Steer & Turner [J.W. Steer]
Opus 106, 1876

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is in twin, Gothic, black walnut cases in the rear gallery. The cases are in each corner, and have two-sided facades: 11 pipes facing into the nave, and 15 pipes facing across the rear gallery. The facade pipes are painted silver with gold leaf highlights and ornate black tracery. The Great and Pedal 16' Double Open were in the right case; and the Swell and Pedal 16' Bourdon were in the left case. The keydesk was attached to the right case. The organ fell into disrepair and was replaced with a 4-rank Austin "Chorophone" in 1927. The Steere and Turner pipes were reportedly given to another church. One story says that students from the nearby Hartt School of Music were given the pipes to build an organ as part of a project. Another story asserts that the remaining mechanical portions of the organ were removed by the Austin workmen and flattened beneath the wheels of their truck to assure that the organ could not be restored. A new organ was built by Andover utilizing the Steere & Turner casework, windchests, and what few pipes remained.