Centre Methodist Church (1841)
46 Center Street
Fairhaven, MA
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
09-29-1957 Postmark - Church exterior (Postcard/Jim Stettner)
2005 - Organ in storage after removal in 2005 (Phil Stimmel/Jim Stettner)
2005 - Console (Phil Stimmel/Jim Stettner)
2005 - Organ chamber view through open wall during removal (Phil Stimmel/Jim Stettner)
2005 - Pipework (Phil Stimmel/Jim Stettner)
2005 - Haskell basses (Phil Stimmel/Jim Stettner)
2005 - Swell shutters (Phil Stimmel/Jim Stettner)
2005 - Regulator under windchest (Phil Stimmel/Jim Stettner)
1910 ca. - Church exterior (Vintage postcard/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- 2 manuals
- 3 stops
- 25 registers
- 1 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Has crescendo
- Combination action: None
Notes
2007-10-27 - Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979. -Database Manager
2025-04-01 - From the former esteyorgans.com website: "This little organ was removed from the church on Feb. 17-19, 2005, and now rests in storage in Brattleboro, VT. The pipework is in original condition, as is the rest of the instrument. Certainly, it will probably need re-leathering. The console has the Estey wooden stop relays, which appear to be in good condition. The stop tabs are of some sort of plastic material which has deteriorated badly. They are very brittle and curled upward (strange). The organ has 2 sets of swell shades and 2 swell motors, plus blower, tremolo and rectifier. The bottom octaves of both the Diapason and Viola ranks have Haskell pipes. My preference is that this organ go to a small church or chapel to enhance their services. The original chamber dimensions were: 8' W x 8'2" D x 11' H. A new chamber could be somewhat shallower, as there was liberal spacing between the chest and the swell shades." -Jim Stettner
2025-04-01 - The church was converted into a private residence. -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
PEDAL MOVEMENTS: Expression (balanced), Crescendo (balanced) Source: esteyorgans.com website ca. 2005
Great Diapason 8, Stopped Flute 8, Contra Viole [TC] 16, Viole 8, Octave 4, Twelfth 2 2/3, Flute 4, Violina 4, Fifteenth 2, Chimes
Swell Bourdon 16, Diapason 8, Stopped Flute 8, Viole 8, Flute 4, Violina 4, Nasard 2 2/3, Flautino 2, Oboe (Syn) 8 (Synthetic), Tremolo (Affects entire organ)
Tonal Resources Bourdon 16, Diapason 8, Viole 8
Pedal Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16 (Bourdon on soft wind), Quint 10 2/3, Octave 8, Flute 8, Viole 8, Super Octave 4
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