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Woburn MA, USA (Massachusetts) - First Church of Woburn
Municipal: Woburn MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 322 Main Street, 01801, Woburn, MA
Website: http://1stwoburn.org/
Description nr.: 2065841.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1870) - opus 553
Under the direction of William Horatio Clarke, the organist of the church at the time, a new organ was built for the First Unitarian Church in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1870 by the company E. & G.G. Hook from Boston. The previous organ, built by W.B.D. Simmons with two manuals, was taken in by Hook, and installed in 1871 in the Congregational Church of Newmarket, New Hampshire. They constructed a new three-manual organ with 38 stops. The Great Organ is equipped with a pneumatic lever (Barker machine type). Originally the wind was supplied by two water motors. The Solo division is played from the lowest manual, and is not enclosed. The organ has been preserved in its original condition. Only the water motors were replaced by an electric blower, although one water motor is renovated and still present.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Principal 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Acuta 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon Treble 16' (from c°), Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Violin Principal 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8' (from c°), Tremulant, Carrillions (g°-b'') - 29 bars.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Double Dulciana 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great - named Swell to Pneumatic, Solo to Great - named Solo to Pneumatic, Swell to Solo, Great to Pedale, Swell to Pedale, Solo to Pedale, Great Unison Off - named Great to Pneumatic.
Accessories: Great Piano, Great Forte, Swell Piano, Swell Forte, Pedale Ventil, Great to Pedale Reversible, Bellows Signal, Pedal Check.
Woburn MA, USA (Massachusetts) - First Church of Woburn
Municipal: Woburn MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 322 Main Street, 01801, Woburn, MA
Website: http://1stwoburn.org/
Description nr.: 2065841.
Built by: E. & G.G. Hook (1870) - opus 553
Under the direction of William Horatio Clarke, the organist of the church at the time, a new organ was built for the First Unitarian Church in Woburn, Massachusetts in 1870 by the company E. & G.G. Hook from Boston. The previous organ, built by W.B.D. Simmons with two manuals, was taken in by Hook, and installed in 1871 in the Congregational Church of Newmarket, New Hampshire. They constructed a new three-manual organ with 38 stops. The Great Organ is equipped with a pneumatic lever (Barker machine type). Originally the wind was supplied by two water motors. The Solo division is played from the lowest manual, and is not enclosed. The organ has been preserved in its original condition. Only the water motors were replaced by an electric blower, although one water motor is renovated and still present.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Solo Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 6 |
| Total number of stops | 38 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical, Pneumatic (some couplers) |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Viol d'Amour 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Principal 4', Flauto Traverso 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Acuta 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Bourdon Treble 16' (from c°), Bourdon Bass 16' (C-B), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Aeoline 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Principal 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 3 ranks, Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Solo Organ (C-a'''): Lieblich Gedackt 16', Geigen Principal 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Violin Principal 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Piccolo 2', Clarionet 8' (from c°), Tremulant, Carrillions (g°-b'') - 29 bars.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Violone 16', Double Dulciana 16', Quint 10 2/3', Principal 8', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great - named Swell to Pneumatic, Solo to Great - named Solo to Pneumatic, Swell to Solo, Great to Pedale, Swell to Pedale, Solo to Pedale, Great Unison Off - named Great to Pneumatic.
Accessories: Great Piano, Great Forte, Swell Piano, Swell Forte, Pedale Ventil, Great to Pedale Reversible, Bellows Signal, Pedal Check.
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Historic American Organs : Northwest of Boston: Acton, Lancaster, Lowell, Methuen, Shirley Center, Woburn. - The Organ Historical Society OHS-78 (LP). - 1979. |