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Leominster MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Pilgrim Congregational Church
Municipal: Leominster MA
Region:Worcester County
Address: 26 West Street, 01453, Leominster, MA
Website: https://www.pcc1743.com/
Description nr.: 2038961.
Built by: Steer & Turner (1873) - opus 70
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Octave 4', Flute d’Amour 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Bourdon 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolce 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Quintadena 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Fugara 4', Flautino 2', Dolce Mixture 3 ranks, Oboe 8' (from c°), Bassoon 8' (C-B), Clarionet 8' (from c°), Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Manuale Coupler, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Great Forte, Great Piano, Swell Forte, Swell Piano, Bellows Signal.
Leominster MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Pilgrim Congregational Church
Municipal: Leominster MA
Region:Worcester County
Address: 26 West Street, 01453, Leominster, MA
Website: https://www.pcc1743.com/
Description nr.: 2038961.
Built by: Steer & Turner (1873) - opus 70
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1873 | Steer & Turner | 70 | new organ | ca. 2005 | Scot L. Huntington | restoration |
- The organ in the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Leominster, Massachusetts, is the largest organ built by the Steer & Turner firm. The organ, opus 70, was dedicated on July 31, 1873 with a concert by John M. Loretz, jr. with vocal solists and a choir.
- It was restored by Scot Huntington around 2005. The original specification has been reconstructed.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 28 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Flauto Traverso 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Octave 4', Flute d’Amour 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Bourdon 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolce 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Quintadena 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Fugara 4', Flautino 2', Dolce Mixture 3 ranks, Oboe 8' (from c°), Bassoon 8' (C-B), Clarionet 8' (from c°), Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Manuale Coupler, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Great Forte, Great Piano, Swell Forte, Swell Piano, Bellows Signal.
| Literature |
Programma of the Organ Concert, at the Orthodox Congregational Church, Leominster, Mass., Thursday Evening, July 31, 1873. - In: The Boston Organ Club Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 3, March, 1966. |
| Links |
http://www.slhorgans.com/slh03.html |