William W. Laws (1928)

Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 1256, 1885)

Location:

St. Paul's Episcopal Church
396 Main Street
North Andover, MA US
Organ ID: 32684

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 19 ranks. 1,130 pipes. 3 divisions. 3 manuals. 23 stops. 19 registers.
All:
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 23
  • Registers: 19
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on January 09, 2008:

Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the electrification and augmentation of the parish's existing 1885 Hook & Hastings, Opus 1256. Chambers on both sides of the chancel were utilized, though the original H&H had been on one side only. The console had 3 manuals, though the Choir was prepared-for. Space was left in one of the chambers for the addition of a Choir division and to augment the Pedal. The Choir keys were blocked and unplayable. The organ was tonally revised by Ned Gammons in 1977-79.

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

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