2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1976. -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Lawrence I Phelps, tonal advisor, consultant. Tonal revisions and enlargement. -Database Manager
2007-08-05 - Updated through on-line information from Leonardo A. Ciampa. -- Though the largest organ Aeolian-Skinner ever built, it never had five manuals, only four. There are eight divisions: Great, Hauptwerk, Swell, Choir, Positiv, Bombarde, Solo, and Pedal. -Database Manager
2008-06-10 - Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i>Replaced four manual 1906 Hook & Hastings, #2107 with existing case revised; installation competed in 1952; combination action replaced with solidstate; tonally altered by J.H. Steinkampf, Jr. and Jason McKown in 1979.</i> -Database Manager
Source: From Allen Kinzey via *The Aeolian-Skinner Archives* Date not recorded
Boston, Massachusetts
The First Church of Christ, Scientist - The Mother Church Extension
Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Opus 1203 1952 4 manuals, 166 stops, 241 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN (II)
32' Quintade 61
16' Geigend Principal 61
16' Bourdon 61
8' Principal 61
8' Holzflöte 61
5 1/3' Quinte 61
4' Prestant 61
4' Flute Ouverte 61
3 1/5' Tierce 61
IV-VI Cornet 309
IV Full Mixture 244
IV Scharf 244
Chimes (So) --
HAUPTWERK (II)
16' Quintadena 61
8' Prinzipal 61
8' Spitzflöte 61
8' Bordun 61
4' Oktav 61
4' Spitzflöte 61
4' Kleingedeckt 61
2 2/3' Quinte 61
2' Superoktav 61
2' Blockflöte 61
1 1/3' Quinte 61
II Sesquialtera 122
IV-VI Mixtur 287
IV-VII Scharff 318
16' Rankett 61
8' Trompete 61
SWELL ORGAN (III)
16' Gemshorn 68
8' Diapason 68
8' Flute Harmonique 68
8' Rohrflöte 68
8' Viole de Gambe 68
8' Viole Celeste 68
8' Flute Dolce 68
8' Flute Celeste 68
8' Echo Viole 68
8' Echo Viole Celeste 68
4' Octave 68
4' Nachthorn 68
4' Gemshorn 68
2 2/3' Nazard 61
2' Doublette 61
2' Spillflöte 61
III Sesquialtera 183
VI Plein Jeu 366
IV Fourniture 244
IV Cymbale 244
32' Kontrafagott 68
16' Bombarde 68
8' Trompette 68
8' Oboe 68
8' Vox Humana 68
5 1/3' Quinte Trompette 68
4' Clairon 68
Tremulant
POSITIV (I)
8' Gedeckt 61
8' Quintadena 61
8' Viola da Gamba 61
4' Prinzipal 61
4' Koppelflöte 61
2 2/3' Nasat 61
2' Oktave 61
2' Waldflöte 61
1 3/5' Terz 61
1 1/3' Larigot 61
1' Oktave 61
V Cornet 305
IV-VII Scharf 337
III Zimbal 183
16' Dulzian 61
8' Krummhorn 61
4' Schalmei 61
CHOIR ORGAN (I)
16' Dulciana 68
8' Concert Flute 68
8' Lieblichgedeckt 68
8' Viola 68
8' Viola Celeste 68
8' Dulciana 68
8' Unda Maris (tc) 56
4' Flauto Traverso 68
4' Lieblichflöte 68
4' Viola 68
4' Kleine Erzähler II 136
2' Zauberflöte 61
II Sesquialtera 122
III Carillon 183
16' Bassoon 68
8' Clarinet 68
4' Trompette 68
Tremulant
8' Tuba 68
8' French Horn (So) --
8' English Horn (So) --
8' Corno di Bassetto (So) --
Tremulant
Chimes (So) --
Harp (So) --
SOLO ORGAN (IV)
16' Viola 68
8' Principal 68
8' Doppelflöte 68
8' Gedeckt 68
8' Orchestral Strings II 136
8' Dolcan Celeste II 136
8' Kleine Erzähler II 136
4' Prestant 68
4' Orchestral Flute 68
4' Zauberflöte 68
4' Viole Celeste II 136
2' Flautino 61
III-V Harmonia Aetheria 269
IV Plein Jeu 244
Tremulant
8' French Horn 68
8' English Horn 68
8' Corno di Bassetto 68
8' Vox Humana 68
Reed Tremulant
Chimes (25) tubes
Harp (37) bars
BOMBARDE ORGAN (IV)
8'+ 4' Principal II 122
V Cornet 305
VII-VI Harmonics 478
VI Grand Fourniture 366
III Scharf 183
16' Bombarde 61
8' Trompette 61
4' Clairon 61
PEDAL ORGAN
32' Contrebasse 32
32' Quintade (Gt) --
16' Principal 32
16' Contrebasse 12
16' Geigend Principal (Gt) --
16' Bourdon 32
16' Violon 32
16' Quintadena (HW) --
16' Gemshorn (Sw) --
16' Dulciana (Ch) --
10 2/3' Grossquinte 32
8' Principal 32
8' Spitzprincipal 32
8' Gedacktpommer 32
8' Viole de Gambe 32
8' Bourdon 12
8' Gemshorn (Sw) --
8' Dulciana (Ch) --
6 2/5' Grossterz 32
5 1/3' Quinte 32
4' Choralbass 32
4' Koppelflöte 32
4' Spitzflöte 32
4' Gemshorn (Sw) --
4' Dulciana (Ch) --
2' Nachthorn 32
V Grand Cornet 96 *
IV Cornet 128
IV Fourniture 128
III Mixture 96
IV Scharf 128
32' Contre Bombarde 32
32' Kontrafagott (Sw) --
16' Ophicleide 32
16' Bombarde 12
16' Rankett (Gt) --
16' Fagott (Sw) --
16' Bassoon (Ch) --
8' Trompette 32
8' Trumpet 32
8' Chalumeau 32
8' Fagott (Sw) --
4' Clarion 32
4' Octave Trumpet 32
4' Rohrschalmei 32
4' Oboe (Sw) --
2' Kornett 32
Chimes (So) --
* also draws 10 2/3' & 6 2/5'
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