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Acton MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Acton Congregational Church (United Church of Christ)
Municipal: Acton MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 12 Concord Road, 01720, Acton, MA
Website: https://www.actonc.org/
Description nr.: 2065849.
Built by: J.H. & C.S. Odell (1888) - opus 252
In 1888, the brothers Odell installed a small two-manual organ in the chapel of the Holy Cross Academy, 343 West 42nd Street, New York City. The instrument became redundant in 1973, when the chapel was closed and demolished. Via the Organ Clearing House it could be relocated to the Congregational Church in Acton, Massachusetts, where is was installed by the Andover Company in 1977. In 1999, the prospect pipes were painted again in Victorian style.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Unison Bass 8' (C-B), Octave 4', Mixture 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason 8' (C-B), Rohr Flute 4', Principal 2', Cornet 2 ranks, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
YouTube
Toccata and Fugue in d Minor by J.S. Bach, organist Elizabeth Carley (2016)
Acton MA, USA (Massachusetts) - Acton Congregational Church (United Church of Christ)
Municipal: Acton MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 12 Concord Road, 01720, Acton, MA
Website: https://www.actonc.org/
Description nr.: 2065849.
Built by: J.H. & C.S. Odell (1888) - opus 252
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1888 | J.H. & C.S. Odell | 252 | new organ | 1977 | Andover Organ Company | rebuild |
In 1888, the brothers Odell installed a small two-manual organ in the chapel of the Holy Cross Academy, 343 West 42nd Street, New York City. The instrument became redundant in 1973, when the chapel was closed and demolished. Via the Organ Clearing House it could be relocated to the Congregational Church in Acton, Massachusetts, where is was installed by the Andover Company in 1977. In 1999, the prospect pipes were painted again in Victorian style.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1888 | New York City | Holy Cross Academy Chapel |
| 1977 | Acton MA | Acton Congregational Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 4 |
| - Swell Organ | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 1 |
| Total number of stops | 10 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Unison Bass 8' (C-B), Octave 4', Mixture 3 ranks.
Swell Organ (C-a'''): Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason 8' (C-B), Rohr Flute 4', Principal 2', Cornet 2 ranks, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Other specifications | |
|---|---|
| Different specifications |
The original stoplist was: Great Organ (C-a'''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8' (from c°), Melodia 8' (from c°), Unison Bass 8' (C-B), Octave 4'. Swell Organ (C-a'''): Viola 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason 8' (from c°), Stopped Diapason Bass 8' (C-B), Rohr Flute 4', Oboe 8' (from c°), Tremolo. Pedal Organ (C-d'): Bourdon 16'. Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal. |
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |
| Recordings |
Historic American Organs : Northwest of Boston: Acton, Lancaster, Lowell, Methuen, Shirley Center, Woburn. - The Organ Historical Society OHS-78 (LP). - 1979. |