Multiple Builders
2025
Originally Edward Lye & Sons (1930)
Presbyterian Church Heritage Centre (in Carlisle United Church)
Sanctuary; rear
19 Falkirk Street
Carlisle, ON, CA
7 Ranks - 375 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 74388 ● Builder ID: 8224 ● Location ID: 62799
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| Great (II - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Open Diapason🛈 | 58 |
| 8' | Dulciana🛈 | 46 |
| 8' | Stopped Diapason Bass🛈 | 12 |
| 4' | Principal🛈 | 58 |
| 8' | Swell to Great |
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| 8' | Viol di Gamba🛈 | 58 |
| 8' | Stopped Diapason Treble🛈 | 46 |
| 8' | Stopped Diapason Bass🛈 | 12 |
| 4' | Traverse Flute🛈 | 58 |
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| 16' | Bourdon🛈 | 27 |
| 8' | Great to Pedal | |
| 8' | Swell to Pedal |
"Organ case of Chaste design in Chestnut finely finished. Speaking front pipes decorated in plain Gold."
Originally Written/Published: 1930
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Builder: Edward Lye & Sons
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions7 Stops9 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Combination Trundle(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Jim Stettner on January 18th, 2026:
Post by Ian Mason on the Presbyterian Church Heritage Center Facebook page [November 6, 2025]: The pipe organ of the former Dorchester Presbyterian Church (1855-2024) (Dorchester, ON) was acquired in January, 2025 from the church's new owner, namely, St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church (one of only 5 Malankara Catholic Churches in Canada). The organ has been completely restored thanks to retired organbuilder Don Pole of Chatham, ON and Ron Dossenbach of Windsor, ON. The organ will be loaded into the truck tomorrow Friday, November 7 and will be delivered and unloaded at the Heritage Centre on Saturday, November 8. Within 7-10 days, the organ will be installed, voiced and fully functional. It is a 1930 Edward Lye & Sons (Toronto) tracker organ, one of the last 8 instruments produced by this company until the Lye grandsons took over, re-organized the company and re-named it simply the Lye Organ Co. Our instrument is a 2-manual, 7-rank organ, the tone of which should easily bloom in the 17-foot high ceilings of the Heritage Centre. Although it will be located at the back of the Heritage Centre, it should fit into the corner, much as it did in Dorchester Presbyterian Church from 1930 until 2024.
Post by Ian Mason on the Presbyterian Church Heritage Center Facebook page [November 6, 2025]: The pipe organ of the former Dorchester Presbyterian Church (1855-2024) (Dorchester, ON) was acquired in January, 2025 from the church's new owner, namely, St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church (one of only 5 Malankara Catholic Churches in Canada). The organ has been completely restored thanks to retired organbuilder Don Pole of Chatham, ON and Ron Dossenbach of Windsor, ON. The organ will be loaded into the truck tomorrow Friday, November 7 and will be delivered and unloaded at the Heritage Centre on Saturday, November 8. Within 7-10 days, the organ will be installed, voiced and fully functional. It is a 1930 Edward Lye & Sons (Toronto) tracker organ, one of the last 8 instruments produced by this company until the Lye grandsons took over, re-organized the company and re-named it simply the Lye Organ Co. Our instrument is a 2-manual, 7-rank organ, the tone of which should easily bloom in the 17-foot high ceilings of the Heritage Centre. Although it will be located at the back of the Heritage Centre, it should fit into the corner, much as it did in Dorchester Presbyterian Church from 1930 until 2024.
Jim Stettner on January 18th, 2026:
This entry represents the installation of a used instrument. Identified through online information from Ian Mason [December 4, 2025]: This tracker organ was saved by the Presbyterian Church Heritage Centre (PCHC), located in Carlisle United Church in the hamlet of Carlisle, ON (Municipality of North Middlesex). The organ was removed from the former Dorchester Presbyterian Church, Dorchester, ON. in January, 2025. Over the next several months, the organ was restored by Ron Dossenbach of Windsor, ON, and Donald Pole of Chatham, ON. It was delivered to the PCHC on November 8, 2025. As of December 5, 2025, the organ has been completely installed. Tuning and minor repairs continue. See: "From the Organ Advisor," in "Quarter Notes," the newsletter of the Windsor-Essex Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists, Winter, 2025, pgs. 6-7: https://rcco-windsor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-11-QuarterNotes.pdf Note: the article incorrectly identifies the year of production for this organ as 1935; it was 1930 (per the original contract).
Related Instrument Entries: Edward Lye & Sons (1930)
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