Better Pipe Organ Database

George Bozeman Jr., & Co., Organbuilders Opus 40 (1987)

Eliot Congregational UCC
474 Centre Street, Newton Corner
Newton, MA

OHS convention: 2000

Images

c. 1988 - Front view of organ case (Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
27 stops
Key action Type: Mechanical (Suspended Tracker)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: None

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2000. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Some pipework from church's previous 4m. Frazee, which had been from a residence. Suspended Mechanical key-action, mechanical stop-action, wedge bellows, A-440, Kirnberger I temperament. -Database Manager

2010-06-22 - Updated through on-line information from jeffrey h smith. -- Beautifully maintained -Database Manager

2012-04-18 - Updated through online information from Ron Yeater. -- There were 8 ranks used from the previous organ: 16 Bourdon (gt), 8 Violin Diapason (sw), 8 Celeste (sw), 4 Principal (sw), 16 Principal (pd), 16 Bourdon (pd)- NOT borrowed from the Great but a separate rank!, 8 Octave (pd), and 8 Gedeckt (pd). -Database Manager

Stoplist

taken from the console March 2010 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Newton, Massachusetts
Eliot Church Congrgational

George Bozeman Opus 40 1987

* * *  This is the specification as George grouped by the drawknobs, very logical;  principal chorus, 
flutes/cornet decompose', reeds.    Below it is the spec as it would be listed the conventional ("American") 
way  -  use the one that you prefer  * * *

GREAT:
16  Bourdon
 8  Principal
 4  Octave
IV  Mixture

 8  Trumpet

 8  Chimney Flute
 4  Spindle Flute
 2 2/3 Nazard
 2  Recorder
 1 3/5 Tierce

SWELL:
 8  Violin Diapason
 4  Principal 
 2  Octave
III Sharp Mixture

16  Bassoon
 8  Shawm
 
 8  Stopped Diapason
 8  Celeste
 4  Spire Flute
 II Sesquialter

    Tremulant

PEDAL:
16  Principal
 8  Octave
 4  Choralbass

16  Bourdon (gt)
 8  Gedeckt

16  Trombone
 8  Trumpet

Couplers via Hitchdown Pedals (only)
Sw/Gt,  Sw/Ped,  Gt/Ped


GREAT:
16  Bourdon
 8  Principal
 8  Chimney Flute
 4  Octave
 4  Spindle Flute
2 2/3 Nazard
 2  Recorder
1 3/5 Tierce
 IV Mixture
 8  Trumpet

SWELL:
 8  Violin Diapason
 8  Stopped Diapason
 8  Celeste
 4  Principal
 4  Spire Flute
II  Sesquialter
 2  Octave
III Sharp Mixture
16  Bassoon
 8  Shawm
    Tremulant

PEDAL:
16  Principal
16  Bourdon (gt)
 8  Octave
 8  Gedeckt
 4  Choralbass
16  Trombone
 8  Trumpet

Couplers via Hitchdown Pedals (only)
Sw/Gt,  Sw/Ped,  Gt/Ped

[Received on line from jeffrey h smith June 22, 2010.]