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Following the redecoration of the facade pipes in 1883, no further alterations are known to have been made to the instrument until this major renovation. Among the work performed was the following:
Facade pipes painted gold; new Spencer Orgo-blo added and pump handle removed; original ivory stop labels and key covers replaced with celluloid; pressure lowered from 3" to slightly above 2 5/8" in an effort to lighten the touch and reduce the fierceness of the Mixture; Keraulophon softened and renamed Aeoline; tuning slides add to slightly lower the pitch from A450 to about A445 (the pristine cone tuning was not touched nor were the pipes rounded out); parts of the organ action were re-nutted. The bellows leather was basically sound and was patched but not releathered.
About this time, a large floor to ceiling velvet curtain was installed across the church front behind the pulpit, diminishing the organ's treble. In the late 1960s, the original wide-plank wood floor was covered with wall to wall carpet, further diminishing the organ's power in the room.
In 1983, the Andover Organ Company restored the organ, reversing the Potter-Rathbun alterations.
Related Instrument Entries: E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 558, 1870) , Andover Organ Co. (Opus R238, 1983) , S. L. Huntington & Co. (2000)
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