Robert J. Reich
1958
Originally Cole & Woodberry (1892)
Highland Congregational Church
Lowell, MA, US
19 Ranks - 1,067 Pipes
Instrument ID: 57236 ● Builder ID: 5207 ● Location ID: 49968
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions17 Stops17 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.
Database Manager on December 13th, 2015:
This entry describes alterations to an existing organ.
Identified by James R. Stettner, based on personal knowledge of the organ.
Robert J. Reich was the organist of the church at the time the tonal changes were made, and was also on staff at the Andover Organ Co. of Methuen, Massachusetts. On the Great, the 8' Flauto concerto was removed, and the shared bass applied to the 8' Flautileno. In its place a III Ripieno 2' was installed. On the Swell, the 8' Viola Ætheria was cut-down at scale to become a 4' Octava Clara. Similarly, the 4' Salicetto Dolce was cut-down at scale to become a 2' Quincena, and the 2' Violettino was cut-down at scale to become a 1-1/3 Nondecima.
By 1969, the building and organ had become the property of Montefiore Synagogue. When the building was razed in 1970, the organ was purchased by organ buff John Merriman and stored in Methuen, MA. In 1973 it was offered for resale through the Organ Clearing House for $2,500.00, and relocated to St. John's Episcopal in Kirkland, Washington in 1974.
Related Instrument Entries: Cole & Woodberry (1892)
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