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Frobenius Orgelbyggeri Opus 765 (1972)

First Church, Congregational
11 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA

OHS convention: 2000


Images


2022-06-22 - Organ façade (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)

2022-06-22 - Console (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)

2022-06-22 - Organ in the west transept (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)

2008-11-13 - Sanctuary interior; photo from church website used with permission (Submitted by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1999-01-31 - Organ case (Photo by Peter Sykes/Database Manager)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1997 -Database Manager

2008-10-01 - Updated through online information from Leonardo Ciampa. -- The organ has always been in near perfect condition. In 2000, the Meeting House was renovated and acoustics improved. At that time, Frobenius came from Denmark and did some slight revoicing to better match the new acoustics. One of the most splendid instruments in the Northeast. Peter Sykes has been the music director for many years. -Database Manager


Stoplist

See Documents tab for detailed specification with Mixture compositions Source: 2000 OHS Handbook

Manual I (61 notes, unenclosed) Pommer 16 (61 tin), Prinzipal 8 (61 tin), Flöte 8 (61 open tin), Oktave 4 (61 tin), Gemshorn 4 (61 tin), Oktave 2 (61 tin), Mixtur IV (244 tin), Zimbel III (183 tin), Trompete 8 (61 tin), Trompete 4 (61 tin, horizontal)

Manual II (61 notes, enclosed) Rohrflöte 8 (61 tin, chimneys from c13), Prinzipal 4 (61 tin), Blockflöte 4 (61, 1-12 stopped tin; tapered open tin 13-6), Nasat 2⅔ (61 tin), Oktave 2 (61 tin), Hohlflote 2 (61 open tin), Terz 1⅗ (61 tin), Quinte 1⅓ (61 tin, tapered), Oktave 1 (61 tin), Scharf IV (244 tin), Regal 16 (61 tin, ¹⁄₁₆ length, horizontal), Bordun 8 (61, 1-12 copper; remainder stopped tin), Viola 8 (61, 1-6 copper; remainder tin), Celeste (TC) 8 (49 tin), Prinzipal 4 (61 tin), Quintade 4 (61 tin), Oktave 2 (61 tin), Scharf IV (244 tin), Fagott 16 (61 tin resonators, half-length cylindrical), Trompete 8 (61 tin, 1-6 half-length), Oboe 8 (61 tin, conical bassoon bass 1-24, oboe construction above)

Pedal (32 notes, unenclosed) Untersatz 32 (32, stopped wood 1-6, remainder stopped copper), Prinzipal 16 (32 tin), Subbass 16, Oktave 8 (32 tin), Spitzflöte 8 (32 stopped copper), Nachthorn 4 (32 tin), Choralbass 4' + 2 (64 tin), Hintersatz IV (128 tin), Posaune 16 (32 tin), Trompete 8 (32 tin)


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