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Jesse Woodberry (& Co.) Opus 258 (1908)

L'Eglise St-Jean-Baptiste
Lowell, MA

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


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Notes

2014-01-21 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by T. Daniel Hancock, using information found in <em>The Tracker</em>, Spring 2013. -- Damaged in a fire in 1912, and subsequently rebuilt by the Frazee Organ Company. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist (Source: The Tracker [Spring 2013]) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

          L'Eglise St-Jean-Baptiste
          Lowell, Massachussetts
          Jesse Woodberry & Co., 1908
          OHS ID: 52256
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          GREAT (61n, 7 ranks, nearly all full compass, all but 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 in Swell Box)  
 1.    64 Tonus Profundissimus, special [32 (Ped Sub Pr) & 21-1/3 (Ped Sub Pr)]
 2.    32 Tonus Profundus [Ped Sub Pr 1-5 & Sw Sub Ged from FFFF]
 3.    16 Sub Principal
 4.    16 Contra Viola [Sw C Viola]
 5.    16 Bourdon [Ped Bdn 1-30 & Sw Sub Ged]
 6.     8 Principal Diapason
 7.     8 Principal Flute                             GREAT MECHANICAL ACCESSORIES
 8.     8 Viola [Sw C Viola]                      1.  Great Off
 9.     8 Gedeckt [Sw Sub Ged]                    2.  Great Octaves
10. 5-1/3 Quint [Gt Oct. Quint]                   3.  Choir to Great
11.     4 Octave Principal                        4.  Choir to Great Sub Octave
12.     4 Octave Viola [Sw C Viola]               5.  Swell to Great
13.     4 Octave Gedeckt [Sw Sub Ged]             6.  Swell to Great Octave
14. 2-2/3 Octave Quint                            7.  Swell to Great Sub Octave
15.     2 Super Octave
16.     2 Viola Octavino [Sw C Viola]                 Five Great Combinations: 00, P, M, F, FF
17.     8 Tuba (7 inch wind)
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          CHOIR (61n, 11 ranks, in a swell-box)       CHOIR MECHANICAL ACCESSORIES
 1.    16 Sub Gedeckt                             1.  Choir Off
 2.     8 Principal                               2.  Choir Octaves
 3.     8 Viola Pomposa                           3.  Swell to Choir
 4.     8 Aeolina                                 4.  Sanctuary to Great and Choir
 5.     8 Flanto [sic] Melodia                    5.  Choir Undulo
 6.     8 Lieblich Gedeckt
 7.     4 Dulcet Octave                               Five Choir Combinations: 00, PP, MP, P, F 
 8.     4 Lieblich Flute
 9.     2 Flautino
10.     8 Corno Angelico, special
11.     8 Viola Dolce
12.    16 Sub Bass (13 notes)
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          SWELL (61n, 14 ranks, in a box 11 feet 9 inches x 18 feet x 12 feet high and 3 in thick.)
 1.    32 Tonus Profundus [Ped Sub Pr 1-5 & Sw Sub Ged from FFFF]
 2.    16 Contra Viola
 3.    16 Sub Gedeckt [extended to 32-ft FFFF]           SWELL MECHANICAL ACCESSORIES
 4.     8 Principal                                  1.  Swell Off
 5.     8 Viola Primo [Sw C Viola]                   2.  Swell Octaves
 6.     8 Viola Secondo [slightly flat]              3.  Choir to Swell Sub Octaves
 7.     8 Viola Acuta [slightly sharp]               4.  Sanctuary to Swell
 8.     8 Aeola [PP Principal]                       5.  Swell Undulo
 9.     8 Tibia Plena (open--very lg scale), special
10.     8 Lieblich Gedeckt [Sw Sub Ged]                  Five Swell Combinations:  00, P, M, MF, F
11.     4 Octave Viola [Sw C Viola]                      Orchestral Solos:  00, "Violi," "Flauti,"
12.     4 Salicetto                                         and "Corni" (combinations)
13.     4 Klar Flote, mahogany
14.     4 Lieblich Flote [Sw Sub Ged]
15. 2-2/3 Quint Flote
16.     2 Violina Octavo, special [Sw C Viola, short compass]
17. 1-3/5 Terzettino
18.     1 Serinette (string), special.  Smallest pipe nine 32s inch speaking length.
19.    16 Corno di Bassetto (F)
20.     8 Cor Francais, special [Synthetic, Tibia & Sub Ged 2-2/3]
21.     8 Cornopean
22.     8 Vox Humana, special
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          SANCTUARY-ECHO (61n, 14 ranks, in a swell-box)
 1.    16 Contra Dolce
 2.     8 Principal                                      SANCTUARY MECHANICAL
 3.     8 Viola d'Amore                              1.  Sanctuary Off
 4.     8 Aeolina Aethevia [sic]                     2.  Swell to Sanctuary
 5.     8 Flauto Dolce                               3.  Sanctuary Vibrato
 6.     8 Unda Maris FF (6-61)                          
 7.     8 Claribel Flote                                 Five Sanctuary Combinations:  00, PP, MP, 
 8.     4 Octave                                            MF, F
 9.     4 Flauto Pianissimo, special
10.     2 Aeolettino, special
11.     8 Corno di Coro, special
12.     8 Vox Cantoris FF, sepcial (6-61)

