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Methuen Organ Co. (1905)

Location:

All Saints Episcopal Church / St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Methuen, MA 01844 US
Organ ID: 1889

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Andrew Scanlon on April 18, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Ventil
  • 24 ranks. 2 manuals. 23 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Ventil chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 23
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Andrew Scanlon on May 10, 2021:

Played this organ on May 9, 2021 with the gracious hospitality of organist Craig Seaman (also of Andover Organ Company.) The organ is in excellent working order.

We received the most recent update for this note from Andrew Scanlon on May 10, 2021.
Database Manager on June 08, 2009:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ is in a chamber on the right side of the chancel immediately behind the screen dividing sanctuary from nave. The main facade with attached keydesk below is on the sanctuary side of the chamber. The nave side has a modest facade.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 08, 2009:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The congregation was originally St. Thomas Episcopal, which met at an 1878 edifice on Kirk St. at Broadway. They had a transplanted 1878 Hutchings. It was forced to close ca. 1901, and reorganized as All Saints Episcopal at a new edifice provided by Edward F. Searles and designed by Henry Vaughan. St. John's Episcopal in Lawrence merged with All Saints in 1949, and the combined congregations renamed as St. Andrew's Episcopal.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Status Note: There 1966

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Formerly All Saints Episcopal. Organ given with the bldg. by E. F. Searles. [Appears on Woodberry list.]

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist copied from the console March, 1988
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photo by Huib Walta. Taken on 2001-05-20

Chancel facade and keydesk: Photo by Huib Walta. Taken on 2001-05-20

Chancel facade and keydesk: Photo by Huib Walta. Taken on 2009-06-07

Chancel facade: Photo by Huib Walta. Taken on 2009-06-07

Keydesk: Photo by Huib Walta. Taken on 2009-06-07

Nave facade: Photo by Huib Walta. Taken on 2009-06-07

Rollerboard action: Photo by Huib Walta. Taken on 2009-06-07

Action and Pedal Bourdon: Photo by Huib Walta. Taken on 2009-06-07

Full organ case and keydesk: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2010-01-31

Central case and facade: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2010-01-31

Organ case and keydesk from right: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2010-01-31

Keydesk from left: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2010-01-31

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