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Rupert, USA (Vermont) - United Methodist Church
Municipal: Rupert
Region:Bennington County
Address: Corner of Routes 315 & 153, 05776, Rupert VT
Website: http://www.rupertumc.org/

Description nr.: 2056492.

Built by: Johnson & Son (1884) - opus 629


In 1884 the Johnson & Son firm built a pipe organ for United Methodist Church in Rupert, Vermont. It has been preserved without changes. A wind motor was installed at the end of the twenties of the twentieth century, and the organ was overhauled in 1984. New bellows were installed during this overhaul.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ6
- Swell Organ4
- Pedal Organ1
Total number of stops11
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests
Pitcha' = 437,6 Hz
TemperamentEqual temperament
Wind pressure72 mm

Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Diapason 8', Melodia 8' (from c°), Dulciana 8' (from c°), Unison Bass 8' (C-B), Octave 4', Flute 4' (from c°), Super Octave 2'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Violin Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Harmonic Flute 4' (from c°), Corno d'Amour 8' (from c°).
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedale, Swell to Pedale.
Accessories: Forte Great, Piano Great, Pedale Check, Bellows Signal.

Literature
  • Methodist Church, Rupert, Vermont. - In: The Boston Organ Club Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 6, December, 1965.
  • An organ Atlas of the Capital District Region of New York State : Published for the fiftieth anniversary of the Organ Historical Society 1956-2006 / Jonathan Ambrosino, Alfred V. Fedak, Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Stephen L. Pinel. - Richmond, Virginia : OHS Press, 2006.
Links http://www.rupertumc.org/Rupert%20Methodist%20Pipe%20Organ.html