Pipe Organ Database

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Wm. A. Johnson (Opus 240, 1867)

Location:

South Congregational Church
New Britain, CT 06050 US
Organ ID: 19341

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Congregational Church
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 15, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 39 ranks. 2,055 pipes. 3 manuals. 32 stops.
All:
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 15, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Stops: 32
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 25
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 15, 2018.
Database Manager on August 15, 2005:

Opened 15 Jan 1868 by Dudley Buck. Taken in trade by Hutchings in 1896 when the church purchased Hutchings Op. 385. Relocated in 1896 to Christ Episcopal in St. Joseph, MO.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 15, 2005:

2 pneumatic combination movements to act on couplers. "Rachet pedal" to operate the Swell.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
from <i>The Tracker</i>, vol. 47, no. 1 (January 2003): Open In New Tab Typed Specification
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on December 18, 2018.

Instrument Images:

Organ gallery, 1800s: Archival photograph, courtesy of David Lewis. Taken on 1870-01-01

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