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Shirley MA, USA (Massachusetts) - United Church of Shirley (Shirley Christian Fellowship)
Municipal: Shirley MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 3 Harvard Road, 01464, Shirley, MA (Shirley Village)
Website: https://www.shirleychurch.org/
Description nr.: 2065850.
Built by: A.B. Felgemaker Organ Company (1905) - opus 882
The organ in the church of Shirley was originally built in 1905 for the First (Sharon) Lutheran Church in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania by A.B. Felgemaker, organ maker in Erie, PA. It is opus 882 of this builder. When the instrument became redundant, it was relocated to Shirley Village via the Organ Clearing House in 1977. J.R. McFarland dismantled the organ in Selinsgrove. Alan Laufman and Mark Harley installed the instrument after a revision in the church. There was an electronic organ in use since 1950, when the previous pipe organ - built by E.L. Holbrook - was removed.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Violin Diapason 8', Aeolina 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Fugara 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Great Piano, Great Forte.
Shirley MA, USA (Massachusetts) - United Church of Shirley (Shirley Christian Fellowship)
Municipal: Shirley MA
Region:Middlesex County
Address: 3 Harvard Road, 01464, Shirley, MA (Shirley Village)
Website: https://www.shirleychurch.org/
Description nr.: 2065850.
Built by: A.B. Felgemaker Organ Company (1905) - opus 882
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1905 | A.B. Felgemaker Organ Company | 882 | new organ | 1976? | James McFarland & Co. | maintenance/reparations | 1977 | Laufman & Harley | transfer/relocate |
The organ in the church of Shirley was originally built in 1905 for the First (Sharon) Lutheran Church in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania by A.B. Felgemaker, organ maker in Erie, PA. It is opus 882 of this builder. When the instrument became redundant, it was relocated to Shirley Village via the Organ Clearing House in 1977. J.R. McFarland dismantled the organ in Selinsgrove. Alan Laufman and Mark Harley installed the instrument after a revision in the church. There was an electronic organ in use since 1950, when the previous pipe organ - built by E.L. Holbrook - was removed.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1905 | Selinsgrove, PA | First (Sharon) Lutheran Church |
| 1977 | Shirley, MA | United Church of Shirley |
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', Melodia 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Violin Diapason 8', Aeolina 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Fugara 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Great Piano, Great Forte.
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |