Better Pipe Organ Database

Midmer-Losh Inc. (1933)

Residence: George H. Wightman
43 Hawes Street
Brookline, MA

Images

Unknown - Exterior of house (Photograph by pinterest.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
10 stops
23 registers
3 divisions
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Notes

2022-04-01 - Mr. Wightman was a steel magnate who worked under Andrew Carnegie; he was also active in leadership in amateur tennis associations; he died at the age of 82 in 1937 and the house was sold on to various universities. Boston University now owns it and uses the building for classrooms, meeting rooms and event spaces. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: The American Organist, January 1934

    Brookline, Massachusetts
    George H. Wightman Residence

    Midmer-Losh   1933   2/10
    ____________________________________________

    GREAT                     SWELL
 8' Diapason      61       8' Violin Diapason 61
 8' Melodia       61       8' Stopped Flute   61
 8' Dulciana      61       8' Salicional      61
 8' Stopped Flute SW       8' Voix Celeste    49
 4' Melodia       12       4' Stopped Flute   12
 2' Melodia       12   2 2/3' Stopped Flute    7
 8' Tuba          61       2' Stopped Flute    5
 4' Tuba          12       8' French Horn     61
    Tremulant              8' Oboe (synthetic)
    Chimes        25       8' Vox Humana      61
                              Tremulant
    PEDAL                     Harp            49
16' Melodia       12 GT
16' Stopped Flute 12 SW
 8' Melodia       GT
 8' Stopped Flute SW
16' Tuba          12 GT
 8' Tuba          GA

As per the policy of THE AMERICAN ORGANIST at 
time, stop names of extensions and borrows are
shown with the ame name as the parent rank.

    [Received from Jeff Scofield April 1, 2022]