Andover Organ Co.
Opus R-284, 1989

Updated through online information from Michael Peter McCarthy. -- I played this instrument at the funeral of my grandmother on 12/06/1991, at which time it had been fully restored to its nearly original condition. The pastor at the time (now deceased I believe) explained that what had been in place for a number of years was a small, two-manual Austin, that someone had stuck between the twin cases of the original Steere & Turner. The parish (believe it or not) had the the smarts and the wherewithal to remove it and raise approximately $100K to restore to Steere & Turner to its original condition. The console is built into the left (facing the rose window) tower. So far as I know, it should still be in the same condition. The pastor noted that some group making a documentary on the death of was looking for an instrument that would have been played at the time of the death of President Chester A. Arthur and chose that one.

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Essentially new organ retaining twin black walnut cases, facade pipes, and Pedal 16' Double Open Diapason from previous 1876 Steere & Turner. Swell placed over Great in right case. Augmented Pedal division placed in left case. Dedicated Sunday, October 15, 1989 by project consultant, Ronald Ebrecht of Wesleyan University. Source: extant organ.