St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Cathedral
327 2nd Street
Fall River, MA
Images
2023-08-10 - Exterior, side, and rectory at left (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2023-08-10 - Nave from rear, floor level (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2023-08-10 - Nave from rear gallery (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2023-08-10 - Side aisle and front facade (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2023-08-10 - Close up of gallery façade (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2023-08-10 - Gallery façade with additional pipe chamber on left (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2023-08-10 - Console and chancel pipe façade (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2023-08-10 - Peragallo console on floor at front (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2023 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook page, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2020 - Nave and organ in rear gallery (Photograph by David Carrier, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2020 - Divided organ cases in rear gallery (Photograph by David Carrier, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2020 - Nave and organ in rear gallery (Photograph by David Carrier, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 3 manuals
- 40 stops
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
- 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
- Has midi
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2015-07-25 - Altered and relocated existing organ. Identified by John Igoe, using information from this web site: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20150720/SPECIAL/150729996 <br> In recent years the Cathedral parish, including its Hispanic and Brazilian communities, has become home to four former parishes, two of which, St. Louis and Sacred Heart Churches, had recently rebuilt pipe organs. The St. Louis instrument, built by Charles Chadwick and rebuilt by Paul DeLisle was placed in storage with the hope of using it as the basis for a larger instrument if enough funds were raised. <br> With the very recent closing of Sacred Heart parish there was an urgency to find a home for their organ installed in 1883 by E. and G.G. Hook and Hastings and rebuilt by Peragallo Organ Co. With pipes from the Cathedral-s former Kilgen organ still in storage it was unthinkable to incur the cost of storing another instrument and the decision was made to get a proposal from the Peragallo Company using the historic Sacred Heart instrument as the basic structure and adding some pipes and equipment from the St. Louis Organ. -Database Manager
2017-05-07 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Matthew Dion, based on personal knowledge of the organ. Cases and facade pipes are from the old Kilgen. Kilgen was taken out in 1981 and a 3 Manual Allen replaced it...This Peragallo replaced it... Electronic Choir Division -Database Manager
Stoplist
Two additional coupler functions: Choir Chancel Off, and Choir Gallery On. Cymbelstern toe piston. Great Midi 1, Great Midi 2, Swell Midi 1, Swell Midi 2, Choir Midi 1, Choir Midi 2, Pedal Midi 1, and Pedal Midi 2. Gt. to Ped., Sw. to Ped., and Ch. to Ped. reversible toe studs. The organ also has a tuning switch that tunes to flat or sharp. [Stoplist submitted by Owen Doyle, 2024-02-24.] Source: Stoplist courtesy of Owen Doyle via email February 2024
Great Bourdon 16, Open Diapason 8, Melodia 8, Octave 4, Flute Harmonic 4, Twelfth 2-2/3, Fifteenth 2, Seventeenth 1-3/5, Fourniture III, Cymbel III, Cathedral Trumpet 8, Tremolo
Swell Open Diapason 8, Stopped Diapason 8, Viole de Gambe 8, Viole Celeste 8, Flute Traverso 4, Flautino 2, Cornopean 8, Tremolo, Oboe 8, Cathedral Trumpet 8
Choir (Walker Digital) Singend Diapason 8, Rohr Bourdon 8, Gemshorn 8, Gemshorn Celeste 8, Floten Prinzipal 4, Blockflöte 2, Larigot 1-1/3, Fourniture IV, Trompette Hautbois 8, Tremolo, Clarinette 8, Cathedral Trumpet 8
Pedal Acoustic Bass 32, Open Wood 16, Bourdon 16, Spitzflote 16, Violone Cello 8, Floten Bass 8, Grosse Cornet 32, Trombone 16, Cathedral Trumpet 8
Swell to Pedal 4, Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 8, Great to Pedal 4, Choir to Pedal 8, Choir to Pedal 4, Swell to Swell 16, Swell to Swell, Swell to Swell 4, Great to Great 4, Swell to Great 4, Swell to Great 16, Swell to Great 8, Choir to Great 16, Choir to Great 8, Choir to Great 4, Choir to Choir 16, Choir to Choir, Choir to Choir 4, Swell to Choir 16, Swell to Choir 4, Swell to Choir 8
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