Stevens & Co.
1852
First Church, Unitarian
Sanctuary
6 Meetinghouse Hill Rd.
Sterling, MA, US
Instrument ID: 1379 ● Builder ID: 6011 ● Location ID: 1338
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CONSOLES
Builder: Stevens & Co.
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals 3 Divisions13 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated by Ronna Davis, who has heard or played the organ. -- The organ was acquired for $916.38, and was installed in a rear gallery. In 1886, the organ was moved to the front, Northwest corner of the sanctuary to permit construction of an enclosed balcony at the rear of the church.
In 1929, Rev. F.T. Crane, a minister and an organist, installed a mechanical blower using a blacksmith's forge blower made by the Buffalo Forge Company. Prior to this, the organ was hand-pumped with teenage boys furnishing the power.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Electrified.
Related Instrument Entries: Thaddeus H. H. Outerbridge, III (1983) , Joseph W. Smith (1945) , Earle W. Reed (1963)
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