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C. B. Fisk, Inc. (Opus 37, 1962)

Location:

Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481 US
Organ ID: 68003

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on April 08, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • 8 ranks. 424 pipes.
Paul R. Marchesano on April 08, 2021:

This small practice instrument was built at the request of Melville Smith, then organ instructor at Wellesley College, who died suddenly just before the organ was installed. Charles Fisk wrote: “I am so terribly sorry that he will not be able to use the only organ I was ever able to build for him.” Smith was not only a strong supporter of Charles Fisk’s work, but one who had a significant influence on his musical tastes.

This organ became a prototype for seven other instruments built in substantially the same style in in later years.

After many years of service at Wellesley College, Opus 37 was purchased for a private residence. The organ was later sold to the University of North Texas at Denton. A Flute 4' was added to the organ when it was moved and installed at UT.

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on April 08, 2021.
From builder website: Open In New Tab Originally published 1962
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on April 08, 2021.
  • Opus 37 - Original stoplist and brief history of the organ.

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