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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)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Manual (GG-AA-f'''): Open Diapason 8' (c°-f'''), Stopd Diapason 8', Principal 4', Fifteenth 2'.
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)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 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
1833 | Otis, MA | Saint Paul's Episcopal Church |
2016 | Springfield, MA | Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral |
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Manual | 4 |
Total number of stops | 4 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
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 |