Roche Organ Co.
Opus 34, 1991

Originally Jesse Woodberry (& Co.) (1894)

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8 Town Square
Plymouth, MA, US

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	Great🛈 Notes: unenclosed, Man. II, CC-c4
16'	GEDECKT POMMER🛈 Notes: 61, 1-12 stopped wood: 13-31 canistered zinc; 32-61 canistered spotted metal
8'	PRINCIPAL🛈 Notes: 61, 1-19 zinc, in facade, scroll-tuned; 20-61 spotted metal, old Woodberry Gt. 16' Principal, new languids, slide-tuned; cl scribed "A# OP 16"
8'	CHIMNEY FLUTE🛈 Notes: 61, 1-12 stopped wood; 13-61 spotted metal feet, canistered tin bodies, chimneys
4'	OCTAVE🛈 Notes: 61, 1-5 zinc; 6-61 spotted metal; slide-tuned; stamped "GR OCT"
4'	SPINDLE FLUTE🛈 Notes: 61, 1-46 canistered spotted metal, ½ taper open caps; 47-61 tapered spotted metal, slide-tuned
2⅔'	TWELFTH🛈 Notes: 61, Planed spotted metal, slide-tuned; 1-24 tapered
2'	FIFTEENTH🛈 Notes: 61, Tin, slide-tuned; CC stamped "DGO"
1⅗'	SEVENTEENTH🛈 Notes: 61, Planed spotted metal, slide-tuned; 1-24 tapered
IV-V	FOURNITURE 1⅓'🛈 Notes: 291, Planed spotted metal; slide- tuned
8'	Trumpet🛈 Notes: 61, 1991; 1-24 zinc with spotted metal bells; 25-54 spotted metal; 55-61 slotted spotted metal flues, slide-tuned

	Swell🛈 Notes: enclosed, Man. III, CC-c4
16'	BOURDON🛈 Notes: 61, Woodberry; stopped wood; 1-6 outside box
8'	VIOLIN PRINCIPAL🛈 Notes: 61, 1-18 zinc; 19-61 spotted metal, former Woodberry Salicional rescaled 1 note, new languids; 1-8 rollers; 1-12 slotted, scroll-tuned; 13-61 slide-tuned
8'	VIOLIN CELESTE🛈 Notes: 61, 1-12 stopped wood, pipes marked ''Aeoline Sw"; 13-18 zinc, rollers; 19-61 spotted metal, former Woodberry Aeoline rescaled 7 notes
8'	STOPPED FLUTE🛈 Notes: 61, Stopped wood, Woodberry
4'	PRINCIPAL🛈 Notes: 61, 1-5 zinc; 6-61 spotted metal; former Woodberry "Gr Pr" with new languids, light nicking; slide-tuned
4'	BLOCK FLUTE🛈 Notes: 61, Planed spotted metal, 2/3 taper; slide-tuned; CC stamped "Blockflote 4;" C body seam scribed "given voice by Matthew-Michael Bellocchio Dec. 1973"
2'	WALD FLUTE🛈 Notes: 61, Planed spotted metal, 2/3 taper; slide-tuned
1⅐'	SEPTIEME🛈 Notes: 61, Planed spotted metal, wide scale, narrow mouth; slide-tuned
IV	SHARP MIXTURE🛈 Notes: 244, Planed spotted metal; slide-tuned
II	SESQUIALTER🛈 Notes: 122, Planed spotted metal; wide scale; slide-tuned
16'	BASSOON🛈 Notes: 61, Tin resonators, regulating flaps, 61 half-soldered lifting lids; 1-12 wooden boots; 1-24 half-length
8'	FRENCH TRUMPET🛈 Notes: 61, 1-56 tin boots and resonators, regulating flaps; 1 9-56 French double-block construction, duckbill shallots; 57-61 scrolled-tuned tin flues
8'	OBOE🛈 Notes: 61, 1-49 spotted metal bells on zinc stems; 50-61 scroll-tuned spotted metal flues
	SWELL TREMULANT
	CHIMES ON SWELL🛈 Notes: 20 tubes t.A-e2

	Choir🛈 Notes: enclosed, Man. I, CC-c4
8'	GEDECKT🛈 Notes: 61, 1-12 stopped wood, Woodberry Melodia bass; 13-61 canistered common metal
8'	DULCIANA🛈 Notes: 61, 1-12 stopped zinc, wood stoppers, box beards; 13-18 tapered zinc, C lip stamped "FT DOL I 50," back stamped "2187;" 19-61 spotted metal; 19-49 tapered; 1949 E. M. Skinner Flauto Dolce from First Parish, Taunton, MA; slide-tuned
8'	UNDA MARIS [t.C]🛈 Notes: 49, 13-19 tapered zinc, C lip stamped "FT CEL / 50," back stamped "2187;" 20-61 spotted metal; 20-49 tapered; 1949 E. M. Skinner Flute Celeste from First Parish, Taunton, MA; slide-tuned
4'	PRINCIPAL🛈 Notes: 61, 1-5 zinc, scroll-tuned; 6-61 spotted metal, former Woodberry Gt. Octave, rebuilt
4'	FLUTE🛈 Notes: 61, Former Woodberry Flute D'Amour; 1-37 stopped wood; 38-61 open common metal, slide-tuned
2'	OCTAVIN🛈 Notes: 61, Planed spotted metal; slide-tuned
IV	CYMBAL ⅔'🛈 Notes: 244, Planed spotted metal; slide-tuned; 2nd 2' rank muted
8'	🛈 Notes: 61, 1-56 tin resonators, domed shallots; 57-61 scrolled tin flues
	CHOIR TREMULANT
	CHIMES ON CHOIR

	Pedal🛈 Notes: unenclosed, CC-g1
32'	CONTRA BOURDON🛈 Notes: 44, Stopped wood; 1-3 = 10⅔,' pipes, sounding with 13-15; 4-12 in right chamber; 1-3 and 13-20 on swell box roof
16'	PRINCIPAL🛈 Notes: 44, 1-33 zinc, scroll tuned; 15-33 fac;ade; 34-44 spotted metal, slide-tuned, former Woodberry Gt. Open
16'	SUBBASS🛈 Notes: [from Contra Bourdon]
16'	GEDECKT POMMER🛈 Notes: (Gr)
8'	OCTAVE🛈 Notes: [from Principal]
8'	BASS FLUTE🛈 Notes: 32, Stopped wood, arched mouths; pipes stamped "ST. DIAP"
4'	SUPER OCTAVE🛈 Notes: 32, 1-5 zinc, 6-32 Hoyt metal; pipes stamped "SW OP"
4'	CHIMNEY FLUTE🛈 Notes: 32, Canistered tin bodies, spotted metal feet; 13-32 chimneys
2'	NACHT HORN🛈 Notes: 32, 1-9 zinc, 10-32 common metal; wide scale, narrow mouths; CC stamped "DUL D#"
IV [sic]	MIXTURE🛈 Notes: 192, Actually six ranks, tin: 15 - 19 - 22 - 26 - 29 - 33
32'	CONTRA BOMBARDE🛈 Notes: 1-12 Bombarde at 16', Principal at 16' + 8' + 4', Bourdon at 10⅔' + 6⅖' + 5⅓' + 4⁴⁄₇'; 13-32 Bombard at 32'
16'	BOMBARDE🛈 Notes: 56, 1-24 zinc, 25-56 spotted metal; 50-56 harmonic length
8'	POSAUNE🛈 Notes: [from Bombarde]
4'	CLARION🛈 Notes: [from Bombarde]

	Couplers🛈 Notes: drawknobs above Swell keyboard
	GREAT TO PEDAL
	SWELL TO PEDAL
	SWELL TO PEDAL OCTAVES
	CHOIR TO PEDAL
	CHOIR TO PEDAL OCTAVES
	SWELL TO GREAT
	CHOIR TO GREAT
	SWELL TO CHOIR

	Combinations🛈 Notes: Reisner-Shaw, 32-levels, selectable by thumbwheel
	General 1-2-3-4-5-6🛈 Notes: thumb and toe
	Great 1-2-3-4🛈 Notes: thumb
	Swell 1-2-3-4🛈 Notes: thumb
	Choir 1-2-3-4🛈 Notes: thumb
	Pedal 1-2-3-4🛈 Notes: thumb and toe
	Great to Pedal🛈 Notes: thumb and toe reversible
	Swell to Pedal🛈 Notes: thumb and toe reversible
	Choir to Pedal🛈 Notes: thumb and toe reversible
	Sforz.
	Cancel🛈 Notes: thumb and toe reversible, indicator light
	Set

	Balanced Pedals
	Swell Expression
	Choir Expression
	Register Crescendo🛈 Notes: indicator light

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Movable Console

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions45 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)

Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Exhibited in the 2005 OHS convention(s)

This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on September 9th, 2008:

Updated through on-line information from Michael Eaton.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1990.

Webpage Links: The Roche organ

Related Instrument Entries: Jesse Woodberry (& Co.) (1894)

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Roche Organ Co.Opus 34, 1991