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Casavant-Freres Pipe Organ (1998)
The current Casavant-Freres Pipe Organ, Opus 3766, includes pipes from at least three of the four organs that have been used by United Church and the three congregations that joined to form our present church (Congregational, Unitarian and Methodist).
The first organ of record dates to 1837 and was built by George Jardine and Son of New York City for the Congregational Church on East Street. In 1851 a small, hand pumped, one manual organ was built by Elias and George Hook (Opus 121) for $675. It was placed in the balcony of the Unitarian Church, just a few years after the church was moved to the present site in 1839.
Historical records also mention two manual Hutchings, which could have been in the Methodist Church before the merger in 1927.
In September 1939, just 12 years after the merger of the three Walpole churches, a contract was signed with M.P. Moller, Inc., of Hagerstown, MD. This organ had 800-900 pipes, and was built for $3,750.00. It was dedicated on October 27, 1940. In 1973 this organ was rebuilt by the Kinsey-Angerstein Company.
The current Casavant-Freres organ was dedicated on September 27, 1998. Rev. Jeffrey Larsen led the dedication service and Ann Totten, Organist and Choir Director, presided at the new organ. Dedication activities included recitals by Ms. Totten and John Finney of Wellesley Hills Congregational Church.
The current organ contains approximately 600 pipes of the previous Moller, as well as components of the Hook and Hutchings organs and possibly some of the Jardine. Including pieces of our past in the new organ gives us an on-going connection to our heritage.
Detailed organ specifications follow...
United Church in Walpole, Massachusetts
Casavant Freres, Opus 3766
Contains pipes from at least three previous organs of United Church: Hook (1851), Hutchings, and Moller (1940).
Great Organ (I)
Bourdon 16
Principal 8
Stopped Diapason 8
Octave 4
Open Flute 4
Nazard 2 2/3
Flute 2
Tierce 1 3/5
Mixture IV 1 1/3
Bassoon 16
Trumpet 8
Oboe 8
Great Coupler 4
MIDI
Swell to Great 16-8-4
Swell (II)
Chimney Flute 8
Gamba 8
Voix Celeste 8
Principal 4
Spindle Flute 4
Fifteenth 2
Quinte 1 1/3
Bassoon 16
Trumpet 8
Oboe 8
Tremulant
Swell to Swell 16-4
Unison Off
MIDI
Pedal
Resultant 32
Principal 16
Bassoon 16
Octave Bass 8
Stopped Diapason 8
Octave 4
Flute 4
Bassoon 16
Trumpet 8
Oboe 8
Clarion 4
Oboe 4
MIDI
Great to Pedal 8
Swell to Pedal 8
Couplers
Great/Pedal 8
Swell/Pedal 8
Swell/Great 16
Swell/Great 8
Swell/Great 4
Adjustable Combinations
Capture System, Electronic, 8 Levels of Memory
Great 1 2 3 4 5 Thumb
Swell 1 2 3 4 5 Thumb
Pedal 1 2 3 4 Toe
General 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thumb and Toe
Cancel Thumb
Adjuster Thumb
Balanced Pedals
Crescendo on all stops and couplers
Swell Expression
Great Organ Expression (except Octave Bass)
Summary
Great Organ 8 Stops 11 Ranks 744 Pipes
Swell 8 Stops 8 Ranks 488 Pipes
Pedal 1 Stop 1 Rank 56 Pipes
Total 17 Stops 20 Ranks 1,288 Pipes
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