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Woburn MA, USA (Massachusetts) - United Methodist Church
Municipal: Woburn MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 523 Main Street, 01801, Woburn, MA
Website: http://umcwoburn.org/
Description nr.: 2065834.
Built by: George H. Ryder (1884) - opus 124
George H. Ryder built an organ for the United Methodist Church in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 1884. The organ was transferred only six years later to a new church building, where it still resides. The instrument has twelve stops on two manuals and pedal. One knob has the sign 'Water motor', but it is unlikely that such an engine has ever been present.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Keraulophon 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason 8', Violin 4', Flageolet 2', Oboe 8' (from c°), Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Sub Bass 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedale, Swell to Pedale, Great Octave Coupler.
Accessories: Piano Great, Forte Great, Blowers Signal, Water Motor - only knob.
Woburn MA, USA (Massachusetts) - United Methodist Church
Municipal: Woburn MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 523 Main Street, 01801, Woburn, MA
Website: http://umcwoburn.org/
Description nr.: 2065834.
Built by: George H. Ryder (1884) - opus 124
George H. Ryder built an organ for the United Methodist Church in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 1884. The organ was transferred only six years later to a new church building, where it still resides. The instrument has twelve stops on two manuals and pedal. One knob has the sign 'Water motor', but it is unlikely that such an engine has ever been present.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 5 |
| - Swell Organ | 6 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 12 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Keraulophon 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason 8', Violin 4', Flageolet 2', Oboe 8' (from c°), Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Sub Bass 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedale, Swell to Pedale, Great Octave Coupler.
Accessories: Piano Great, Forte Great, Blowers Signal, Water Motor - only knob.
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |