Emmons Howard
1899
First Congregational Church
Sanctuary; front
Spencer, MA, US
Instrument ID: 69967 ● Builder ID: 2983 ● Location ID: 16647
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CONSOLES
Builder: Emmons Howard
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals 4 DivisionsStop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
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: Extant and Playable in this location
This entry is believed to represent a new organ. It replaced an 1888 Geo. H. Ryder which was itself a rebuilding of the church's previous 1863 Wm. A. Johnson, Opus 150. The extant casework seems to likey be by Howard as it bears no resemblance to an 1860's Johnson, nor to an 1888 Ryder. The Emmons Howard was rebuilt (and likey electrified) in 1921 by Geo. Reed & Son. The organ was rebuilt on new chests and with a new console in 1978 by the Fritzsche Organ Co.
Related Instrument Entries: G.W. Reed & Son (1921) , Paul Fritzsche (Organ Co.) (1978)
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