Andover Organ Co.
Opus R-128, 1969 onward
Originally Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1103, 1946)
Methuen Memorial Music Hall
192 Broadway
Methuen, MA, US
116 Ranks - 5,982 Pipes
Instrument ID: 34627 ● Builder ID: 127 ● Location ID: 30721
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Methuen Organ Co.
Position: Movable Console
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal5 Divisions85 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Sequencer✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Barbara Owen. -- For a complete detailed stoplist, history and concert schedule, please go to website of Methuen Memorial Music Hall. -- [Details of several additional modifications by Andover, including replacing console actions and modifying the stoplist, are detailed on the website. - Editor]
Database Manager on May 18th, 2008:
Addition of three great reeds to existing Aeolian-Skinner rebuild of relocated 1863 Walcker organ from Boston Music Hall.--
Information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn.
- Organ Media Foundation Tour Part 1 History and tonal demonstration
- Organ Media Foundation Tour Part 2 History and tonal demonstration
Webpage Links: Methuen Memorial Music Hall [Historical Timeline]
Related Instrument Entries: Methuen Organ Co. (1909) , Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1103, 1946) , E.F. Walcker & Cie. (Opus 200, 1863)
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