Pipe Organ Database

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Andover Organ Co. (1958)

Location:

Rice University
Houston, TX 77005 US
Chapel
Organ ID: 57706

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ is extant in this location, possibly in original state.
  • 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
  • 23 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals.
All:
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) in a gallery 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
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on February 01, 2016:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by T. Bradford Willis, DDS, based on personal knowledge of the organ.

According to the AGO-Houston Chapter list of organs, the Andover organ in the Chapel was refurbished by C. B. Fisk in 2012.

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

Instrument Images:

Chapel Exterior: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2016-01-27

Chapel Entrance: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2016-01-27

Pipe Display: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2016-01-27