650 Main Street
Chatham, Massachusetts 02633
before 1922 1922-19721972-
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Casavant Frères Ltd.
Québec, Canada, Opus 3162, 1972
Two manuals and pedal
3 divisions, 16 ranks, 16 stops
Electro-Pneumatic Key and Stop Action
Organ Specifications
SWELL
8' Gemshorn
8' Gemshorn Celeste
8' Gedackt
4' Spitz Flöte
2' Prinzipal
Scharf
8' Trompete
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GREAT
8' Prinzipal
8' Rohr Flöte
4' Oktav
2' Flach Flöte
Cornet II 2/3
Mixtur
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PEDAL
16' Sub Bass
8' Prinzipal
4' Choral Bass
16' Fagott
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COUPLERS
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Swell to Great
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The present organ, installed in 1972, is a two manual Casavant of sixteen ranks.
It is a small but fine instrument well liked by visiting recitalists.
Its tonal balance and colonial appearance were especially designed for the sanctuary.
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Reuben Midmer & Sons
Brooklyn, New York, 1922
Renovated c1950
Two manuals and pedal
3 divisions, 13 ranks, 16 stops
Electro-Pneumatic Key and Stop Action
In 1922 the fourth organ came from a private home in New York City and was placed in the front of the sanctuary, the choir on either side.
In the 1950's, the front center was rebuilt with a new console with the possibility that it was replaced.
The third organ was in the front, and “to the East”, selected people sat behind a screen to pump it.
More than one fell asleep during the sermon, delaying the start of the final hymn.
The second was a heavy black walnut pipe organ placed in the back of the church near the choir.
The first “organ” was a melodeon, greatly opposed by the conservative members.
Source: First Congregational Church, Chatham, Massachusetts
T. Joseph Marchio
Organs of the United States and Canada Database
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