Springfield, Massachusetts

Old First Church of Christ, Congregational

Old First Church of Christ (Springfield, MA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Contract Year:  1956
Install Year:   1958
Opus:           1326
No. manuals:    3
No. stops:      53
No. ranks:      58
No. pipes:      3,245

Specification

               GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
           16' Quintaton         61              16' Rohrgedeckt       12
            8' Principal         61               8' Rohrflöte         68
            8' Bourdon           61               8' Viole de Gambe    68
            4' Principal         61               8' Viole Celeste     68
            4' Rohrflöte         61               4' Prestant          68
        2 2/3' Quint             61               4' Nachthorn         68
            2' Super Octave      61           2 2/3' Nazard (TC)       49
        IV-VI  Fourniture       281               2' Octave            61
                                              1 3/5' Tierce (TC)       49
               POSITIV ORGAN                     IV  Plein Jeu        244
               Enclosed:                         16' Fagot             68
            8' Rohrflöte         68               8' Trompette         68
            8' Dolcan            68               8' Hautbois          68
            8' Dolcan Celeste    68               4' Clairon           68
            4' Spitzprinzipal    68                  Tremulant
            2' Blockflöte        61
        IV-VI  Zimbel           293                  PEDAL ORGAN
           16' Cromorne          68              16' Contrebass        32
            8' Regal             68              16' Bourdon           32
            4' Rohrschalmei      68              16' Quintaton         GT
               Tremulant                         16' Rohrbourdon       SW
                                                  8' Principal         32
               Unenclosed:                        8' Spitzflöte        32
            8' Nason Flute       61               8' Rohrflöte         SW
            4' Koppelflöte       61               4' Choralbass        12
            2' Oktav             61               4' Blockflöte        32
        1 1/3' Quint             61               2' Blockflöte        12
           II  Jeu de Clochette 122              IV  Mixture          128
                                                 32' Fagot             12 SW
                                                 16' Bombarde          32
                                                 16' Fagot             SW
                                                  8' Trompette         12
                                                  8' Cromorne          PO
                                                  4' Clairon           12
                                                  4' Rohrschalmei      PO

Source: Allen Kinzey.

Notes: The meeting house was constructed in 1819. It formerly housed an E. & G. G. Hook, Op. 93, and, in 1881, a Steere & Turner, Op. 159. In 1913, E. M. Skinner Op. 209, a 4/35 utilizing the existing case, was installed. The present instrument was installed in 1958. Tonal alterations were made by Berkshire in 1973 and, later, additions were made by Theodore Gilbert and Calvin Hampton. The organ was rehabilitated by Foley-Baker in 1987 with new casework and facade.

The church closed in December 2007 and the building was sold for $800,000 to the City of Springfield with the organ in place. The congregation was 370 years old.

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