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Photo: C.B. Fisk, Inc.

Photo: C.B. Fisk, Inc.

Wellesley MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Wellesley College, Houghton Chapel
Municipal: Wellesley
Region:Norfolk County
Address: 106 Central Street, 02481, Wellesley, MA
Website: http://www.wellesley.edu/

Description nr.: 2000355.

Built by: C.B. Fisk Inc. (1983) - opus 72


  • Charles Fisk built a three manual organ for Wellesley College's Houghton Chapel in 1981. Consultant was Harald Vogel. The organ was built in North German Baroque style, with the Stellwagen organ of the Jakobikirche in Lübeck as a source of inspiration. The organ was donated to the college by four former students. The organ has a short octave and double upper keys.
  • The organ was completed in 1983. It is the last organ voiced by Charles Fisk before his death.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Oberwerk8 (7)
- Rückpositiv10 (9)
- Brustpositiv6
- Pedal4 (2)
- Brustpedalia4
Total number of stops32 (28)
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 440 Hz
TemperamentMeantone

Specification
Oberwerk (C-c'''): Quintadehn 16', Principal 8', Spillpfeife 8', Octav 4', Octav 2' - from Rauschpfeife, Rauschpfeife 2 fach, Mixtur 5-6 fach, Trompetten 8'.
Rückpositiv (C-c'''): Gedackt 8', Quintadehn 8', Principal 4', Rohrflöte 4', Nasat 3' - from Sesquialter, Octav 2', Sesquialter 2 fach, Scharff 4 fach, Trechterregal 8', Krummhorn 8'.
Brustpositiv (C-c'''): Gedackt 8', Quintadehn 4', Waldflöte 2', Doppelt Zimbel 2 fach, Regal 8', Schalmey 4'.
Pedal (C-d'): Subbass 16', Spillpfeife 8' - transmission, Posaune 16', Trompetten 8' - transmission.
Brustpedalia: Bauernflöte 1', Dulcian 8', Jungfrauenregal 4', Cornett 2'.
Other stops: Cymbelstern.
Couplers: Oberwerk - Rückpositiv, Pedal - Rückpositiv.
Accessories: Tremulant.

Literature
  • De ontvankelijke amateur : orgelfeiten uit Noord-Amerika / Hans Koenders. - In: Het Orgel, jrg. 80 nr. 6, juni 1984.
  • Recente ontwikkeling in de Amerikaanse orgelbouw : enkele persoonlijke opmerkingen / John Brock ; Luc & Lene Bastiaens (vertaling). - In: Orgelkunst, elfde jaargang nummer 4, december 1988.
  • AGO Boston 2014 : Nation Convention Boston June 23-27, 2014 / American Guild of Organist. - 2014. - Convention Program Book.
Recordings
  • Historic Organs of Boston : Thirty-One Historic Pipe Organs. - Organ Historical Society OHS-20 (4-CD). - 2003.
  • Bernard Lagacé performing at the C.B. Fisk Organ, Wellesley, Massachusetts /Bernard Lagacé. - Titanic Records TI-207 (CD). - 1994.
  • Sweelinck Organ Works / James David Christie. - Naxos 8.550904 (CD). - Opgenomen in 1993.
  • The Fisk Organ at Wellesley College / Harald Vogel. - ORA 3005 (LP). - 1985.
Links http://cbfisk.com/opus/opus-72/