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Williams Organ Co. (1955)

Originally Geo. S. Hutchings (& Co.) (Opus 495, 1899)

Location:

Pleasant Street Congregational Church
Pleasant Street
Arlington, MA 02174 US
Organ ID: 9385

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Congregational Church
  • 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 Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Direct electric
  • 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 21 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Direct electric chests
  • Position: In side 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: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 21
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' pneumatic/mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on April 18, 2012:

Updated through online information from Scot Huntington. -- The Hutchings organ was electrified and enlarged by the Williams Organ Company of Swampscott, Mass. in 1955. The Hutchings pipework was largely retained without alteration, with several new stops added to the specification. The organ is installed in a chamber at the left front of the room. By 1983 the rebuilt organ had become mechanically unreliable, and was again rebuilt in 1985 by Angerstein & Associates of Stoughton, Mass. as an essentially new tracker-action instrument recycling parts and pipework from both Hutchings and Williams incarnations. In 2010, the congregation merged with another congregational church in Arlington, and the building and organ were put up for sale.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

The original builder was George S. Hutchings (1899, Opus495).

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Electrification and enlargement. Retrackerized by Angerstein & Assoc. in 1985 with extensive tonal changes (2-22s, 25r). [G. Nelson says W. F. Laws.]

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

Instrument Images:

Facade: Photograph by Jeffrey H Smith. Taken on 2022-05-21

Console, stop tabs and Builder's nameplate: Photograph by Jeffrey H Smith. Taken on 2022-05-21

Pedalboard: Photograph by Jeffrey H Smith. Taken on 2022-05-21

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