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Billerica, USA (Massachusetts) - First Concregational Church
Municipal: Billerica
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 18 Andover Road, 01821, Billerica
Description nr.: 2065833.
Built by: Samuel S. Hamill (1890)
Samuel Hamill built a two-manual organ for the First Concregational Church in Billerica in 1890. The organ was relocated inside the church in 1928, after an expansion of the building. In 1966 a restoration has been carried out by the Andover Company. They replaced the Keraulophon 8' of Great with a new Mixture.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' (from c°), Melodia 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Octave 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks - 1966.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8' (from c°), Dolcissimo 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Flute Harmonic 4', Piccolo 2', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Sub Bass 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Piano Great, Forte Great, Blower Switch.
Billerica, USA (Massachusetts) - First Concregational Church
Municipal: Billerica
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 18 Andover Road, 01821, Billerica
Description nr.: 2065833.
Built by: Samuel S. Hamill (1890)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1890 | Samuel S. Hamill | new organ | 1966 | Andover Organ Company | restoration |
Samuel Hamill built a two-manual organ for the First Concregational Church in Billerica in 1890. The organ was relocated inside the church in 1928, after an expansion of the building. In 1966 a restoration has been carried out by the Andover Company. They replaced the Keraulophon 8' of Great with a new Mixture.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 6 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 13 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' (from c°), Melodia 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Octave 4', Flute 4', Mixture 3 ranks - 1966.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8' (from c°), Dolcissimo 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Treble 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Flute Harmonic 4', Piccolo 2', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Sub Bass 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Piano Great, Forte Great, Blower Switch.
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |