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Noack Opus 43 (1969)

Unitarian Universalist Society of Grafton and Upton
3 Grafton Common
Grafton, MA

OHS convention: 1968, 1983


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2018-08-12 - Organ case and keydesk (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)

2017-08-13 - Church exterior (Photograph by Stephen St. Denis/Stephen St. Denis)

1983-06-30 - Organ Façade and Keydesk (Photograph by Tim Drewes/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Henry Erben (c. 1850). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Rebuild. -Database Manager

2016-11-16 - Updated through online information from Barry Hall. <br>Organ originally built by Henry Erben in 1850, expanded by E&GG Hook in 1865, rebuilt by Noack in 1969 -Database Manager

2021-09-22 - When the organ was visited by the OHS during the 1968 Convention, it was still a one-manual and pedal instrument; all manual pipework was enclosed except the Open Diapason Bass. There was a hitch-down Swell pedal, and the pedal keyboard was the original Erben clavier, with 20 Hook pipes (Erben had provided only a coupler). In the reconstruction by the Noack Organ Co., all the old pipes were retained. The wind system is modern. The opening recital after the rebuilding was played by Carolyn Curtis. -- *1983 OHS Handbook* -Paul R. Marchesano


Stoplist

Source: 1968 OHS Handbook

MANUAL I (56 notes, unenclosed) Open Diapason (TC)* 8 (44m), Open Diapason Bass* 8 (12m (unenclosed)), Dulciano (TC)* 8 (44m), Stop'd Diap. (TC)* 8 (44w&m (chimney)), Stop'd Diap. Bass* 8 (12w), Principal* 4 (56m), Flautina 2 (56m (tapered)), Sesquialtera (TC) II (88m), Mixture II-III (144m)

MANUAL II (56 notes, unenclosed) Gedackt 8 (56m), Flute* 4 (56m (chimney)), Fifteenth* 2 (56m), Hautboy (TF)* 8 (39m)

PEDAL (32 notes) Dble St'd Pedals** 16 (32w&m)

COUPLERS (by hitch-down pedals) II/I, II/P, I/P


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