Better Pipe Organ Database

Wm. Johnson & Son Opus 604 (1883)

Village Congregational Church
45 Main St.
West Stockbridge, MA

Note: Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Unknown - Organ case in front of sanctuary (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Unknown - Pedalboard and expression shoe (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Unknown - Keydesk (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
1 manuals
6 stops
5 registers
2 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 58 notes
Pedal compass: 13 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: None

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1998 -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Altered by Andover 1975, 1-6 (1rk, 1st added). Historic Organs Recital 18 Mar 1990. -Database Manager

2023-09-17 - Information from an Andover Organ Co. member from a Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IoQKDrDAGQ (one of the comments) -Julius Coyle

Stoplist

Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Congregational Church

JOHNSON & SON, Opus 604, 1883


MANUAL (Expressive), C-a''' 
   8  Open Diapason           (tc)  46  
   8  Melodia                 (tc)  46
   8  Dulciana                (tc)  46
   8  Unison Bass                   12
   4  Octave                        58  
      Tremulant

PEDAL (flat, straight), C-c
   16 Sub Bass                      13

COUPLERS (Drawknob) 
   Man. to Ped.

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Expression                   (bal.)

ACTION: Mech. Key & Stop     VOICES: 5     STOPS: 6     RANKS: 5     PIPES: 266 

NOTES
This organ has the distinction of being the smallest church instrument built by
Johnson. In 1975, a 2' Fifteenth was added by the Andover Organ Co., and the other
 pipework was revoiced. (James R. Stettner)

Sources: Johnson opus list; Andover Organ Co. files; JRS; extant, altered organ

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