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Lowell MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Centralville United Methodist Church
Municipal: Lowell MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 800 Bridge Street, 01852, Lowell, MA
Website: http://centralvilleumc.umcchurches.org/
Description nr.: 2065844.
Built by: George Stevens & Co. (1853)
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Contra Viola 16' (from g°), Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8' (from g°), Salicional 8' (from g°), Salicional Bass 8' (C-fis°), Vox Celeste 8' (from g°), Clarabella 8', Prestant 4', Flauto Dolce 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8' - missing.
Choir Organ (C-f'''): Keraulophon 8', Spitz Flöte 8' (from g°), Melodia 8', Violin 4', Wald Flöte 4', Piccolo 2', Octave Piccolo 1' (from g°), Clarionet 8' (from g°).
Swell Organ (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' (from f°), Open Diapason 8' (from f°), Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Prestant 4' (from f°), Flute d'Amour 4', Mixture 1 rank (2') (from f°) - original 3 ranks, Vox Hymana 16' (from f°), Oboe 8' (from f°), Bassoon Bass 8' (C-e°) - missing, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bass 16' (C-e°), Bourdon Bass 16' (C-e°), Contra Fagotto 16' - missing.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Choir to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Piano Great and Pedal, Forte Great and Pedal, Bellows Signal.
Lowell MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Centralville United Methodist Church
Municipal: Lowell MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 800 Bridge Street, 01852, Lowell, MA
Website: http://centralvilleumc.umcchurches.org/
Description nr.: 2065844.
Built by: George Stevens & Co. (1853)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1853 | George Stevens & Co. | new organ | 1886 | William B. Goodwin | transfer/relocate | 1910 | William B. Goodwin | transfer/relocate |
- The organ of the Centralville United Methodist Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, was built in 1853 by George Stevens & Co. for Saint Anne's Episcopal Church in Lowell. The instrument may be some years older. The original instrument had a larger compass than the current, starting at Contra-G, so with 59 keys on the manuals (GG-f''') and 13 on the pedal (GG-G). It was in use in Saint Anne's until 1884, when a new instrument by Hook & Hastings was installed.
- Samuel B. Goodwin bought the organ and rebuilt it for George E. Metcalf, who had it installed in his house in Vernon Street. Goodwin altered the chests and the compass, expanded the instrument with a new choir division and united some divided stops. The organ that is preserved today is almost completely the instrument as it was rebuilt in 1886.
- In 1910 the organ was sold to the Centralville United Methodist Church. Samuel Goodwin transfered the organ to the new location. He constructed a new case with a new prospect. The organ was dedicated on March 20, 1910. Some stops were not installed at the time, and they never have: the Trumpet 8' of Great, the Bassoon Bass 8'of Swell and the Contra Fagotto 16' of the pedal. The Mixture 3 ranks of Swell was not complete: two choirs were missing, and the stop was in fact a Prestant 2'.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1853 | Lowell MA | Saint Anne's Episcopal Church |
| 1886 | Lowell MA | George E. Metcalf Residence |
| 1910 | Lowell MA | Centralville United Methodist Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 (10) |
| - Choir Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 (2) |
| Total number of stops | 31 (29) |
| Manual compass | C-f''' |
| Pedal compass | C-c' (C-e° on the chest) |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-f'''): Contra Viola 16' (from g°), Open Diapason 8', Gamba 8' (from g°), Salicional 8' (from g°), Salicional Bass 8' (C-fis°), Vox Celeste 8' (from g°), Clarabella 8', Prestant 4', Flauto Dolce 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Trumpet 8' - missing.
Choir Organ (C-f'''): Keraulophon 8', Spitz Flöte 8' (from g°), Melodia 8', Violin 4', Wald Flöte 4', Piccolo 2', Octave Piccolo 1' (from g°), Clarionet 8' (from g°).
Swell Organ (C-f'''): Bourdon 16' (from f°), Open Diapason 8' (from f°), Dulciana 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Prestant 4' (from f°), Flute d'Amour 4', Mixture 1 rank (2') (from f°) - original 3 ranks, Vox Hymana 16' (from f°), Oboe 8' (from f°), Bassoon Bass 8' (C-e°) - missing, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bass 16' (C-e°), Bourdon Bass 16' (C-e°), Contra Fagotto 16' - missing.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 4', Choir to Swell, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Piano Great and Pedal, Forte Great and Pedal, Bellows Signal.
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |