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J. W. Steere & Sons Opus 533 (1904)

First Congregational: Sanctuary
62 Centre St.
Nantucket, MA

Images

2017-09-23 - Organ Case and Facade in Rear Gallery (Photograph by Roger Lovejoy/Database Manager)

2017-09-23 - J W Steere & Son Nameplate (Photograph by Roger Lovejoy/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
18 stops
16 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Fixed Mechanical

Notes

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

2004-10-30 - Restored 1971 by Andover Organ Co. (2-16r.). -Database Manager

2007-10-19 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- 3-sectional facade of 35 gold-painted pipes arranged: 5-25-5. All manual stops except Great 8' Open Diapason under expression. The Pedal 16' Bourdon is on mechanical key action while the 16' Dbl. Open Diapason is tubular-pneumatic. Pitch: A-435. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console June 1988 as well as from Andover company files Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Nantucket, Massachusetts
First Congregational Church

J. W. Steere & Sons, Opus 533, 1904 - Original Specifications

GREAT  (Expressive *)
   8'   Open Diapason          *    61
   8'   Melodia                *    61
   8'   Dulciana               *    61
   4'   Principal              *    61
   4'   Wald Flute             *    61

SWELL (Expressive)
   16'  Bourdon Treble        (tc)  49
   16'  Bourdon Bass                12
   8'   Violin Diapason             61
   8'   Stopped Diapason            61
   8'   Salicional                  61
   8'   Aeoline                     61
   4'   Flute                       61
   4'   Violina                     61
   2'   Flautino                    61
   8'   Oboe                  (tc)  49
   8'   Bassoon                     12
        Tremolo

PEDAL
   16'  Dbl. Open Diapason          30
   16'  Bourdon                     30

COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                  [8]
   Great to Pedal                  [8]
   Swell to Great Unison           [8]
   Sw. to Gr. Super Octave         [4]

FOOT LEVERS (Unlabeled; l - r)
   Sw. Forte  -
   Sw. Piano  -
   Gr. to Ped -  Reversible
   Gr. Forte  -  8, 8, 8, 4, 4  (full)
   Gr. Piano  -  8' Mel., 8' Dulc.

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Swell Expression             (bal.)

ACTION: Manual: Mech. key & stop
        Pedal: 16' Bourdon - mechanical
               16' Dbl. Open - tubular-pneumatic
VOICES: 16
STOPS: 18
RANKS: 16
PIPES: 914

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner June 29, 2009.]

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