Lawrence, Massachusetts
Hope Congregational Church
GEO. S. HUTCHINGS, Opus 134, 1884
Wm. W. Laws, 1923 - Electrification & Enlargement
GREAT CHOIR (Expressive)
16' Open Diapason 61 8' Open Diapason 61
8' Open Diapason 61 8' Concert Flute 61
8' Hohl Flute 61 8' Gemshorn 61
8' Gamba 61 8' Unda Maris 61
8' Dulciana 61 4' Wald Flute 61
4' Octave 61 2' Piccolo 61
4' Flute d'Amour 61 8' Clarinet 61
2-2/3' Twelfth 61 Tremolo
2' Fifteenth 61
III Mixture 183 Choir to Choir 16'
8' Trumpet 61 Choir Unison
16' Tuba [prep] -- Choir to Choir 4'
8' Tuba [prep] --
4' Tuba [prep] --
Chimes (Echo) -- ECHO (Expressive - Antiphonal)
8' Stopped Flute 61
Great to Great 16' 8' Concert Flute 61
Great Unison 8' Flute Celeste 61
Great to Great 4' 8' Viole d'Orchestra 61
8' Viole Celeste 61
8' Muted Viole 61
SWELL (Expressive) 4' Harmonic Flute 61
16' Bourdon 61 8' Vox Humana 61
8' Violin Diapason 61 Tremolo
8' Gedeckt 61 Chimes (20)
8' Salicional 61 [8'] Harp Celeste (61)
8' Vox Celeste 61
8' Aeoline 61 Echo to Echo 16'
4' Harmonic Flute 61 Echo Unison
4' Violina 61 Echo to Echo 4'
2' Flautino 61
8' Cornopean 61
8' Oboe 61 PEDAL
8' Vox Humana 61 32' Resultant --
Tremolo 16' Open Diapason [wood] 32
16' Violone 32
Swell to Swell 16' 16' Bourdon 32
Swell Unison 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 32
Swell to Swell 4' 8' Violincello 12
8' Major Flute 12
4' Violin 12
4' Flute 12
16' Tuba [prep] --
8' Tuba [prep] --
4' Tuba [prep] --
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Echo to Pedal 8 General 1 - 8
Swell to Pedal 8,4 Echo 1 - 6
Great to Pedal 8 Swell 1 - 8
Choir to Pedal 8 Great 1 - 8
Choir 1 - 8
Echo to Great 8
Swell to Great 16,8,4
Choir to Great 16,8,4 TOE STUDS
General 9 - 12
Swell to Choir 16,8,4 Pedal 1 - 4
Gr. to Ped. Rev. (rev)
Swell to Echo 8 Sforz. (rev)
Great to Echo 16,8,4
Choir to Echo 8
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Echo Expression (bal.)
Swell Expression (bal.)
Choir Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P Slider VOICES: 42 STOPS: 50 RANKS: 44 PIPES: 2,568
& Unit (inc. chimes)
(& harp)
NOTES
This building was originally Central Congregational Church. On June 28, 1883, Central and
Eliot Congregational churches voted to unite, and occupy Central's edifice after some
alterations. Their new name was Trinity Congregational Church.
The organ was originally built for Trinity Congregational Church as a 2-manual, 25-stop,
31-register tracker-action instrument built by Geo. S. Hutchings of Boston in 1884 as his
opus 134. The organ was free-standing and encased with an attached keydesk. The facade was
5-sectional with __ pipes arranged: 7-3-__-3-7. The instrument cost $4,800.00, and was first
hand-winded. Later, a water motor was supplied, and ultimately an electric blower.
In 1923, the church contracted with William W. Laws of Beverly, Mass. To electrify and enlarge
the instrument. A new Choir division of 7 stops on a slider chest was added to the original
Hutchings case behind the Great and under the Swell. A 10-rank Echo division with chimes and
harp were added in two expressive chambers in the rear gallery – the Echo and chimes being on
the right side, and the Harp Celeste being on the left side.
A new, Austin-style, moveable roll-top console of 4-manuals was provided. It had standard Austin-
style divisional canceller bars over the stops for each division.
In 1966, Lawrence Street Congregational Church merged with Trinity, and the new congregation was
renamed Hope Congregational Church.
Sources: Hutchings opus list; 1923 Dedication Program; JRS; extant organ
[Received from James R. Stettner 2013-05-11.]