Pipe Organ Database

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Wm. Johnson & Son (Opus 781, 1892)

Exhibited in the 2015 OHS convention(s)

Location:

First Church of Monson
5 High Street
Monson, MA 01057 US
Organ ID: 52529

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Congregational Church
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition needs attention, but in usable condition.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 35 ranks. 3 manuals. 31 stops.
All:
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Stops: 31
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on March 13, 2014:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, based on information from photo of the organ on the Facebook page of Music Director Michael-Thomas Gilman. --

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Specification from OHS Convention Handbook, 2015
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2014-01-21

Chancel and Organ Case: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2014-01-21

Chancel and Organ Case: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2014-01-21

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