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Bishop Organ Co. (2004)

Images

2017-07-15 - Drone photo of church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2018-09-17 - Church interior and façade pipes (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2021-01-26 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Gary Wilkins, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2021-01-26 - Detail of console keyboards and stops (Photograph by Gary Wilkins/Gary Wilkins)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• 3 manuals
• 4 divisions
• Key action Type: Electrical
• Stop action Type: Electrical
• Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
• 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: Computerized/Digital
• Has combination thumb pistons
• Has combination toe pistons
• Has tutti thumb pistons

Notes

2021-04-05 - This was a tonal revision and solid state upgrade to the 1910/1977 Austin organ. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

Source: Updating stops as displayed on the console of this instrument, added the MIDI stop tabs added when it was modified c. 2004-2005. Trompette 8' removed.

Wakefield, Massachusetts
First Parish, Congregational

Austin Organ Co. Opus 289 (1910)

CHOIR (enclosed, right side of Chancel)
Gedeckt 8'
Erzahler 8'
Erzahler Celeste 8'
Koppelflote 4'
Principal 2'
Zimbal II
Krummhorn 8'
Tremolo

GREAT (unenclosed, left side of Chancel)
Principal 8'
Bourdon 8'
Octave 4'
Flute Ouverte 4'
Fifteenth 2'
Fourniture IV

SWELL (enclosed, left side of Chancel)
Rohrflote 8'
Gambe 8'
Gambe Celeste 8'
Principal 4'
Spitzflote 4'
Nazard 2 2/3'
Blockflote 2'
Tierce 1 3/5' (stop tab lists as Tierce 1 2/3')
Plein Jeu III
Trompette 8'
Tremolo

PEDAL (unenclosed, left side of Chancel)
Contra Bass 16' (listed as Contra Octave 16' on stop tab)
Bourdon 16'
Octave 8'
Flute 8' (listed on stop tab as Gedeckt 8')
Choral Bass 4' (listed as Super Octave 4' on stop tab)
Mixture II
Trompette 16'
Krummhorn 4'

All divisions also have a "MIDI on <division>' stop tab added when 
MIDI/digital was added to the instrument c. 2004 (John Bishop Organ Co.)

Usual array of couplers 

 [Received from Wayne Johnson 2015-01-02.]

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