Boston, Massachusetts

First Church, Unitarian

Skinner Organ Co. Console, Op. 551 (1925) for First Church, Unitarian (Boston, MA)
 
Hutchings-Votey organ, Op. 1513 (1890) in First Church, Unitarian (Boston, MA)
 
Ernest M. Skinner organ, Op. 241 (1915) in First Church, Unitarian (Boston, MA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Builder:        Skinner Organ Company
   Year:        1925
   Opus:        551
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      114
No. ranks:      101
No. pipes:      6,565
 
 
 
                       GALLERY ORGAN - 1890 Hutchings-Votey, Opus 1513
 
                GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
            16' Bourdon               17 PED        16' Bourdon               73
             8' First Diapason        61             8' Diapason              73
             8' Second Diapason       61             8' Salicional            73
             8' Third Diapason        61             8' Voix Celeste          73
             8' Waldflöte             61             8' Spitzflöte            73
             8' Erzähler              61             8' Flute Celeste (TC)    61
             8' Philomela (Diap.)     29 PED         8' Rohrflöte             73
             8' Rohrflöte             SW             8' Aeoline               73
             8' Strings II           136             8' Unda Maris            61
             8' Aeoline               SW             4' Octave                73
             4' Octave                61             4' Flute Triangulaire    73
             4' Flute Triangulaire    SW             2' Fifteenth             61
             2' Fifteenth             61           III  Mixture (15-19-22)   183
             V  Mixture              305            16' Posaune               73
                  (15-17-19-21-22)                   8' Cornopean             73
            16' Posaune               SW             8' Flugel Horn           73
             8' Tromba                68             8' Vox Humana            73
             8' Cornopean             SW             4' Clarion               73
             4' Clarion               68                Tremolo
                Tremolo
                Chimes                                  PEDAL ORGAN
                                                    16' Diapason              32
                CHOIR ORGAN                         16' Bourdon               32
             8' Geigen Principal      61            16' Violone               32
             8' Gamba                 61        10 2/3' Bourdon               --
             8' Concert Flute         61             8' Octave                12
             4' Flute                 61             8' Bourdon               12
         2 2/3' Nazard                61             8' Gamba                 CH
         1 3/5' Tierce                61             8' Gedeckt               SW
             8' Orchestral Oboe       61            32' Trombone              32
             8' Clarinet              61            16' Trombone              12
                Tremolo                             16' Posaune               SW
             8' Harp (TC)             --             8' Trombone              12
             4' Celesta               61 bars           Chimes                GT
                SOLO ORGAN
             8' Flute                 68
             8' Orchestral Flute      68
             8' Gross Gamba           68
             8' Gamba Celeste         68
             8' Tuba                  68
             8' French Horn           68
             8' English Horn          68
             4' Tuba Clarion          68
                Tremolo
                Chimes                GT
  

                      CHANCEL ORGAN - 1915 Ernest M. Skinner Co., Opus 241
 
                GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
            16' Diapason              61            16' Bourdon               61
             8' First Diapason        61             8' Diapason              61
             8' Second Diapason       61             8' Stopped Flute         61
             8' Third Diapason        61             8' Salicional            61
             8' Melodia               61             8' Voix Celeste (TC)     49
             8' Gemshorn              61             8' Spitzflöte            61
             8' Gamba                 61             8' Flute Celeste (TC)    49
             8' Gamba Celeste         61             4' Octave                61
             4' Octave                61             4' Flute                 61
             4' Waldflöte             61             2' Flautino              61
             2' Fifteenth             61            16' Fagotto               61
           III  Harmonics (17-19-22) 183             8' Cornopean             61
            16' Trumpet               61             8' Oboe                  61
             8' Trumpet               61             8' Vox Humana            61
             4' Clarion               61             4' Clarion               61
                                                        Tremolo
                CHOIR ORGAN
            16' Dulciana              61                PEDAL ORGAN
             8' Violin Diapason       61            32' Bourdon               32
             8' Concert Flute         61            16' Diapason              32
             8' Dulciana              61            16' Bourdon               12
             8' Unda Maris (TC)       49            16' Violone               32
             4' Rohrflöte             61            16' Gedeckt               SW
             4' Dulciana              61        10 2/3' Bourdon               --
             2' Piccolo               61             8' Diapason              12
             8' Clarinet              61             8' Bourdon               12
                Tremolo                              8' Violone               12
                                                    16' Trombone              32
                                                     8' Trombone              12


Source: Allen Kinzey

Notes: A large 129-stop console (with double rows of couplers) was added in 1925 when Op. 241 was brought over from South Congregational Church and installed in the Channcel of First Church. The console played both organs. The crescendo registers were, from left, Chancel Swell, Gallery Swell, Chancel and Gallery Choir, Chancel Solo, Chancel Register, Gallery Register. William E. Zeuch, vice-president of Skinner, was organist at the church at the time the 1925 work was done. The organ was destroyed by fire in 1968.

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