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Peragallo Pipe Organ Co. (Opus 738, 2015)

Location:

St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Cathedral
327 2nd Street
Fall River, MA 02721 US
Organ ID: 55576

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
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
  • 3 manuals.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 07, 2017:

This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Matthew Dion, based on personal knowledge of the organ.
Cases and facade pipes are from the old Kilgen. Kilgen was taken out in 1981 and a 3 Manual Allen replaced it...This Peragallo replaced it... Electronic Choir Division

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on July 25, 2015:

Altered and relocated existing organ. Identified by John Igoe, using information from this web site: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20150720/SPECIAL/150729996
In recent years the Cathedral parish, including its Hispanic and Brazilian communities, has become home to four former parishes, two of which, St. Louis and Sacred Heart Churches, had recently rebuilt pipe organs. The St. Louis instrument, built by Charles Chadwick and rebuilt by Paul DeLisle was placed in storage with the hope of using it as the basis for a larger instrument if enough funds were raised.
With the very recent closing of Sacred Heart parish there was an urgency to find a home for their organ installed in 1883 by E. and G.G. Hook and Hastings and rebuilt by Peragallo Organ Co. With pipes from the Cathedral-s former Kilgen organ still in storage it was unthinkable to incur the cost of storing another instrument and the decision was made to get a proposal from the Peragallo Company using the historic Sacred Heart instrument as the basic structure and adding some pipes and equipment from the St. Louis Organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.

Instrument Images:

Nave and organ in rear gallery: Photograph by David Carrier, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2020

Divided organ cases in rear gallery: Photograph by David Carrier, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2020

Nave and organ in rear gallery: Photograph by David Carrier, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2020

Church exterior: Photograph by Church Facebook page, submitted by Andrew Scanlon. Taken approx. 2023

Peragallo console on floor at front: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 2023-08-10

Console and chancel pipe façade: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 2023-08-10

Gallery façade with additional pipe chamber on left: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 2023-08-10

Close up of gallery façade: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 2023-08-10

Side aisle and front facade: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 2023-08-10

Nave from rear gallery: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 2023-08-10

Nave from rear, floor level: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 2023-08-10

Exterior, side, and rectory at left: Photograph by Andrew Scanlon. Taken on 2023-08-10

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