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Methuen, USA (Massachusetts) - Forest Street Union Church
Municipal: Methuen
Region:Essex County
Address: 15 Forest Street, 01844, Methuen, MA
Website: https://www.foreststreetchurch.org/
Description nr.: 2065856.
Built by: Methuen Organ Company (1898)
The organ in Forest Street Union Church in Methuen was built in 1898 by the local Methuen Organ Company for the residence of Edward F. Saerles, named 'Pine Lodge'. The organ has sixteen stops on two manuals and pedal. It was transferred to the church in 1944. In 1965 the Andover Organ Company restored the instrument. They modified the stoplist of Great by changing the Quintadena into a Gedeckt, shortening the Viola di Gambe to an Octave 4', and replacing both Dulciana and Melodia by two new stops, Flageolet 2' and Mixture.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Gedeckt 8' - 1898/1965, Octave 4' - 1898/1965, Flute d'Amour 4', Flageolet 2' - 1965, Mixture 3 ranks - 1965, Chimes (c'-g'' (20 tubes)).
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolcissimo 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Violin 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Oboe and Bassoon 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Great Piano, Great Forte, Swell Piano, Swell Forte, Great to Pedal Reversible, Bellows Signal.
Methuen, USA (Massachusetts) - Forest Street Union Church
Municipal: Methuen
Region:Essex County
Address: 15 Forest Street, 01844, Methuen, MA
Website: https://www.foreststreetchurch.org/
Description nr.: 2065856.
Built by: Methuen Organ Company (1898)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1898 | Methuen Organ Company | new organ | 1965 | Andover Organ Company | rebuild |
The organ in Forest Street Union Church in Methuen was built in 1898 by the local Methuen Organ Company for the residence of Edward F. Saerles, named 'Pine Lodge'. The organ has sixteen stops on two manuals and pedal. It was transferred to the church in 1944. In 1965 the Andover Organ Company restored the instrument. They modified the stoplist of Great by changing the Quintadena into a Gedeckt, shortening the Viola di Gambe to an Octave 4', and replacing both Dulciana and Melodia by two new stops, Flageolet 2' and Mixture.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1898 | Methuen | Pine Lodge (Edward F. Saerles Residence) |
| 1944 | Methuen | Forest Street Union Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 8 |
| - Pedal Organ | 2 |
| Total number of stops | 16 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Gedeckt 8' - 1898/1965, Octave 4' - 1898/1965, Flute d'Amour 4', Flageolet 2' - 1965, Mixture 3 ranks - 1965, Chimes (c'-g'' (20 tubes)).
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolcissimo 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Violin 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Oboe and Bassoon 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Great Piano, Great Forte, Swell Piano, Swell Forte, Great to Pedal Reversible, Bellows Signal.
| Other specifications | |
|---|---|
| Different specifications |
The original stoplist was: Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Quintadena 8', Flute d'Amour 4', Chimes (20 tubes, c'-g''). Swell Organ: Bourdon 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Dolcissimo 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Violin 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Oboe and Bassoon 8', Tremolo. Pedal Organ: Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16'. |
| Literature |
The Lowell Offering : Organ Historical Society Twenty-Third Annual National Convention : Middlesex County, Massachusetts : 27-29 June, 1978. |