          SANCTUARY PEDAL
13.    16 Bourdon
14.    16 Bourdon Doux [12 pipes + Claribel Fl]
15.    32 Untersatz [Bdn 16 & Bdn Doux at 10-2/3]
16.     8 Flute Douce [Bdn Douce]
17. 5-1/3 Quinte [Bdn Doux]
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          PEDAL
 1.    32 Sub PRincipal, special, mtal, 5 lowest st wood, largest metal in fronts [Ped Sub Pr]
 2.    32 Lieblich Untersatz, s 32 feet, wood [Ped Sub Pr 1-5 & Sw Sub Ged from FFFF]
 3.    16 Principal, zinc fronts [Ped Sub Pr]
 4.    16 Tibia Profunda, wood                           PEDAL MECHANICAL
 5.    16 Violone, s, metal [Sw C Viola]             1.  Gallery Pedal Off
 6.    16 Bourdon, wood                              2.  Great to Pedals
 7.    16 Lieblich Gedeckt, s, wood [Sw Sub Ged]     3.  Choir to Pedals
 8.21-1/3 Sub Quint, wood [Ped Bdn]                  4.  Swell to Pedals
 9.10-2/3 Quint, wood [Ped Bdn]                      5.  Sanctuary to Pedals
10.12-4/5 Terz, wood [Sw Sub Ged]                    
11.     8 Octave Principal, wood [Gr Prin Flute]         PEDAL MOVEMENTS
12.     8 Violoncello, s, metal [Sw C Viola]         1.  Grand Crescendo (Tutti)
13.     8 Flauto Basso, wood [Ped Bdn]               2.  Organ Normal
14.     8 Lieblich Flote, s, wood [Sw Sub Ged]       3.  Pedal Normal
15. 6-2/3 Octave Terz, s, wood [Sw Sub Ged]          4.  All Couplers
16. 5-1/3 Octave Quint, wood [Ped Bdn]               5.  All Couplers Off (Rev)
17. 5-1/5 Lieblich Quint, s, wood [Sw Sub Ged]       6.  Great to Pedals (Rev)
18.     4 Super Octave, wood [Gt Prin Flute]         7.  Pedal PP
19. 4-4/7 Septima Minor, s, wood [Sw Sub Ged]        8.  Grand Swell Pedal, Balanced
20.    16 Ophicleide, (12 inch), s, zinc             9.  Choir Swell Pedal, Balanced
                                                    10.  Sanctuary Echo Swell Pedal, Balanced
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          MECHANICAL STOPS
 1.       "Principal" Cut Off
 2.       "Viola" Cut Off
 3.       "Gedeckt" Cut Off
 4.       Sanctuary Signal
 5.       Chime Signal
 6.       Portal Signal
 7.       Generator Switch
 8.       Battery Switch
 9.       Motor Switch
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[Received online from T. Daniel Hancock, 2014-01-21]

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