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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1Church, [address hidden] [He] began this in 1821 [and] finished [in] 1822. In 1822 he built an Organ for St. Paul's Church to be used until he should complete their large one contracted for in 1821. In 1824 he built a large Chamber Organ for Dr. G. K. Jackson, Organist [of] [address hidden]. Church, but was finished after his death for Mr. John Snowdon. In 1824 Mr. Goodrich voiced and tuned an Organ built by Mr. Appleton for Mr. Parkman's Church.
3"In 1825 he repaired and tuned an English Organ in King's Chapel and added a Sub Bass. [The] same year he repaired and added [a] Sub Bass to the Organ in Grace Church, N. Y. From Aug. to Dec. this year he built one for the Universalist Church, Providence. He also built one for the Unitarian Church in Portsmouth, which was finished and put up in March 1826. In 1826 Mr. Goodrich built an Organ for the St. Paul's Church comprising [address hidden] and a Pedal with a Double Diap. Bass, a stop which until then had never been introduced here. This Organ was 28 feet high, 16 ft. wide [had] 1700 pipes [and cost] $4500. In 1827 he built one for [the] Old Congregational Society, Cambridge, and one for Dr. Gannet's Church, Cambridgeport, the old Organ built in 1806 being received in part payment.
5"After moving to Cambridge in 1828 as before mentioned, he built the first Organ for the Episcopal Church, Lowell. He commenced the same year the [address hidden]. Church Organ, which was completed and put up in [the] winter [of] 1829-30 [for] $2000. In 1829 he built two Organs, one for Charlestown, N. H., and the other for Dover, N. H. [for] $1000 & $1100. In 1830 [he] built one for Salem which was finished and put up in 1831, Feby. Also one for Nantucket which was put up in June 1831 [for] $1400. Also in 1830 [he] built one for [the] Unitarian Church, E. Cambridge.
7"In the Summer of 1831 he began a small Church Organ with one row of keys and Pine Case, purchased by [the] Episcopal Church, Pittsfield. The Treble was enclosed in a Swell case, but he disliked this plan as he found it impossible to voice the pipes so as to give them a good tone and sufficient power. He never before or afterwards constructed one of this kind. In 1832 Mr. Goodrich built [address hidden] of the same size, 2 rows [of] keys, each $1000. [The] 1st went to Congregational Society, Jamaica Plain, 2nd [to] First Baptist Church Lowell, 3rd [to] Unitarian Society Templeton,
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