Riverside Memorial Congregational Church
Haverhill, MA
Opus 488
Great
8' Gr. Open
Diapason
61
8' Gr. Melodia 61
8' Gr. Dulciana 61
8' Gr. Melodia 61
8' Gr. Dulciana 61
4' Gr.
Octave
61
Swell
(Enclosed)
16' Sw. Bourdon 61
16' Sw. Bourdon 61
8' Sw. Violin
Diapason
61
8' Sw. Stopped Diapason 61
8' Sw. Salicional 61
8' Sw. Stopped Diapason 61
8' Sw. Salicional 61
4' Sw. Flute
Harmonique
61
8' Sw. Oboe [labial] 61
8' Sw. Oboe [labial] 61
Tremolo
Pedal
16' Ped.
Bourdon
30
Couplers
Swell to
Pedal
[8]
Great to Pedal [8]
Swell to Great [8]
Swell to Great 8ves [4]
Great to Pedal [8]
Swell to Great [8]
Swell to Great 8ves [4]
Foot Levers
(undocumented)
REV [Great to Pedal] reversible
REV [Great to Pedal] reversible
Pedal
Movements
Swell
Expression
balanced
Action: Tubular-Pneumatic key & stop
Action: Tubular-Pneumatic key & stop
Voices:
11
Stops:
11
Ranks:
11
Pipes: 640
Pipes: 640
Notes
The organ was free-standing and encased at the
front of the room. The case was 3-sided with gold facade pipes along
all three sides arranged: 12 - 29 - 12. Above and behind the center
flat of 29 pipes was a secondary facade of 21 pipes - most likely
partial-length dummies. The keydesk was attached and projecting.
The exact nomenclature of stops and controls can not be verified since the organ is now gone. The stoplist given was provided by Robet J. Reich of the Andover Organ Co. of Methuen, Mass., and is also based on other extant and documented examples of the builders' work from this period.
The following notes are drawn from historic meetings:
The exact nomenclature of stops and controls can not be verified since the organ is now gone. The stoplist given was provided by Robet J. Reich of the Andover Organ Co. of Methuen, Mass., and is also based on other extant and documented examples of the builders' work from this period.
The following notes are drawn from historic meetings:
Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 24, 1907
Votes that Mr. Putnam, the representative of
the Estey Organ Co., be requested to be present at
the next meeting of the committee.
the next meeting of the committee.
Haverhill, Mass., Feb. 4, 1907
Voted to award the contract to the Estey Organ
Co. of Boston [sic], to furnish an organ for the church according the
specifications and designs submitted by said company.
Total cost ready for use to be two thousand and fifty dollars ($2,050.00).
Votes to pay B.W. Haynes the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for tickets used by the committee to and from
Boston for the purpose of inspecting organs.
Total cost ready for use to be two thousand and fifty dollars ($2,050.00).
Votes to pay B.W. Haynes the sum of five dollars ($5.00) for tickets used by the committee to and from
Boston for the purpose of inspecting organs.
Haverhill, Mass., April 11, 1907
Votes to notify the Estey Organ Co. to build
the organ according to last plans with reading wing.
The organist was paid $5.00 per month at this time.
In a report written by Rev. Wilbur P. Sadleir in
1963, the following statement is made: ". . .and because of the
failure of our pipe organ in the summer of 1961, a new Allen Electronic
Organ was purchased for $2,760.00." The church elected to
sell the Estey in 1963. A letter of notification in the Andover Organ
Co. files dated April 23, 1963 invites prospective buyers to examine
the organ Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The
organ was to be removed by the last day of May, 1963. Some of the
facade pipes were to remain behind. Bids were to be submitted by 5:00
p.m., Friday, May 3, 1963 and were to be accompanied by a $100.00
certified cheque which would be applied towards the purchase price.
The church was completely destroyed by fire on May 22, 1970. A new, smaller edifice was built to replace it.
The church was completely destroyed by fire on May 22, 1970. A new, smaller edifice was built to replace it.
Sources
Estey Opus List
Robert J. Reich files
Andover Organ Co. files
Church history
James R. Stettner
Robert J. Reich files
Andover Organ Co. files
Church history
James R. Stettner
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