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Andover Organ Co. (1962)

Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 1495, 1891)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
1418 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139 US
Organ ID: 5303

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • 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: Slider
  • 13 ranks. 675 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 15 stops. 13 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 15
  • Registers: 13
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • 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: No combination action.
  • 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 March 29, 2010:

Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on January 30, 2007:

Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was originally built for Old South Congregational Church in Haverhill, Massachusetts. That building was later purchased by the Armenian Congregational Church of Haverhill in the early 1940s. When that congregation dwindled and closed, the organ was removed, mechanically restored with tonal changes, and re-installed by the Andover Organ Co. of Methuen, Massachusetts at First Presbyterian in Cambridge. Two tonal changes were made at this time. The original Swell 8' Aeoline was revoiced as a Celeste with the 8' Viola. And the original Swell 4' Violina was revoiced as a 2' Flautino. The organ is installed in the front, right corner of the room with pipe façades facing into both the chancel and sanctuary. The keydesk is attached to the case on the chancel platform.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

The original builder was Hook & Hastings.

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

OCH. From Old South Congregational, Haverhill, MA [later Armenian Congregational?] in 1980.

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

Instrument Images:

Artist's conception of transplanted Hook & Hastings: Image in the files of Andover Organ Co.. Taken on 1962-03-13

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