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Geo. H. Ryder Opus 140 (1891)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
• Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
• 2 manuals
• 13 stops
• Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
• Stop action Type: Mechanical
• Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
• Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
• Combination action: Fixed Mechanical

Notes

2004-10-30 - Rebuilt 1973. -Database Manager

2009-02-19 - Updated through on-line information from David C. Nelson. -- The organ was rebuilt with electric action for the pedals and stops, and a combination action was added by Charles C. Aitken in 1973. The Aitken renovations to the instrument were completely reversed in a restoration in 1995 by Andover, returning the instrument to a fully manual tracker action. -Database Manager

2009-02-21 - Updated through on-line information from David C. Nelson. -Database Manager

2014-08-28 - Updated through online information from David C. Nelson. -Database Manager

2014-08-28 - Updated through online information from David C. Nelson. -Database Manager

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

• #9348 - Charles C. Aitken Organbuilders (1973)
• #4694 - Andover Organ Co. Opus R-339 (1995)

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