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Andover Organ Co. (2004)

First Congregational Church
62 Centre Street
Nantucket, MA

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
20 stops
19 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Fixed Mechanical

Notes

2007-10-18 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a Centennial restoration and enlargement of the 1904 J.W. Steere & Sons organ. In October 2004, the organ was dismantled and major components returned to the Andover shop. The reservoir was releathered. The swellbox was reconfigured to enclose ONLY the Swell, whereas previously, only the Great 8' Open Diapason had been unexpressive. This created room on the Great for 3 additional stops: 2' Fifteenth, III Mixture, and 8' Trumpet. The 15th and Mixture utilized vintage pipework. The Trumpet was new. The pitch of the organ was also raised to A=440. The rebuilt organ was first used on June 4th, 2005 for a wedding, and June 5th for worship. It was formally dedicated in recital by organist Peggy Krewson on Sept. 18, 2005. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the 2005 Andover Organ Co. newsletter and based on the past documented nomenclatures. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Nantucket, Massachusetts
First Congregational Church

J. W. Steere & Sons, Opus 533, 1904
Andover Organ Co., Opus R-148, 1972 - Tonal Changes, Refurbishing
Andover Organ Co., Opus R-___, 2004 - Mech. Restoration and Additions

GREAT
   8'     Open Diapason            61
   8'     Melodia                  61
   8'     Dulciana                 61
   4'     Principal                61
   4'     Wald Flute               61
   2'     Fifteenth                61   2004.
   III    Mixture                 183   2004.
   8'     Trumpet                  61   2004.

SWELL (Expressive)
   16'    Bourdon Treble     (tc)  49
   16'    Bourdon Bass             12
   8'     Violin Diapason          61
   8'     Stopped Diapason         61
   8'     Salicional               61
   8'     Celeste                  61   1972.
   4'     Flute                    61   1972.
   2'     Fifteenth                61   1972.
   1-1/3' Larigot                  61   1972.
   8'     Oboe                     61
          Tremolo

PEDAL
   16'    Dbl. Open Diapason       30
   16'    Bourdon                  30

COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                  [8]
   Great to Pedal                  [8]
   Swell to Great Unison           [8]
   Sw. to Gr. Super Octave         [4]

FOOT LEVERS (Unlabeled; l - r)
   Sw. Forte  -  8' SD, 4, 2, 1-1/3 &
                 Ped. 16' Bdn.
   Sw. Piano  -  8' SD & Ped. 16' Bdn.
   Gr to Ped  -  Reversible
   Gr. Forte  -  8, 8, 8, 4, 4'  (???)
   Gr. Piano  -  8' Mel., 8' Dulc.

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Swell Expression             (bal.)

ACTION: Manual: Mech. key & stop
        Pedal: 16' Bourdon - mechanical
               16' Dbl. Open - tubular-pneumatic
VOICES: 19
STOPS: 20
RANKS: 21
PIPES: 1,219

NOTES
Organ dismantled and major portions taken to the Andover shop for res-
toration. Originally, all manual stops save the Gt. 8' Open Diapason
had been under expression. The swellbox was reconfigures to enclosed
only the Swell division - thus providing space for three added Great
stops. The 8' Trumpet was new. But the 2' Fifteenth and III Mixture
were from vintage pipework in the Andover inventory. The original pitch
of A=435 was also raised to modern pitch: A=440.

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner June 29, 2009.]

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