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Henri Lahaise (1980)

Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church
42 Green Street
Newburyport, MA

OHS convention: 1987


Images


2000s - Church exterior (Photograph by Church website , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2009-06-29 - Rear gallery and organ (Photograph by Len Levasseur/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Hutchings, Plaisted & Co. (1875, Opus60). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1996 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Relocated through OCH from Highland Congregational, Parker St., Roxbury, MA in 1980. Renovated with tonal alterations by Henri Lahaise & Sons in 1980 to 2m, 20 rk, 18 st. 3rk mixture added to Gt., Sw. 4' string converted to 2'. Had two composition pedals, now disconnected. Good condition in 1996. Stoplist in OH 1987 is the present (1987) stoplist. -Database Manager

2008-09-15 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- 5-sectional facade with 25 pipes arranged: 5-3-9-3-5. The Swell to Great 4' is hitch-down. -Database Manager

2016-06-24 - Updated through online information from Charles Eberline. <br>The <i>Organ Handbook 1987</i> (Richmond, VA: Organ Historical Society, 1987), 31–33 (page 31: program of a recital on the organ by Marian Ruhl Metson at the 1987 Organ Historical Society Convention; page 32: photograph of the organ; page 33: stoplist and brief history of the parish and the organ). -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console April 4, 2014 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Newburyport, Massachusetts
Immaculate Conception Church

Hutchings, Plaisted & Co., Opus 60 (1875)
originally built for 
Highland Congregational Church • Roxbury, Massachusetts

renovated and relocated to Newburyport by
Henri Lahaise & Sons (1980)

GREAT
8’      Open Diapason             61 pipes
8’      Melodia                   61 pipes
8’      Dolcissimo                61 pipes
4’      Octave                    61 pipes
4’      Flute d’Amour             61 pipes
2 2/3’  Octave Quint              61 pipes
2’      Super Octave              61 pipes
II-III  Mixture                  147 pipes
8’      Trompete                  61 pipes

SWELL
16’     Bourdon Bass              12 pipes
16’     Bourdon Treble            49 pipes
8’      Violin Diapason           61 pipes
8’      Stopped Diapason          61 pipes
8’      Salicional                49 pipes
4’      Flute Harmonique          61 pipes
2’      Flageolet                 61 pipes
8’      Bassoon                   12 pipes
8’      Oboe                      49 pipes

PEDAL
16’     Bourdon                   27 pipes
8’      Flote                     27 pipes
        Pedal Check

COUPLERS
Great to Pedals
Swell to Pedals 
Swell to Great

UNLABELED PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Tremolo (hitch-down pedal)
Swell to Great 4’ (hitch-down pedal)
Great to Pedals (reversible pedal)
Great Forte (disconnected)
Great Piano (disconnected)


 [Received from Matthew M. Bellocchio 2015-12-25.]

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