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Kinzey-Angerstein Opus R-18 (1977)

Old South United Methodist Church: Sanctuary; front
6 Salem St.
Reading, MA

Images

2016-05-28 - Swell reservoir (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Brad Engelland)

2016-05-28 - Under the main chests (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Brad Engelland)

2016-05-28 - Pedal 16 Gemshorn (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Brad Engelland)

2016-05-28 - Pedal Principal unit chest (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Brad Engelland)

2016-05-28 - Pedal 16 Bourdon 1-12 (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Brad Engelland)

2016-05-28 - Builder's nameplates (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2016-05-28 - Console: Pedal stops (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2016-05-28 - Console: Swell stops (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2016-05-28 - Console: Great stops (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2016-05-28 - Chancel with organ facade (Photograph by Wayne Johnson/Wayne Johnson)

2017-04-14 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
17 stops
22 registers
3 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: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2022-06-08 - This entry represents the rebuilding of an existing organ in its existing home. It was originally built by John D. Brennan of Reading, Massachusetts for an unidentified institution, and acquired and installed at Central Methodist in 1913 by an undocumented person or firm. The organ was later rebuilt by E.M. Skinner & Son in 1936 as their Opus #501, and rebuilt for a third time in 1977 by Kinzey-Augerstein as their Opus #R-18. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist taken from the console June 5, 2016

Reading, Massachusetts
Old South United Methodist Church

John D. Brennan
Unknown Builder, 1913 - Acquired and rebuilt
Ernest M. Skinner & Son, Opus 501 1936 - Rebuild
Kinzey-Angerstein, Opus #R-18, 1977 - Rebuild


GREAT
8’     Principal  (en facade)
8’     Bourdon  (1-12 stopped wood, remainder metal Chimney Flute)
8’     Gemshorn
4’     Octave 
4’     Flute  (open metal)
2’     Super Octave
II     Sesquialtera
IV     Mixture
8’     Trumpet 


       SWELL (enclosed)
8’     Spitz Flote
8’     Salicional
8’     Voix Celeste (TC)
4’     Rohr Flote  (wood w/pierced stoppers)
2’     Principal
1 1/3’ Quinte 
8’     Oboe 
       Tremulant

       PEDAL
16’    Bourdon  (ext. Gt.)
16’    Gemshorn 
8’     Octave 
8’     Flute 
4’     Choral Bass
16’    Posaune  (ext. Gt.)

       COUPLERS
Swell to Pedal 8’
Swell to Pedal 4’
Great to Pedal 8’

Swell to Great 16’
Swell to Great 8’


[Received from Wayne Johnson 2016-06-14.]

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