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Geo. H. Ryder Opus 142 (1887 )

Methodist Episcopal Church: Sanctuary; front
78 Prince Street
Charlottetown, PE, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

Sept. 1877 - Illustration of church exterior and surroundings (Photograph from an archival source: Harpers Magazine, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

1895 - Choir loft and organ case (Photograph from an archival source: Public Archives & Records Office, Charlottetown, PEI, submitted by Andrew Henderson/Andrew Henderson)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Notes

2005-06-16 - Identified through information in <i>Descriptive Catalogue of Superior Church Organs Manufactured by Geo. H. Ryder & Co.</i>, published in Boston, January, 1896. Dates are not included in the publication; the one given here is conjectural. -Database Manager

2023-04-14 - From *The Architecture of Methodism in Charlottetown* (Reginald Porter, 2018): "In 1887 the church purchased its first pipe organ ... Such an innovation would have been looked upon with great consternation a few years previously, but it proved such an asset to the choir and congregational singing that it was soon accepted and greatly appreciated. It was one of the old-style tracker organs that was pumped by man-power. It cost $2,600.00 to install." (p. 95) ... "the old organ has been removed and shipped to Souris [PEI], where it has been purchased for the Catholic Church." (p. 108) -Andrew Henderson

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