Lawrence, Massachusetts
Second Baptist Church
Wm B.D. SIMMONS, 1874 - Original Specifications - Reconstructed
GREAT COUPLERS
16 Bourdon (tc) 46 Swell to Pedal
8 Open Diapason 58 Great to Pedal
8 Viol d'Gamba 58
8 Melodia 58 Swell to Great
4 Octave 58
4 Flute [chimney] 58
2 Piccolo [chimney] 58 FOOT TRUNDLES
II Mixture [19-22] 116 Undocumented
8 Trumpet (tc or tf) 41/46
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
SWELL (Expressive) Swell Expression (bal.)
8 Open Diapason 58
8 Stopped Diapason 58
8 Viola 58
4 Principal 58
4 Flute 58
? 58 ACTION: Mech. Key & Stop
8 Oboe 58
Tremolo VOICES: 19
STOPS: 19
PEDAL
16 Open Bass 27 RANKS: 20
16 Bourdon 27
8 Cello 27 PIPES: 1,026 or 1,031
NOTES
Both the Great 4' Flute and 2' Piccolo were chimney flutes. The 4' Flute had a
stopped wood bass; 37 chimneyed pipes; and the rest open metal trebles. The 2'
Piccolo began with 37 chimneyed pipes, and the rest were open metal trebles.
When the Free Will Baptist and Second Baptist merged in 1924 and built a new
edifice on the site of the Free Will Baptist, the Simmons was moved-along, but
rebuilt and electrified by William W. Laws of Beverly, MA. The Great and Swell
chests became the Great and Choir divisions of the 'new' 3-manual organ.
The exact nomenclature of stops and controls is not known, as the organ was
never documented in original form.
Sources: Robert J. Reich files
Second Baptist Church
Common Street
Lawrence, Massachusetts