Henri Lahaise
1956

Originally Carlton C. Michell (1892)

Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church

43 Maple Street
Boston: Hyde Park, MA, US

30 Ranks - 1,732 Pipes
Instrument ID: 9706 ● Builder ID: 3540 ● Location ID: 8945
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
3 Manuals Electrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Exhibited in the 2000 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on September 3rd, 2016:

Updated through online information from Scot Huntington.
In the spring of 2016 it was announced the organ is for sale.


Database Manager on January 19th, 2012:

Updated through online information from David Jenkins. -- I am the Organist/Music Director of Most Precious Blood Church and have been since 1970. The organ was built by Carlton Michell in 1892. It was moved from Our Lady of Pompeii in the South End in 1956 by LaHaise and Sons. It remains in good condition at Most Precious Blood, which did not close in 2007.


Database Manager on February 16th, 2011:

Updated through on-line information from John Panning.


Database Manager on April 15th, 2007:

Updated through on-line information from D. Kirkpatrick. -- The Archdiocese of Boston has closed this parish as a cost-savings measure and due to decreased area enrollment. The status of what will be done with the organ or its constituent parts is unknown as of April 13, 2007. A work crew is stripping the building of what ever parts can be removed.


Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

The original builder was Carlton C. Mitchell (1892).


Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

From Our Lady of Pompeii R. C., Washington Ave. (South End), Boston. Electrified and fitted with a new console and casework.


Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 2000

Related Instrument Entries: Carlton C. Michell (1892)

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