Bradford, MA
Bradford Junior College - Denworth Hall

Builder:		Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
  Year:			1940
  Opus:			998

No. manuals:		3
No. stops:		39
No. ranks:		43
No. pipes:		2,477

Great (II)

	16'	Quintade		61
	8'	Principal		61
	8'	Flute Harmonique	61
	8'	Concert Flute		61	(enclosed)
	8'	Dolcan			61	(enclosed)
	4'	Octave			61
	4'	Spitzflote		61	(enclosed)
	2 2/3'	Quint			61
	2'	Super Octave		61
	IV	Fourniture		244
	8'	Krummhorn		61	(enclosed)
		Tremolo				(for enclosed stops)

Swell (III)

	8'	Geigen			73
	8'	Bourdon			73
	8'	Viole de Gambe		73
	8'	Viole Celeste		73
	4'	Octave Geigen		73
	4'	Flauto Traverso		73
	III	Cymbel			183
	16'	Fagot			73
	8'	Trompette		73
	8'	Vox Humana		73
	4'	Clarion			73
		Tremolo

Positiv (I)

	8'	Nason Flute		61
	4'	Rohrflote		61
	2 2/3'	Nasat			61
	2'	Principal		61
	1 3/5'	Tierce			61
	1'	Sifflote		61

Pedal

	16'	Principal		32
	16'	Bourdon			32
	16'	Quintade		GT
	8'	Spitzprinzipal		32
	8'	Quintade		GT
	4'	Koppelflote		32
	2'	Blockflote		32
	IV	Mixture			128
	16'	Posaune			32
	8'	Trompette		12
	4'	Clarion			12

The dedicatory recital was played by Frederick Johnson on June 14, 1940.  The organ became virtually unplayable in later years due to disuse.

In 1990 the organ was moved by Thad Outerbridge to Trinity Episcopal Church, Haverhill MA, to replace Aeolian-Skinner Op. 853, a 3/37 that was badly damaged by fire in 1969.  The unburned portion of 853 was rebuilt as a home organ.  See the OHS OPUS LIST for further details on 853.

When Mr. Outerbridge moved 998 to Haverhill, it was decided to make no tonal alterations other than regulation.  In the course of the move, certain reservoirs were restored, the console releathered and a new blower installed.  A solid-state digital multi-level system replaced the electro-pneumatic mechanical memory system for combination pistons.  The chest actions are still playing on their original leather as of 1998.

Photo Source: Stefan Weist