Andover Organ Co.
Opus R279, 1989
Originally E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 123, 1851)
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral
271 N. Main St.
Providence, RI, US
47 Ranks - 2,652 Pipes
Instrument ID: 8792 ● Builder ID: 127 ● Location ID: 8196
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions37 Stops40 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The cathedral was closed in 2012 due to structural issues and declining attendance.
Database Manager on June 4th, 2007:
Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the rebuilding and re-trackerization of the much rebuilt 1851 Hook. It had been rebuilt by Hutchings as his Op. 360 in 1895 with new framework, new chests, and most of the original pipework retained. An electric chancel console played both the gallery organ and Hucthings' opus 359 (a 2-man. installed at the same time in the left transept). Woodberry did something with the organ in 1905...possibly an improvement to the electric action, but w/o tonal changes. William W. Laws provided a new console in 1951, again, without tonal changes. The Andover work consisted of a new attached keydesk influenced by the Hook style. Hutchings chests were retained. Hook case retained. All extant Hook & Hutchings pipework was retained, and the Hook pipework was returned to its original function. Other used Hook, Hutchings, Johnson, Skinner, and Andover pipework completed the tonal design. The original 1951 Hook key frames were found in a tower room behind the organ. Sources: Extant organ, Andover files (I was an employee at the time and helped to rebuild and install this organ).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The original builder was E. & G. G. Hook (1851, Opus123).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1990
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Rebuild of Hook/Hutchings/Woodberry & Harris/Laws.
Related Instrument Entries: Jesse Woodberry (& Co.) (1905) , Geo. S. Hutchings (& Co.) (Opus 359, 1895) , William F. Laws (1951) , E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 123, 1851)
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