2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1991 -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - Restored c. 1990 by Nelson Barden & Assoc. -Database Manager
2015-09-01 - Updated through online information from Sean O'Donnell. -Database Manager
original contract from Kimball Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
First Church of Christ, Scientist
W. W. Kimball Company, KPO 7153, 1936
Pitch Name of Stop Pipes Materials and Remarks
GREAT (unenclosed)
16’ Double Diapason 61 43 spotted metal, 18 zinc
8’ First Diapason 61 52 block tin, 9 zinc
8’ Second Diapason 61 52 spotted metal, 9 zinc
8’ Gemshorn (tapered) 61 49 spotted metal, 12 zinc
8' Bourdon 61 61 spotted metal
4’ Octave 61 61 block tin
4’ Gemshorn (tapered) 61 61 spotted metal
2 2/3’ Octave Quint 61 61 block tin
2’ Super Octave 61 61 block tin
IV Mixture 244 pure tin
8’ French Horn (from Choir, 61 notes )
SWELL (enclosed)
16’ Contra Salicional 73 50 spotted metal, 23 zinc
8’ Open Diapason 73 64 spotted metal, 9 zinc
8’ Rohrflöte 73 61 spotted metal, 12 stopped wood
8’ Salicional 73 62 spotted metal, 11 zinc
8’ Voix Celeste 73 62 spotted metal, 11 zinc
4’ Principal 73 73 spotted metal
4’ Traverse Flute 73 49 open wood, 24 spotted metal
2’ Fifteenth 61 61 spotted metal
IV Mixture 244 block tin
16’ Wald Horn 73 68 reeds, spotted metal bells
8’ Trumpet 73 56 reeds, spotted metal bells
8’ Oboe 73 53 reeds, spotted metal bells
4’ Clarion 73 44 reeds, spotted metal bells
Tremolo
CHOIR (enclosed)
16’ Spitz Flute (tapered) 73 49 spotted metal, 24 zinc
8’ Open Diapason 73 61 spotted metal, 12 zinc
8’ Claribel Flute 73 61 open wood, 12 stopped wood
8’ Viola 73 61 spotted metal, 12 zinc
8’ Dulciana 73 61 spotted metal, 12 zinc
8’ Unda Maris 73 61 spotted metal, 12 zinc
4' Flute d'Amour 73 49 stopped wood, 24 spotted metal
2 2/3' Nazard 61 spotted metal
2' Piccolo 61 spotted metal
1 3/5' Tierce 61 spotted metal
8' French Horn 73 49 reeds, common metal bells
8' Clarinet 73 53 reeds, spotted metal bells
Tremolo
PEDAL
16' Open Diapason 32 8 diapason metal, 24 heavy zinc
16' Contre Basse 32 open wood, bearded
16' Bourdon 32 stopped wood
16' Contra Salicional (from Swell, 32 notes)
16' Spitz Flute (from Choir, 32 notes)
8' Octave 32 diapason metal
8' Cello 12 extension of Contre Basse
8' Open Flute 32 open wood
4' Super Octave 32 spotted metal
III Mixture 96 spotted metal
16' Trombone 32 32 reeds, common metal bells
16' Wald Horn (from Swell Wald Horn, 32 notes)
8' Tromba 12 reeds, extension of Trombone
4' Clarion 12 reeds, extension of Trombone
COUPLERS
By stop knobs with respective manual groups: By tablets above Swell manual:
Swell to Swell 16' Great to Pedal 8'
Swell to Swell 8' off Swell to Pedal 8'
Swell to Swell 4' Choir to Pedal 8'
Great to Pedal 4'
Choir to Choir 16' Swell to Pedal 4'
Choir to Choir 8' off Choir to Pedal 4'
Choir to Choir 4'
Swell to Great 8'
Choir to Great 8'
Swell to Choir 8'
Great to Choir 8'
Swell to Great 16'
Swell to Great 4'
Choir to Great 16'
Choir to Great 4'
Swell to Choir 16'
Swell to Choir 4'
NOTE: Mixtures to be affected only by Unison couplers
REVERSIBLES
Great to Pedal 8' by finger piston and toe stud
Swell to Pedal 8' by finger piston and toe stud
Choir to Pedal 8' by finger piston and toe stud
Swell to Great 8' by finger piston
Choir to Great 8' by finger piston
Sforzando, by finger piston and toe stud
Mezzo, by finger piston and toe studd
16' stops and couplers off manuals by finger piston
COMBINATIONS BY REMOTE CONTROL
Eight pistons affecting Great and Pedal stops
Eight pistons affecting Swell and Pedal stops and intra manual couplers
Eight pistons affecting Choir and Pedal stops and intra manual couplers
Eight pistons affecting Pedal stops
Eight general pistons affecting stops and couplers of entire organ,
duplicated by eight toe pistons
General cancel piston
Combination setter piston with lock and key
Pedal to Manual "ON and OFF" controls on each key cheek
ACCESSORIES
Balanced expression pedal for Swell organ
Balanced expression pedal for Choir organ
Balanced Crescendo pedal affecting entire organ
Light indicators for all blind movements
Music rack and pedal lights, specially adapted
Motor started switch
Organ bench
Organ blower of ample capacity with direct coupled generator
ADDITIONAL
72 special decorative pipes of heavy zinc to fill in the three arched openings
according to design by the architect.
Necessary dividing walls within the organ chamber together with all wind trunk-
ing within organ chamber.
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