Pipe Organ Database

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Angerstein & Associates (1988)

Location:

St. John's United Methodist Church
28 Cataract Ave.
Dover, NH 03820 US
Organ ID: 23769

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on February 23, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable, Slider
  • 2 manuals.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by Hutchings, Plaisted & Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jesse Galt on February 14, 2022.

Swell:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by Hutchings, Plaisted & Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jesse A Galt on February 14, 2022.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by Hutchings, Plaisted & Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jesse A Galt on February 14, 2022.
Main:
  • Built by Angerstein & Associates
  • Manuals: 2
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 60
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Jesse A Galt on February 14, 2022.
Paul R. Marchesano on February 23, 2022:

The organ was originally a Hutchings-Plaisted Opus 62, built in 1876, with a detached tracker console. It was silenced in 1947 during sanctuary renovations, and was salvaged by two Eagle Scouts who had returned it to playing condition with a makeshift console and its original hand pump for the final service in the old church prior to St. John's relocation across town. Stored for 17 years, it was restored by Angerstein and Associates in 1987 as their Opus R34 and reinstalled at St. John's in 1988 replacing a Wicks instrument. The new console and bench were made of black walnut salvaged from the old church building by one of the Eagle scouts (the submitter of this update), and from pews from the old sanctuary. The work included replacing front case panels that had been replaced with oak panels during the 1947 renovation. -- information from Jesse A Galt

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on February 23, 2022.
Database Manager on June 03, 2006:

The original builder was Hutchings, Plaisted (Opus 61, 1876). Rebuilt and moved to the new building by Angerstein & Associates in the early 1990s.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Taken from specifications in dedication program: Open In New Tab Originally published 1988
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jesse A Galt on February 14, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Organ case and facade: From church Facebook page, unknown photographer, submitted by Brad Engelland. Taken on 2021-12-07