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Andover Organ Co. (2015 )

St. Paul Roman Catholic Church | Harvard Square: Sanctuary; transept
Corner of Bow & Arrow Sts.
Cambridge , MA

Images

2022-03-12 - Nave view, showing Simmons organ in front, right transept (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2022-03-12 - Builder’s nameplate (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2022-03-12 - Left stop jamb (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2022-03-12 - Right stop jamb (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2022-03-12 - Organ case (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2022-03-12 - Keydesk and pedals, showing hitch-down swell pedal on right (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2022-03-12 - Organ case with sliding keydesk doors open (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2022-03-12 - Organ case with sliding keydesk doors closed (Photograph by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

Consoles

Transept

Organ type: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Console position: Keydesk Attached
1 manuals
6 stops
2 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Pedal compass: 20 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Trigger/Hitch-Down Expression
Combination action: None

Notes

2022-03-13 - This entry represents the moving to and re-installation of an existing organ in a new home. A paper brochure guidebook to Saint Paul's Church says: *"This chamber organ was built in the 1850s by William BD Simmons. Most recently, the organ was in use at Saint John's seminary in Brighton, MA. The organ is very gently tempered and has six ranks of pipes."* -Andrew Scanlon

2022-03-26 - Rebuilt Andrew T. Smith, Cornish, NH 2004 according to plaque mounted inside keydesk above music rack. See picture -Andrew Scanlon

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist copied from a related OHS Database entry

Cambridge , Massachusetts
St. Paul Roman Catholic Church | Harvard Square

Wm. B.D. Simmons, ca. 1850 - Original Home Unknown
Unknown Builder, 2004 - Rebuild & Temporary Installation
Andover Organ Co., 2015 - Moving & Re-installation

      MANUAL (Expressive)
[8']  Op. Diapason  [missing label]
[8']  St. Diapason Treble
[8']  St. Diapason Bass
[4']  Principal
[4']  Flute
[2']  Fifteenth Treble
[2']  Fifteenth Bass
[8']  Hautbois


      PEDAL
[16'] Pedal Sub Bass


COUPLERS (drawknob)
Pedal Coupler

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#68160†* - Andrew T. Smith (2004)