Johnson Organ Co.
Opus 382, 1872
Center Congregational Church [1830]
Sanctuary
474 Broad Street
Meriden, CT, US
24 Ranks - 3 Physical Divisions
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CONSOLES
Features:
2 Manuals 3 DivisionsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Reported cost was $3000, according to the Meriden Morning Record - Apr 30, 1908.
Database Manager on September 4th, 2015:
Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- Opus, Ranks, Manuals added, as specified in "Johnson Organs, 1844-1898: Wm. A Johnson, Johnson Organ Co., Johnson & Son: a documentary issued in honor the two hundredth anniversary of his birth, 1816-2016 / by Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel, and Martin R. Walsh. Cranbury, New Jersey: The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture, and Society, 2015."
Database Manager on October 4th, 2014:
This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.
Identified by Paul S Butkus, using information from this web site: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=6DS7WFnF4J4C&dat=18721122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en.
-- According to an article in the Meriden Daily Monitor, this organ was delivered on October 31, 1872. The first concert was played November 29th, 1872 by Professor Shephard with Professor Phillips directing the choirs. Concert attendance was about 300. (Concert review found in the Meriden Daily Republican Nov. 30, 1872) The church itself was enlarged by 20 feet at this time and the organ was installed as part of the expansion.
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