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Holyoke, USA (Massachusetts) - United Congregational Church
Municipal: Holyoke
Region:Hampden County
Address: 300 Appleton Street, 01040, Holyoke, MA
Website: https://www.uccholyoke.org/
Description nr.: 2063879.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1922) - opus 322
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 16', Bourdon 16' - transmission from Pedal, First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Wald Flute 8', Erzähler 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tromba 8', Chimes.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Gamba 8', Kleine Erzähler 8' (2 ranks), Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Septième 1 1/7', English Horn 16', Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Harp, Celesta - extension.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Gedeckt 8', Gamba 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Spitz Flute 8', Flute Celeste 8' (from c°), Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Flute 4', Unda Maris 4' (2 ranks), Flautino 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 16', Cornopean 8', French Trumpet 8', Flügel Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo & Echo Organ (C-c''''):
Solo Organ (enclosed): Gross Gedeckt 8', Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Hohlpfeife 4', Fagotto 16', French Horn 8', Heckelphone 8', Corno di Bassetto 8', Musette 8', Tremulant, Tuba Mirabilis 8' - high wind pressure.
Echo Organ (enclosed): Diapason 8', Night Horn 8', Quintadena 8', Tromba 8', Vox Humana 8', Chimes, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 32', Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16' - extension, Gamba 16' - from Choir, Echo Lieblich 16' - from Swell, Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Octave 8' - extension, Cello 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Still Gedeckt 8' - extension from Swell, Flute 4' - extension, Tierce 3 1/5' - extension, Septième 2 2/7' - extension from Swell, Bombarde 32' - high wind pressure, Trombone 16' - extension, Posaune 16' - from Swell, Fagotto 16' - from Solo, English Horn 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Swell to Great 8', Swell to Great 16' & 4', Solo to Great 4', Solo to Great 16' & 4', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 4' 8', Solo to Choir 8', Great to Solo 8', Great to Pedal 4', Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal 4' 4', Swell to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal 4' 4', Solo to Pedal 16', Solo to Pedal 4' 4', Choir 16' & 4', Swell 16' & 4' 4', Solo 16' & 4', Octave Couplers Off.
Accessories: 5 Thumb Pistons to Great, 6 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 8 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 8 Thumb Pistons to Solo & Echo, 5 Toe Studs to Pedal, 5 Master Toe Studs, General Cancel, Register Crescendo, Sforzando, All Strings, All Diapasons, All Reeds, All Swells on Swell.
Holyoke, USA (Massachusetts) - United Congregational Church
Municipal: Holyoke
Region:Hampden County
Address: 300 Appleton Street, 01040, Holyoke, MA
Website: https://www.uccholyoke.org/
Description nr.: 2063879.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1922) - opus 322
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1922 | Ernest M. Skinner | 322 | new organ | ca. 1975 | Carter. Albert E. | maintenance/reparations | 1985 | Inc. Czelusniak & Dugal | restoration |
- In 1921 a new large organ was built by Ernest M. Skinner for the Second Congregational Church in Holyoke. The previous church building from 1884 was destroyed by a fire on March 24, 1919. The organ by Hutchings - rebuilt in 1893 by them and in 1905 by Skinner - was lost completely. The new church was designed in gothic style and could be dedicated on December 23, 1921. The organ dedication followed a month later by the church organist William Churchill Hammond on January 27, 1922. The new organ had 85 stops on four manuals and pedal.
- The organ has been preserved in its original state. Some technical repairs and releathering of the wind chests were carried out in the seventies by Albert E. Carter. The company Czelusniak & Dugal restored the organ in some phases from 1979 to 1985.
- The Second Congregational Church merged with Grace United Church in 1996 to become the United Congregational Church. Grace United Church itself was a combination of First Congregational Church and the German Reformed Church, fuisoned in 1961, and Grace Congregational Church, that was established in 1973.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1922 | Holyoke | Second Congregational Church |
| 1996 | Holyoke | United Congregational Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 (11) |
| - Choir Organ | 13 |
| - Swell Organ | 23 |
| - Solo Organ | 10 |
| - Echo Organ | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 21 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 84 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 16', Bourdon 16' - transmission from Pedal, First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Claribel Flute 8', Wald Flute 8', Erzähler 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tromba 8', Chimes.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Gamba 8', Kleine Erzähler 8' (2 ranks), Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Septième 1 1/7', English Horn 16', Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinet 8', Tremulant, Harp, Celesta - extension.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Clarabella 8', Gedeckt 8', Gamba 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Spitz Flute 8', Flute Celeste 8' (from c°), Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Flute 4', Unda Maris 4' (2 ranks), Flautino 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Posaune 16', Cornopean 8', French Trumpet 8', Flügel Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremulant.
Solo & Echo Organ (C-c''''):
Solo Organ (enclosed): Gross Gedeckt 8', Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Hohlpfeife 4', Fagotto 16', French Horn 8', Heckelphone 8', Corno di Bassetto 8', Musette 8', Tremulant, Tuba Mirabilis 8' - high wind pressure.
Echo Organ (enclosed): Diapason 8', Night Horn 8', Quintadena 8', Tromba 8', Vox Humana 8', Chimes, Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 32', Diapason 16', Violone 16', Bourdon 16' - extension, Gamba 16' - from Choir, Echo Lieblich 16' - from Swell, Quint 10 2/3' - extension, Octave 8' - extension, Cello 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Still Gedeckt 8' - extension from Swell, Flute 4' - extension, Tierce 3 1/5' - extension, Septième 2 2/7' - extension from Swell, Bombarde 32' - high wind pressure, Trombone 16' - extension, Posaune 16' - from Swell, Fagotto 16' - from Solo, English Horn 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8' - extension, Clarion 4' - extension.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Choir to Great 16', Swell to Great 8', Swell to Great 16' & 4', Solo to Great 4', Solo to Great 16' & 4', Swell to Choir, Swell to Choir 4' 8', Solo to Choir 8', Great to Solo 8', Great to Pedal 4', Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal 4' 4', Swell to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal 4' 4', Solo to Pedal 16', Solo to Pedal 4' 4', Choir 16' & 4', Swell 16' & 4' 4', Solo 16' & 4', Octave Couplers Off.
Accessories: 5 Thumb Pistons to Great, 6 Thumb Pistons to Choir, 8 Thumb Pistons to Swell, 8 Thumb Pistons to Solo & Echo, 5 Toe Studs to Pedal, 5 Master Toe Studs, General Cancel, Register Crescendo, Sforzando, All Strings, All Diapasons, All Reeds, All Swells on Swell.
| Literature |
Organ Historical Society : 60th Annual Convention : Pioneer Valley Organ Extravaganza : June 28 - July 3 2015. - Richmond, VA : Organ Historical Society, 2015. |