George Bozeman Jr., & Co., Organbuilders Opus 38 (1987)

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Before 2024 - Nave to rear showing Bozeman organ in rear gallery (Church Facebook page/Andrew Scanlon)

Before 2024 - Church interior (Church Facebook page/Andrew Scanlon)

Before 2024 - Church exterior (Church Facebook page/Andrew Scanlon)

Before 2024 - Organ case/facade in the rear gallery (Church Facebook page/Andrew Scanlon)

2024-08-29 - Console (Andrew Scanlon/Scanlon Andrew)

2024-08-29 - Builder's nameplate (Andrew Scanlon/Scanlon Andrew)

2024-08-29 - Facade from side gallery (Andrew Scanlon/Scanlon Andrew)

2024-08-29 - Nave and facade from side gallery (Andrew Scanlon/Scanlon Andrew)

2024-08-29 - Interior from rear gallery (Andrew Scanlon/Scanlon Andrew)

2024-08-29 - Facade (Andrew Scanlon/Scanlon Andrew)

2024-08-29 - Church interior (Andrew Scanlon/Scanlon Andrew)

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Examination of the organ. Source: Bozeman & Co. scaling notebooks. September 15, 2023

South Church, Andover, Mass. George Bozeman, Jr. & Co., Deerfield, New Hampshire Op. 38, 1987 Rb. Andover Organ Co. 1962 (GR), 1968 (CH), 1976 (SW) Non-historic original pipes by Stinkens Compasses: 58, 30 GREAT New chest 16' Bourdon orig."best of existing pipes", wood, old 8' Principal orig. copper facade basses, common metal interior 8' Chimney Flute orig. very old, W.B.D. Simmons? 8' Gemshorn orig. bass, new treble 4' Octave orig. 4' Spindle Flute new 2 2/3' Nazard orig. Sesquilatera 2' Recorder new 1 3/5' Tierce orig. Sesquilatera 1 1/3' Mixture IV orig. 8' Trumpet orig. old, Hutchings 4' Clarion new Killinger, french SWELL Former Great chest, enclosed in organ base 8' Violin Diapason orig. former Frazee string revoiced 8' Celeste (TC) orig. former Frazee string 8' Stopped Diapason new wood, old bass 4' Principal orig. 4' Spire Flute orig. former Chair facade 2' Octave orig. Flute a bec 2 2/3' Sesquialtera II orig. Naz. + Tierce combined 1' Mixture III new 16' Bassoon orig. Chair Clarinet 8', new 1-12 8' Shawm new Killinger, proprietary German construction, similar to a late baroque Trechterregal or Schalmei CHAIR Original chest 8' Gedeckt orig. 4' Principal new facade 2' Octave orig. 1 1/3' Larigot orig. 2/3' Sharp Mixture II orig. Cimbel repitched lower 8' Cremona new Killinger, french PEDAL New mechanical chests plus new Great transmissions 16' Principal orig. 19th-c facade pipes; 1-4 interior: new, Haskell 16' Bourdon Great 8' Octave Great 8' Chimney Flute Great 4' Choralbass new 2 2/3' Mixture IV orig. 16' Trombone orig. old, Hutchings, metal 8' Trumpet Great General Tremulant to whole organ COUPLERS Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Choir to Pedal Swell to Great Choir to Great Swell to Choir Mechanical key action, electro-pneumatic stop action, detached console Mechanical Swell pedal Crescendo pedal Solid-State Logic combination action with 8 levels of memory A440, original tuning Kirnberger III, later retempered into Werckmeister III, recently (2023) retuned in Neidhardt City-1732 This organ started out as a 1910 Hall Organ Co. electric-action two-manual instrument for the Andover Theological Seminary, subsequently rebuilt by the Frazee Organ Co. in 1919. It was moved to South Church and rebuilt again by W. W. Laws. ca. 1932. In 1962, it was incorporated into an Andover Organ Co. electric-action rebuild with tonal design work by Charles Fisk with case and engineering by Leo Constantineau. The Bozeman Organ, basically a new organ utilizing many existing parts, includes the fabric and pipework of the old organ, with major additions. The original Andover pipe work was incorporated without alteration except as noted. Reeds and mixtures were added in the manual divisions, and the layout was modified to accommodate the new keydesk and mechanical action.

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