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Springfield MA - Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, Positive Organ

Springfield MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, Positive Organ
Municipal: Springfield MA
Region:Hampden County
Address: 35 Chestnut Street, 01103, Springfield, MA
Website: https://christchurchcathedralma.org/

Description nr.: 2013232.

Built by: Franklin S. Whiting (1833)

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1833 Franklin S. Whiting  new organ
1965 Robert Hamar  restoration
2016 Inc. Czelusniak & Dugal  transfer/relocate

  • Franklin S. Whiting built a small organ with four stops in 1833 for Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Otis, Massachusetts. This church was built in 1828-1830, and dedicated on August 22, 1830. In 1965 the instrument was restored to its original condition by Richard C. Hamer.
  • The historic church building in Otis however was closed in 2015, and was for sale at that time. The organ needed to be rescued. The firm Czelusniak & Dugal transfered it to Christ Church Cathedral in Springfield, Massachusetts in 2015-2016, and was installed in the building in May 2016. Saint Paul's Church was sold to the city of Otis in 2019.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1833Otis, MASaint Paul's Episcopal Church
2016Springfield, MAChrist Church Episcopal Cathedral

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Manual4
Total number of stops4
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chest

Specification
Manual (GG-AA-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (c°-f'''), Stopd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2'.

Literature A Young Man of Great Promise : Franklin S. Whiting and his organ for Saint Paul's Church in Otis, Mass. / Barbara Owen. - In: The Tracker, Volume 63, Number 4, October 2019.
Links http://cknight12.tripod.com/stpaulsotisma/pages/history-knight1984-text.html