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Welte-Whalon Organ Co. (1954)

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church / Good Shepherd Parish
1598 South Main Street
Fall River, MA

OHS convention: 2005

Images

Early 20th century - Exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Historic postcard, Digital Commonwealth, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

Unknown - Exterior back (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

Unknown - Exterior front (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2023-08-10 - Interior side view (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2023-08-10 - Interior front (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2004-05-10 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2004-05-10 - Balcony and Organ Case (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2004-05-10 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2005-07-14 - Organ gallery (Photograph by Jim Cook/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main - rear gallery

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
28 stops
3 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
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-05-30 - Reconstruction with electro-pneumatic action and new console of transplanted Erben originally in Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. -Database Manager

2016-09-03 - Updated through online information from Matthew Dion. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from 2005 Convention Booklet Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Fall River Massachusetts 
Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church

HENRY ERBEN, 1863 
Welte-Whalon Organ Co., 1954. - Rebuild 

GREAT (Unenclosed Man. I, CC-c4)
16'    Bourdon                   61
8'     Open Diapason             61
8'     Melodia                   61
8'     Viola                     61
8'     Dulciana                  61
4'     Octave                    61
4'     Rohr Flute                61
2-2/3' Twelfth                   61
2'     Fifteenth                 61
III    Sesquialtera             183
8'     Trumpet                   61

Great to Great 4'


SWELL (Expresive, Man. II, CC-c4)
8'     Open Diapason             61
8'     Rohr Flute                61
8'     Salicional                61
8'     Voix Celeste        [tc]  49
4'     Octave                    61
4'     Wald Flute                61
III    Cornet                   183
8'     Trumpet                   61
8'     Vox Humana                61
       Tremolo

Swell to Swell 16'
Swell Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4' 


PEDAL (Unenclosed CC-g1)
16'    Open Diapason             56 
16'    Bourdon                   56
16'    Gedeckt      [Great 16']  --
10-2/3 Quint        [Op. Diap.]  --
8'     Octave       [Op. Diap.]  --
8'     Flute            [Bour.]  --
4'     Choral Bass  [Op. Diap.]  --
4'     Flute            [Bour.]  --

[2 blank stop tabs] 


COUPLERS
Swell TO Pedal                  8',4'
Great TO Pedal                  8',4'
Swell to Great              16',8',4'


FINGER PISTONS (Tripper-type)
General                       1 - 6 
Swell                         1 - 6
Great                         1 - 6
Pedal                         1 - 5
Sforz  (w/indicator light)    (rev)
General Cancel


TOE STUDS
General                       1 - 6
Gr. to Pd.                    (rev)
Sforzando                     (rev)


PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression             (bal.)
Choir Expression             (bal.)
Crescendo                    (bal.)  
        
     
[Received from Matthew Dion 2014-01-03.]

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