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Heath - Union Evangelical Church

Heath, USA (Massachusetts) - Union Evangelical Church
Municipal: Heath
Region:Franklin County
Address: 5 East Main Street, 01346, Heath, Massachusetts

Description nr.: 2048954.

Built by: Johnson & Son (1850) - opus 16

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1850 Johnson & Son16 new organ
2013 Scot L. Huntington  restoration

The organ of the Union Evangelical Church in Heath, Massachusetts, was built in 1850 as opus 16 by William A. Johnson for Haydenville Congregational Church. In 1874 it was transferred to the Congregational Church of Whately, in 1914 it was finally installed in the church of Heath. In 2013 the organ was restored by S. L. Huntington & Co. The organ was inaugurated on July 21, 2013. It was played by Nathan Laube.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1850HaydenvilleCongregational Church
1874WhatelyCongregational Church
1914HeathUnion Evangelical Church

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ7
- Swell Organ4
- Pedal Organ1
Total number of stops12
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8' (C-B), Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8' (from c°) - 2013, Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-f'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8' (from f°), Stopped Diapason 8' (C-e°), Principal 4', Hautboy 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-e°): Double Open Diapason 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedals.

Literature
  • Organ Historical Society : 60th Annual Convention : Pioneer Valley Organ Extravaganza : June 28 - July 3 2015. - Richmond, VA : Organ Historical Society, 2015.
  • Wm. A. Johnson Opus 16, 1850 : Its History and Restoration. - In: Johnson Organs 1844 - 1898 : Wm. A. Johnson - Johnson Organ Co. - Johnson & Son : A documentary issued in honor of the two hundredth anniversary of his birth 1816 - 2016 / Scot L. Huntington, Barbara owen, Stephen L. Pinel, Martin R. Walsh, - Cranbury, New Jersey : The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture and Society, 2015.
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