2024-06-02 - Organ case and facade (Norman Bliss/Norman Bliss)
2024-06-02 - Inside case through facade (Norman Bliss/Norman Bliss)
2024-06-02 - Typed info card on back of case (Norman Bliss/Norman Bliss)
2020-08-27 - Identified through online information from Todd Beckham. -Jim Stettner
2020-08-27 - From the Catheddal website (https://christchurchcathedralma.org/organ-specs/): The firm of, Messrs. Czelusniak et Dugal, Inc., embarked on a small, but very significant, preservation project. They went to Otis, Massachusetts to remove from the former (closed) St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (of 1827) the 1-manual, 4-rank, G-compass pipe organ there, for restoration and then installation in Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal), Springfield, Mass., for regular use there by David Pulliam and his music program. The instrument was built in 1833 in New Haven, Connecticut by Franklin S. Whiting, upon commission for this church in Otis, where it has survived (a rough life) ever since. The instrument was restored in 1965 by Richard C. Hamar of Connecticut, who has continued the annual maintenance of the organ ever since. Several years ago, Richard Hamar recovered the bellows-reservoir, so that system is durable as is. We found today that the covering of the underside of the windchest will have to be recovered; but, that is a manageable improvement within our established budget. Mr. Hamar assisted us today with the documentation, disassembly, and removal of the organ – which experience was exceeding valuable to our own time and ministrations. The organ remains quite original and seems to be THE singular example of Whiting’s organ building work. His short history in Barbara Owen’s book concludes with the statement that he “died of fever” in 1834! We are grateful to the Springfield Cathedral, and to Bishop Fisher, for supporting the salvation and preservation of this irreplaceable artifact. Fortunately, the future of the church structure in Otis bodes well, as those interested in purchasing it are looking at it with preservationist plans, as well. -Jim Stettner
2020-08-29 - The organ was removed from St. Paul's Episcopal in Otis, Massachusetts on Thursday, October 29, 2015, and was reinstalled in Christ Church Cathedral in Springfield, Massachusetts in May, 2016. -Jim Stettner
2024-06-04 - Updated through online information from Norman Bliss: I saw this organ today, 6/2/24, in Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield MA. St. Paul's church in Otis closed some years ago, and the organ has been here since. I'm told the organ will be going back to Otis, care of a historical organization there. -Jim Stettner
Source: 1994 OHS Handbook
MANUAL (58 notes GGG, AAA-f) Open Diapason 8 (42 w&m), Stopd. Diapason 8 (58 w), Principal 4 (58 w&m), Fifteenth 2 (58 m)
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