Andover Organ Co.
Opus R-52, 1964

Originally Methuen Organ Co. (1898)

Forest Street Union Church

15 Forest Street
Methuen, MA, US

18 Ranks - 1,018 Pipes
Instrument ID: 41217 ● Builder ID: 127 ● Location ID: 2495
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions16 Stops17 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Andrew Scanlon on August 9th, 2023:

I visited and played the instrument today. Everything works, it's in beautiful condition. Most recent work 2012 by Andover. Norma Reich (spouse of Bob Reich, longtime president of Andover Organ Co company) was organist here (shared w Shirley MacKenzie) for over 30 years the organ has always been cared for.


Database Manager on June 5th, 2009:

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a mechanical refurbishing of the existing 1898 Methuen Organ Co. instrument with tonal changes to four of the six Great stops, three of which were made from existing registers. In summer of 2005, the sagging tin facade pipes were removed by Andover and sent to pipemakers Jozff Lasota & Sons in Highmount, NY to be straightened, reinforced, and polished. The pipes were reinstalled with supplemental support racks and pipe hooks.

Related Instrument Entries: Ernest M. Skinner & Son (1944) , Methuen Organ Co. (1898)

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