Worcester, MA
First Unitarian Church
Builder: Aeolian-Skinner CoYear: 1964 Opus: 1433 Case Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Date: Materials: Console type: Detached Stop controls: Draw knob Pedals type: Radiating, concave Action Key: Electro-Pneumatic Stop: Electronic Temperament: Tuning (a'): No. stops: 69 No. ranks: 60 No. pipes: 3453
Specification
Great (II) 16' Gemshorn 61 8' Principal 61 8' Bourdon 61 8' Gemshorn 12 4' Octave 61 4' Flute Harmonique 61 2' Fifteenth 61 IV Fourniture 244 III Cymbel 183 8' Major Trumpet -- PO 4' Major Clarion -- PO Swell (III) 16' Rohrbass 61 8' Principal 61 8' Rohrflote 12 8' Spitzviol 61 8' Viol Celeste 61 8' Flauto Dolce 61 8' Flute Celeste 49 4' Prestant 61 4' Flute Ouverte 61 2' Octavin 61 IV Plein Jeu 244 16' Fagott 61 8' Trompette 61 8' Fagott 12 8' Voix Humaine 61 4' Clarion 61 Tremulant Choir (I) 8' Cor de Nuit 61 8' Viola Pomposa 61 8' Viola Celeste 61 4' Spitzflote 61 2 2/3' Rohr Nasat 61 2' Blockflote 61 1 3/5' Tierce 61 III Mixtur 183 8' Cromorne 61 4' Rohrschalmei 61 Tremulant Positiv (IV) 8' Pommergedeckt 56 4' Geigen Principal 56 4' Koppelflote 56 2' Hellflote 56 1 1/3' Larigot 56 III Zimbel 183 Tremulant 8' Major Trumpet 61 Encl in CH 4' Major Clarion 12 Encl in CH Pedal 32' Resultant -- Princ and Bourdon 32' Bourdon 10 Lower 2 notes resultant 16' Principal 32 16' Bourdon 32 16' Gemshorn -- GT 16' Rohrbass -- SW 8' Octave 32 8' Bourdon 12 8' Gemshorn -- GT 8' Rohrflote -- SW 5 1/3' Quint 32 4' Choralbass 32 4' Gemshorn -- GT 4' Rohrflote -- SW 2' Gemshorn -- GT III Mixtur 96 32' Kontrafagott 12 16' Bombarde 32 16' Fagott -- SW 8' Trompette 12 8' Cromorne -- CH 8' Fagott -- SW 4' Clairon 12 4' Fagott -- SW 2' Cromorne -- CH First Unitarian of Worcester was founded in 1785. The present meeting house was dedicated in 1851 and a large 2m E & G G Hook, Op 184, was installed in 1855. It was replaced in 1901 by a Steere III/38, which was, in turn, replaced by Casavant Op. 936, a 4-manual. The building was virtually destroyed in the New England Hurricane of September 1938 when the steeple crashed through the roof, smashing the crossbeams and demolishing the center structure. Luckily, the organ escaped serious harm. It was replaced in 1964 by the Aeolian-Skinner.