Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Owner (2015)

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

Location:

The Beacon Building
814 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101 US
Interior Atrium
Organ ID: 72704

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Retail Stores: Department stores, Music stores, etc.
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, used occasionally.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on February 09, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 5 ranks. 245 pipes. 2 divisions. 1 manuals. 5 stops. 8 registers.
Manual (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by Geo. H. Ryder
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on February 09, 2023.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Built by Geo. H. Ryder
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on February 09, 2023.
Main:
  • Built by Geo. H. Ryder
  • Manuals: 1
  • Divisions: 2
  • Stops: 5
  • Registers: 8
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 25
  • 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.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on February 09, 2023.
Stephen St Denis on February 05, 2023:

The pipe organ was built in 1875 by Boston organ builder George H. Ryder. The organ was installed in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Byfield Village, Massachusetts (Newbury). In 1902 the church relocated the 1875 Ryder instrument into the church’s new building which was built on the same site as the first church building. In 2015 the organ was acquired by the Manchester, NH. Lawrence family, and with the assistance of several staff members of the Andover Organ Co., was carefully relocated to the atrium of an office and retail building in downtown Manchester. The organ is in good playing condition and is occasionally played. The organ is a one manual and pedal instrument with slider wind chest. The organ has five ranks totaling 245 pipes.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on February 09, 2023.
Stoplist taken from a related OHS Database listing: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on February 09, 2023.

Instrument Images:

The organ in a balcony above the building's atrium: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2023-01-27

Organ case from an office window: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2023-01-27

Stenciled pipework of the façade: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2023-01-27

Detail of the 1875 stenciled pipework of the façade: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2023-01-27

Keyboard and stops: Photograph by Stephen St. Denis. Taken on 2023-01-27

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