2021-10-26 - From the January 1967 issue of THE DIAPASON: The Hewitt and Wessel Organ Builders, Brattleboro, Vt., have rebuilt and enlarged the organ of the First United Church of Christ, Holyoke, Mass. It has five different divisions: swell, great, choir, positiv and pedal, with a total of 49 ranks. The positiv, a completely new section, overhangs the balcony. Its case resembles some of the organs built in Holland in the 15th and 16th centuries and was designed by John Wessel. Playable from all three manuals of the main console, it has its own console in the balcony which can be played independently. The wings of the case can be folded to create four different patterns around the positiv and can be folded to conceal the display pipes. The 4-ft. prestant and the 2-ft. Italian principal are included in the display, all of polished tin. The great is exposed, showing the diapason chorus and pedal mixture. John Wessel drew up the specification. Harriette Slack Richardson, Springfield, Vt. played the dedicatory last May. -Jeff Scofield
2021-10-26 - Early in 20th century, First United Church merged with the German Reformed Church; they then merged in 1973 with Grace Church to become Grace United Church; Grace merged in 1996 with Second Congregational UCC to become the United Congregational Church of Holyoke. -Jeff Scofield
Source: From THE DIAPASON January 1967
Holyoke, Massachusetts
First United Church of Christ
Hewitt & Wessel 1966 3/49
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GREAT SWELL
8' Open Diapason 61 16' Bourdon 73
8' Viola da Gamba 61 8' Open Diapason 73
8' Concert Flute 61 8' Gedeckt 73
4' Octave 61 8' Salicional 73
4' Flauto Traverso 61 8' Voix Celeste 61
2 2/3' Quint 61 4' Spitz Principal 73
2' Fifteenth 61 4' Flute Harmonic 73
IV Mixture 244 2 2/3' Nazard 61
8' Tuba 61 2' Flautino 61
4' Tuba 12 III Sesquialtera 183
Chimes 21 8' Cornopean 73
8' Oboe 73
CHOIR Tremolo
8' Geigen Principal 61
8' Melodia 61 PEDAL
8' Dulciana 61 16' Open Diapason 32
8' Unda Maris 49 16' Bourdon 32
4' Flute d'Amour 61 16' Violone 32
2' Piccolo 61 16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
8' French Horn 61 10 2/3' Quint Bass --
8' Clarinet 61 8' Octave Bass 12
Tremolo 8' Violoncello 12
Celesta 49 8' Gedeckt SW
4' Choral Bass 12
POSITIV (on rail) 4' Gedeckt SW
8' Singendgedeckt 61 2' Super Octave 32
4' Prestant 61 III Mixture (inc 2') 64
4' Fern Flute 61 16' Bombarde 12
2' Italian Principal 61 8' Tuba GT
1 1/3' Larigot 61 4' Clarion 12
II Cymbel 122
8' Krummhorn 61
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