Nelson Barden (& Associates)
1983
Originally Multiple Builders (1929 & 1930)
Boston University
Metcalf Hall, George Sherman Union
808 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA, US
99 Ranks - 6,568 Pipes
Instrument ID: 7172 ● Builder ID: 333 ● Location ID: 6796
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Builder: Nelson Barden (& Associates)
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
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4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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Exhibited in the 2000 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Database Manager on September 18th, 2016:
The Aeolian console is from their Op. 1783, installed in 1930 in the residence of candy-maker William E. Schrafft, Winchester, Massachusetts.
The Aeolian console is from their Op. 1783, installed in 1930 in the residence of candy-maker William E. Schrafft, Winchester, Massachusetts.
Database Manager on January 19th, 2007:
Updated through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i>E. M. Skinner Opus 764, originally built for the residence of Mrs. Percy Rockefeller in 1929, moved to the residence of Mrs. Faith Rockefeller in 1929. Relocated here and restored as part of The Boston University Symphonic Organ.</i>
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1991.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
With player attachment. Restored c. 1990 by Nelson Barden & Assoc.
Related Instrument Entries: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (1939) , Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 764, 1929) , The Aeolian Co. (Opus 1783, 1930) , Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 665-A, 1948) , Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 665, 1927)
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