but was not ready for the opening.  It is to fill the recess behind the spacious platform, and is described as containing pneumatic wind-chests throughout, and having an AEolian attachment.  It is of three-manual compass, C.C.C. to C.4, 61 notes; and pedal compass, C.C.C. to F.30.  The great organ has double open diapason (stopped bass), open diapason, dulciana, viola di gamba, doppel flute, hohl flute, octave, octave quint, superoctave, and trumpet,—­61 pipes each.  The swell organ has bourdon, open diapason, salicional, aeoline, stopped diapason, gemshorn, flute harmonique, flageolet, cornet—­3 ranks, 183,—­cornopean, oboe, vox humana—­61 pipes each.  The choir organ, enclosed in separate swell-box, has geigen principal, dolce, concert flute, quintadena, fugara, flute d’amour, piccolo harmonique, clarinet,—­61 pipes each.  The pedal organ has open diapason, bourdon, lieblich gedeckt (from stop 10), violoncello-wood,—­30 pipes each.  Couplers:  swell to great; choir to great; swell to choir; swell to great octaves, swell to great sub-octaves; choir to great sub-octaves; swell octaves; swell to pedal; great to pedal; choir to pedal.  Mechanical accessories:  swell tremulant, choir tremulant, bellows signal; wind indicator.  Pedal movements:  three affecting great and pedal stops, three affecting swell and pedal stops; great to pedal reversing pedal; crescendo and full organ pedal; balanced great and choir pedal; balanced swell pedal.

Beautiful suggestions greet you in every part of this unique church, which is practical as well as poetic, and justifies the name given by Mrs. Eddy, which stands at the head of this sketch.

J.H.W.

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[Boston Journal, January 7, 1895]

CHIMES RANG SWEETLY

Much admiration was expressed by all those fortunate enough to listen to the first peal of the chimes in the tower of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, corner of Falmouth and Norway Streets, dedicated yesterday.  The sweet, musical tones attracted quite a throng of people, who listened with delight.

The chimes were made by the United States Tubular Bell Company, of Methuen, Mass., and are something of a novelty in this country, though for some time well and favorably known in the Old Country, especially in England.

They are a substitution of tubes of drawn brass for the heavy cast bells of old-fashioned chimes.  They have the advantage of great economy of space, as well as of cost, a chime of fifteen bells occupying a space not more than five by eight feet.

Where the old-fashioned chimes required a strong man to ring them, these can be rung from an electric keyboard, and even when rung by hand require but little muscular power to manipulate them and call forth all the purity and sweetness of their tones.  The quality of tone is something superb, being rich and mellow.  The tubes are carefully tuned, so that the harmony is perfect.  They have all the beauties of a great cathedral chime, with infinitely less expense.