Casavant Frères Ltée.
Opus 1391, 1930

First Church, Unitarian Universalist

304 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA, US

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Unknown

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions25 Stops27 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCombination Thumb Piston(s)Coupler Thumb Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)

Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on February 5th, 2017:

When viewed on February 5, 2017, the organ page on the church website said that 4 stops (including three mixtures) were added by the E. M. Skinner Organ Co. in 1983; no mention was made of a new console and there was a photo of the original 3-manual Casavant console.

Database Manager on December 6th, 2010:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

Database Manager on March 1st, 2010:

Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Significantly rebuilt end enlarged, currently four manual console. Church website states Nickerson Pipe Organ Service of Melrose, Massachusetts cleaned and restored the instrument in two-phases (1999 and 2009), it is not clear if they were responsible for new console and additions.

Webpage Links: About the 1930 Casavant organ < The First Church in Belmont, Unitarian Universalist

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