Edward Lye & Sons
1894

St. Matthew's Anglican Church

Sanctuary

135 First Avenue
Toronto, ON, CA

11 Ranks - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 73227 ● Builder ID: 1871 ● Location ID: 62433
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STOPLISTS

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  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Slider (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
  • Notes: [TC]
8'
8'
8'
4'
2'
  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Slider (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
  • Notes: [TC]
  • Notes: [TC]
8'
8'
8'
8'
4'
  • Position: In Side Chambers at the Front of the Room. Facade Pipes or Case Front Visible
  • Chest Action: Slider (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
16'

Specification conjectured from rebuilding contract
Originally Written/Published: April 24, 1928

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Edward Lye & Sons
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
2 Manuals Mechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Andrew Henderson on June 21st, 2025:
As reported in *The Evening Star*, April 10, 1894, the Rev. J. Scott Howard announced he was donating an organ to his congregation, St. Matthew's Church, in memory of his wife. St. Matthew's Church is listed in the Edward Lye & Sons Catalogue of Organs (1910) and it is conjectured that a Lye instrument was installed in 1894, later rebuilt by the same firm.

Related Instrument Entries: Edward Lye & Sons (1928)

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