Andover Organ Co.
1963
Originally W.B.D. Simmons & Co. (1869)
First Church of Christ, Unitarian
725 Main Street
Lancaster, MA, US
19 Ranks - 1,028 Pipes
Instrument ID: 4738 ● Builder ID: 127 ● Location ID: 4499
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions18 Stops16 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop 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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Exhibited in the 1983 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Stephen St. Denis on December 5th, 2022:
From page 95 “The Organ Historical Society, Inc. Organ Handbook 1983”. Published for the 28th Annual National Convention of the Society: The elegant brick church, internationally famous as one of the finest works of the Boston architect, Charles Bulfinch, was built in 1816, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. It is still heated by wood stoves…. The first organ in the building was installed in 1841; research thus far failed to reveal who built it, or what became of it when it was replaced in 1869 by the present instrument, built by Wm. B.D. Simmons & Co. In 1884, Reuben G. Reed made minor mechanical changes and added a Pedal Bourdon 16’ in 1963, the Andover Organ Co. added one rank to the Mixture II, and added the Sesquialtera II ; at the same time they replaced the two strings in the Swell, a Keraulophon 8’ (TC) and Salicional 8” (TC), with the Flautino 2” and the Quint1 1/3; however, the basic character of the Simmons is unchanged.
From page 95 “The Organ Historical Society, Inc. Organ Handbook 1983”. Published for the 28th Annual National Convention of the Society: The elegant brick church, internationally famous as one of the finest works of the Boston architect, Charles Bulfinch, was built in 1816, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. It is still heated by wood stoves…. The first organ in the building was installed in 1841; research thus far failed to reveal who built it, or what became of it when it was replaced in 1869 by the present instrument, built by Wm. B.D. Simmons & Co. In 1884, Reuben G. Reed made minor mechanical changes and added a Pedal Bourdon 16’ in 1963, the Andover Organ Co. added one rank to the Mixture II, and added the Sesquialtera II ; at the same time they replaced the two strings in the Swell, a Keraulophon 8’ (TC) and Salicional 8” (TC), with the Flautino 2” and the Quint1 1/3; however, the basic character of the Simmons is unchanged.
Database Manager on July 3rd, 2014:
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.
Database Manager on May 1st, 2014:
Updated through online information from Barbara Owen.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1983.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Altered Reuben G. Reed 1884; rebuilt Andover 1963, #40, 2-19.
Related Instrument Entries: Wm. B.D. Simmons (1869) , George Warren Reed (& Son) (1884)
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