Unknown Builder
1902

Originally Geo. H. Ryder (Opus 32, 1875)

Community United Methodist Church (2nd bldg.)

Sanctuary; front

Center St.
Byfield, MA, US

5 Ranks - 245 Pipes
Instrument ID: 6224 ● Builder ID: 6193 ● Location ID: 5907
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  • Notes: 58 notes, enclosed
  • Notes: 34 m
  • Notes: 24 m (1-13 unencl.)
  • Notes: 34 w&m
  • Notes: 24 w
  • Notes: 34 m
  • Notes: 24 m
  • Notes: 58 m
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  • Notes: 25 notes
  • Notes: 13 w
16'
  • Notes: (unlabelled 4' hitch-down)
  • Notes: (Manual to Pedal)
  • Notes: balanced

Originally Written/Published: June 1987

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Builder: Geo. H. Ryder
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
1 Manuals (58 Notes)25 Note Pedal5 Stops8 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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Exhibited in the 1987 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on February 9th, 2023:
Due to costs that exceeded the dwindling congregation's ability to sustain, the church closed after 187 years of service to the community. The last worship service was held Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. The historic 1875 Geo. H. Ryder organ found a new home in 2015.
Paul R. Marchesano on October 12th, 2021:
Cost in 1875: $800. -- information from *1987 OHS Handbook*
Database Manager on June 12th, 2016:
Updated through online information from Stephen Paul Kowalyshyn. <br>I only happened upon this link to a 9/28/2015 article in ManchesterInkLink.com telling of this instrument's move from Byfield, MA, to the Beacon Building in Manchester, NH.
Database Manager on January 6th, 2012:
Updated through online information from Katherine Yosua.
Database Manager on June 24th, 2008:
Updated through on-line information from jeffrey h smith. -- Mechanical swell "shoe-shape" pedal,upper right side placement // hitchdown gt/gt 4' coupler // pedal compass 25 notes but only plays lowest 13 notes (lowest octave) of Bourdon 16' the pipes for which are behind the case. If the remaining 12 pipes (upper octave) are in the case or if the design was to transfer them from the bottom of the Gt Bourdon 8' in either scenario the upper octave does not play, although when the Pedal Coupler is engaged the pedal clavier does play all 25 notes from Gt properly. Other than that quirk the instrument is SPLENDID condition --mechanically, visually (gorgeous stenciling) and tuning-wise. A testimony to a small congregation's commitment to supporting a fine instrument.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1987

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