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Hall Organ Co. (1909)

German Presbyterian Church / Christ Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
96 E. Haverhill St.
Lawrence, MA

Images

ca. 1900 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Lawrence Public Library Special Collections, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
14 stops
14 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Manual compass: 58 notes
Pedal compass: 27 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Notes

2013-05-10 - Organ relocated without any change. Identified by James R. Stettner, based on information from personal research into the history of organs in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Johnson was originally built for the Congregational Church in Chester, CT. It was replaced there in 1909 by a new pipe organ built by the Hall Organ Co. Hall, in turn, sold the used Johnson to Christ Presbyterian in Lawrence and installed it in 1909 for $1,449.64. -Database Manager

2013-05-11 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist from the files of Robert J. Reich January 5, 2021

Lawrence, Massachusetts
Christ Presbyterian Church

WILLIAM A. JOHNSON, Opus 389, 1873 - Orig. Specifications
Hall Organ Co. (1909) - Reinstallation of Used Johnson


GREAT                                        COUPLERS (Drawknob)
8   Open Diapason                58          Swell to Pedal
8   Melodia                      58          Great to Pedal
8   Dulciana                     58
4   Octave                       58          Swell to Great
4   Flute d'Amour                58
3   Twelfth                      58
2   Fifteenth                    58          FOOT TRUNDLES
                                             Great Piano – 8' Mel., 8' Dulc.

SWELL (Expressive)                           Great Forte -  8, 8, 8, 4, 4, 3, 2.
8   Open Diapason                58
8   Stopped Diapason             58
8   Keraulophon                  58          PEDAL MOVEMENTS
4   Flute Harmonique             58          Swell Expression              (bal.)
4   Fugara                       58
8   Hautbois                     58
    Tremolo                                  MISC. CONTROLS
                                             Bellows Signal

PEDAL
16  Sub Bass                     27

    Pedal Check


ACTION: Mech. Key      VOICES: 14      STOPS: 14      RANKS: 14      PIPES: 781
           & Stop

NOTES
The Johnson was originally built for the Congregational Church in Chester, CT.
It was replaced there in 1909 by a new pipe organ built by the Hall Organ Co.
Hall, in turn, sold the used Johnson to Christ Presbyterian in Lawrence and
installed it in 1909 for $1,449.64.

The organ was later electrifed by Estey and subsequently rebuilt.

Sources: Robert J. Reich files; The Johnson Organs book


Christ Presbyterian Church
96 E. Haverhill St.
Lawrence, Massachusetts

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