 1909 by the Hall Organ Co.
The Estey work involved electrifying the organ on new windchests, removing
the old keydesk and providing a new console, and a few tonal changes. The
Great 8' Open Diapason was replaced with new rank – the original becoming
a Pedal unit. The Johnson Swell 8' Keraulophon became the 8' Voix Celeste.
The new 8' Salicional replaced the 4' Harmonic Flute and had Haskelled
basses. And although the console said the Swell 4' stop was a 4' Harmonic
Flute, the actual pipes were the Johnson 4' Fugara pipes.
Mr. Douglas' work entailed a new Klann console, and augmentation of the
stoplist – mostly the Pedal – utilizing existing pipework. Sadly, it also
entailed the destruction and disposal of the handsome, original 1973 Wm. A.
Johnson casework.
The Great 16' Rohr Gedeckt borrowed its first 32 notes from the Estey-added
Pedal 16' Gedeckt [Bass], and the remainder from the 4' Rohr Flöte (original
Flute d'Amour). The Pedal 8' Gedeckt also borrowed from the Pedal and Great,
and the 4' Rohr Flote was a direct borrow from the Great.
Sources: Robert J. Reich files; JRS; extant organ shortly before removal
Christ Presbyterian Church
96 E. Haverhill St.
Lawrence, MA. 01840 Documented: 1989Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.