Pipe Organ Database

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J. H. Willcox & Co. (Opus 7, 1871)

Exhibited in the 1961 OHS convention(s)

Location:

Swedenborgian College / Covenant Congregational Church
375 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452 US
Piety Corner Chapel
Organ ID: 42180

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on November 22, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 8 ranks. 1 manuals. 10 stops. 11 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 1
  • Stops: 10
  • Registers: 11
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 13
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Paul R. Marchesano on August 10, 2021.
Database Manager on November 28, 2017:

Church closed in 2010

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 29, 2009:

Identified through research conducted by Sand Lawn, courtesy of David Scribner. Extant; always in Piety Corner Chapel, now Covenant Congregational Church, rebuilt as 1-11 by P. A. Beaudry Co. in 1979.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
from Boston Organ Club Newsletter (July 1966): Open In New Tab Typed specification
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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