Rostron Kershaw
1962
Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 1615, 1894)
First Congregational Church
12 Church Street
Rockland, MA, US
16 Ranks - 902 Pipes
Instrument ID: 36613 ● Builder ID: 3322 ● Location ID: 32310
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions16 Stops23 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated by Doug Ulwick, who has heard or played the organ.
The instrument is still there as of 2017. The keydesk was removed from the face of the instrument and replaced by a freestanding console with the Rostron Kershaw rebuild. Initially the console was simply moved forward, just behind an altar screen. At some point it was rotated 90 degrees and moved to the right (as one faces the altar).
Database Manager on September 17th, 2008:
Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the electrification of the church's existing 1894 Hook & Hastings (Opus 1615). The original chests were retained and fitted with E-P pulldowns. The Great 8' Trumpet was removed in favor of a tenor c 8' Unda Maris - which was never added. The Swell 16' Bourdon was removed from the swellbox to make room for the chimes to hang inside, and also so it could be placed on a unit chest to be borrowed to the Pedal as well. The Swell tenor c 8' Voix Celeste may be the original 4' Violina. Source: extant organ documented April 21, 1989.
Related Instrument Entries: Hook & Hastings (Opus 1615, 1894)
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