Scot Huntington on January 16th, 2021:
The chests are Woodberry, with electro-pneumatic pulldown machines and stop action by Kershaw. There are now numerous e-p offset and unit chests added by Kershaw for the facade, Principal 16', Swell 16' Bourdon, Swell Nazard/Piccolo unit, and Pedal treble extensions. The original double-rise reservoir is in place, releathered well by Kershaw, but now with metal ducting. The unenclosed Great was enclosed in a masonite Swell box by Kershaw, but the shades and expression motor are now removed. The Great Principal 16' originally stood on the main chest with the bottom octave tubed off, and now stands on two unit chests by Kershaw. The Swell Bourdon 16' originally had a double slider for treble and bass (1-12), and these pipes also now stand on Kershaw unit chests. The original pipes are all marked with the no. 274. The organ is powered by a 1 h.p. Spencer blower from the 1920s. There is an unconfirmed legend in the church the organ was second hand, but the oak case looks custom-built for this gallery location. The diatonic "M" chests are placed horizontally, Great on the left, Swell on the right, with the 3-stop pedal "A" chest across the rear. The pipework is very high quality and the voicing is very fine for the period, the Great chorus being rather brilliant. The reed shallots all have tinned exterior surfaces. The all-electric console is Kershaw built, with patent permission from Austin. The oak casework shows no evidence of an attached console, so the original console would have been detached. Given its age, the action could have been either mechanical or tubular-pneumatic. The pedal chest is pneumatic, potentially a ventil chest, and of the same age as the main chests, giving credence to the possibility that the organ was pneumatic and not a tracker.

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Database Manager on September 15th, 2008:
Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the electrification on new chests of the existing Jesse Woodberry & Co. organ with tonal changes and additions. The Pedal 16' Open Diapason [wood] and 8' Cello remained 30 pipes even though the pedalboard was 32-notes. The 16' Bourdon, however, was extended and unified to 16-8-4. The organ was scheduled to be re-trackerized by Andover. Source: extant organ documented June 26, 1989.