E.F. Walcker Orgelbau
Opus 237, 1869

First Church, Unitarian

Boston, MA, US

49 Ranks
Instrument ID: 49523 ● Builder ID: 7451 ● Location ID: 20737
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30 Note Pedal39 StopsMechanical With Pneumatic Assists Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

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Jim Lewis on October 28th, 2021:
Walcker's Opus 237

Database Manager on December 1st, 2017:
Dedicated on October 7, 1869, with the following music played:<br>    Toccata in F. - J.S. Bach (Mr. Eugene Thayer)<br>    Improvisation (J. H. Willcox, Doc. Doc.)<br>    Fifth Organ Concerto - Handel (Mr. Thayer)<br>    Fourth Organ Sonata - Mendelssohn (Mr. B. J. Lang)<br>    Improvisation (Mr. Willcox)<br>    Variations in A flat - Thiele (Mr. Thayer)

Database Manager on February 11th, 2017:
Updated by Barbara Owen <br>Destroyed when the church burned down in 1968.

Database Manager on April 17th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

Database Manager on April 15th, 2012:
Identified through online information from Jim Lewis. -- Three manuals, thirty-eight stops.

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