Pipe Organ Database

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Andover Organ Co. (Opus R-285, 1989)

Originally J. H. Willcox & Co. (Opus 23, 1872)
Exhibited in the 2014 OHS convention(s)

Location:

St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic
1001 Woods Rd.
Solvay, NY 13209 US
Organ ID: 26263

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic 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 Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 15 ranks. 835 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 16 stops. 15 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 16
  • Registers: 15
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Combination Action: Fixed mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on August 10, 2015:

Updated through online information from Rev. Joseph Clemente.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 02, 2007:

Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Mechanical restoration of 1872 J.H. Willcox & Co. organ (Op. 23). Great 8' Gamba, which was a replacement of the original II Mixture, was itself replaced with an 8' Trumpet.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist courtesy of the Organ Historical Society
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Facade: Photo by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1989-09-26

Keydesk during reassembly: Photo by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1989-09-26

Assembled keydesk: Photo by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1989-09-26

Great pipework: Photo by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1989-09-26

Inside of Swellbox with Violin Diapason: Photo by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1989-09-26

Swell stop traces and Pedal Open Diapason: Photo by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1989-09-26

Nave, Balcony, and Pipe Facade: Photograph by Len Levasseur. Taken on 2013-10-10

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