New Canaan, Connecticut

First Congregational Church

  First Congregational Church (New Canaan, CT)
   
  First Congregational Church (New Canaan, CT)
   
  Aeolian-Skinner Organ, Op. 1317 (1956) in First Congregational Church (New Canaan, CT)
   
  First Congregational Church (New Canaan, CT) 
Builder:         Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
   Year:         1956
   Opus:         1317

No. manuals:     3
No. stops:       29
No. ranks:       26
No. pipes:       1,643

Specification

             GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
          8' Principal           61              8' Rohrflöte           68
          8' Bourdon             61              8' Viola Pomposa       68
          4' Octave              61              8' Viola Celeste       68
          4' Flute Harmonique    61              4' Spitzflöte          68
     III-IV  Fourniture         245            III  Plein Jeu          183
                                                16' Hautbois            68
             CHOIR ORGAN                         8' Trompette           68
          8' Spitzgamba          61              4' Rohrschalmei        68
          8' Pommergedeckt       61                 Tremulant
          8' Flauto Dolce        61
          8' Flute Celeste (TC)  49                 PEDAL ORGAN
          4' Koppelflöte         61             16' Contra Bass         32
      2 2/3' Nazard              61             16' Bourdon             12 GT
          2' Blockflöte          61             16' Sanftbass           12 CH
             Tremulant                           8' Octave              12
                                                 8' Bourdon             GT
                                                 4' Choralbass          12
                                                16' Hautbois            SW
                                                 8' Trompette           SW
                                                 4' Rohrschalmei        SW

Source: Allen Kinzey

Photos 1-2 by: Susan Morrow

Photos 3-4 Source: Bon Smith

Notes: Originally the Great was in the right-hand chamber. In 1996, a new chamber was built behind the choir loft and a new Austin Great windchest installed with the original pipes, plus a 2' Fifteenth and 8' Trumpet. (Note the flourescent lighting in the chamber in the photos). The original Great windchest is still there, called Enclosed Great. Only two flute (8' & 4') ranks are installed on this chest. Mr. Feldhaus also changed the expression shades from horizontal to vertical – a good change. Otherwise, the organ is as original. The Aeolian-Skinner console was rebuilt by Mr. Feldhaus at this time.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=35594