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St. George's |
Great
16' Quintaton
8' Open Diapason
8' Viola da Gamba
8' Melodia
4' Octave
4' Flute d'Amour
2 2/3' Twelfth
2' Fifteenth
III Mixture
Chimes
Swell
16' Bourdon Treble
16' Bourdon Bass
8' Open Diapason
8' Dolce
8' Dolce Celeste
8' Stopped Diapason
4' Octave
4' Harmonic Flute
2' Piccolo
III Cornet
8' Oboe
4' Clarion
Tremolo
Pedal
16' Diapason
16' Bourdon
Unison Couplers on hitchdowns
Setterboard Combination Action
Crescendo Pedal
mechanical key action
electric stop action
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This organ was originally displayed in the Old South Meeting House in Boston, and heard in a series of recitals in 1889-90. It was then moved back to Methuen, where it served for fifteen years as the exhibition organ of James E. Treat & Co., later known as the Methuen Organ Co. The factory, which burned in 1943, was attached to the present Methuen Memorial Music Hall, and the firm was heavily subsidized by Edward F. Searles. About 1904, Searles hired Henry Vaughn to design a church building for this organ. The new St. George's church and the exhibition organ, given to the congregation by Mr. Searles, were dedicated in 1906. The keydesk was (and is) detached, and the "pure Corinthian" oak case was also designed by Vaughn. Ernest M. Skinner electrified the organ in 1948, utilizing a second-hand console that incorporated the Treat stop knobs. The 1963 Andover rebuild, "the world's first retrackerization," included the restoration of the original keydesk shell, which had been saved by the church's minister for a desk. |
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First (Old South) |
Great
16' Bourdon Treble
16' Bourdon Bass
8' Open Diapason
8' Keraulophon Treble
8' Keraulophon Bass
8' Viol da Gamba (TC)
8' Melodia (TC)
8' Stopped Diapason Bass
4' Octave
4' Flute Harmonique
2 2/3' Twelfth
2' Fifteenth
II Mixture
8' Trumpet Treble
8' Trumpet Bass
8' Krum Horn (TC)
Pedal
16' Double Open Diapason
16' Double Stopped Diapason
Pedal Check
Two "thunder Pedals"
Swell
8' Open Diapason
8' Aeolina (TC)
8' Stopped Diapason Treble
8' Stopped Diapason Bass
4' Violina
4' Flauto Traverso
2' Piccolo
8' Oboe (TC)
8' Bassoon(bass)
8' Clarinet (TC)
Tremulant
Couplers
Swell to Great
Great to Pedale
Swell to Pedale
Two unlabeled pedals
(Gr. piano and forte)
Ratchet Swell pedal
with built-in release
mechanical action
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This organ, dedicated in October 1866, is the third for this building. The organ, which is intact and original, was carefully restored by the Andover Organ Co. in 1974, under the supervision of Robert Newton. It is still conetuned, and is tuned a bit sharp. An unusual feature are the two "thunder pedals" at the left of the Pedal board. They operate two extra pipes (A# and B below low C) of the Double Open Diapason 16'. |
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Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Rebuilt by Stuart Organ Co., Moved by Wissinger Organs, Relocated by the Organ Clearing House |
Great
8' Principal
8' Bourdon
4' Octave
2' Fifteenth
II Mixture
Swell
8' Spire Flute
8' Flute Celeste (TC)
4' Chimney Flute
2' Principal
1 1/3' Larigot
8' Trumpet
Tremulant
Pedal
16' Sub Bass
Couplers
Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
mechanical action
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This organ was built was built originally for Puffer Memorial Methodist Church in Morrisville, Vermont. Removed in 1970, it was set up for a short time in a Vermont residence before being relocated through the Organ Clearing House. It was rebuilt in 1975, with a new case and extensive tonal changes by the Stuart Organ Co., for the Byfield Parish Church in Byfield, Mass., where it served for a dozen years. In 1989, the Byfield church moved into a much larger building, and the organ was relocated by Wissinger Organs to St. Louis-de-Gonzague church. |
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