Auburn, Washington
St. Matthew Episcopal Church

A. ANDREWS & SON, 1853
C.E. Morey, opus 206, 1903 - Rebuild
Randall J. McCarty, ca. 1975 - Installation with new upper casework


MANUAL                                       COUPLERS (Drawknob)
   8  Open Diapason                 54          Pedal Coupler        (Man. To Ped.)
   8  Keraulophone  [sic]     (tf)  37
   8  Dulciana                (tf)  37
   8  Stop'd Diapason Treble  (tf)  37       MISC. CONTROLS
   8  Stop'd Diapason Bass          17          Bellows Signal
   4  Principal                     54
   3  Twelfth                       54
   2  Fifteenth                     54       ACTION: Mechanical key & stop

                                             VOICES: 8         STOPS: 8
PEDAL
   16 Sub Bass                      27       RANKS: 8          PIPES: 371


NOTES
The Andrews was originally built for Calvary Episcopal Church in Utica, NY.  It was rebuilt by
C.E. Morey of Utica in 1903 for the Masonic Hall in Newark, NJ.  The rebuild included a new case
front above the impost of half-round dummies in an arch; a new keyboard in the original frame and
brought forward (which resulted in the removal of the original sliding doors); a new coupler action;
a new pedal clavier; and expansion of the pedal compass from 12 notes/pipes to 27 notes/pipes.

In 1975, the Masonic Hall was slated for demolition. The organ was removed by Alan Laufman, Jack
Morse, and Martin Walsh, and stored in Mr. Morse's barn in Webster, NY.

Subsequently offered for resale, the organ was obtained by St. Matthew Church, and was set-up by
Randall J. McCarty assisted by Leon Stevenson and other parishioners. Mr. McCarty designed and Mr.
Stevenson built new casework in the old style for the Auburn installation.

The original instrument was enclosed in a swellbox with shutters operated by a hitch-down pedal. 
The present box dates from 1903, and has a balanced swell system, although the shutters are currently
not in place.  The 1903 tremolo was also not re-installed.

The 8' Open Diapason has 11 open wood basses, some of which are offset at the sides. The 8' Stop'd 
Diapason Treble is a metal chimney flute from c 25 with 7 stopped wood basses and 4 open metal trebles.
The 8' Keraulophone has narrow slots with a small hole at the top. Some evidence suggested that a small
scale reed stop may have originally occupied the space where the Keraulophone now resides.

Sources: 1982 OHS Convention Handbook; extant organ

 [Received from James R. Stettner 2012-04-06.]