Richard A. Nickerson
1983
Originally E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 523, 1870)
First Parish Unitarian-Universalist Church
Sanctuary; front
630 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA, US
16 Ranks - 830 Pipes
Instrument ID: 51887 ● Builder ID: 4576 ● Location ID: 45445
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CONSOLES
Builder: E. & G. G. Hook
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions15 Stops18 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Combination Trundle(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 2000 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Relocated from the Robert Whiting res. Schwenksville, PA, through OCH. Renovated Richard Nickerson 1985. Ded. 22 Sep 1985 by Theodore A. May. In new building.
Database Manager on August 31st, 2013:
Altered and relocated existing organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in Organ Handbook 2000. -- Originally installed in Christ Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, in 1870; relocated through the Organ Clearing House and installed at Arlington in 1983 by Richard Nickerson, who also provided an electric blower and new static bellows; cleaned in 1998 by the Bishop Organ Co. and fitted with new trackers.
Related Instrument Entries: E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 523, 1870)
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