Pipe Organ Database

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Edward Lye & Sons (1899)

Location:

Methodist Church
116 Church Street
Bowmanville, ON L1C 3L1 CA
Organ ID: 70096

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ has been rebuilt or substantially revised.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Andrew Henderson on January 25, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 17 ranks. 975 pipes. 2 manuals. 17 stops. 23 registers.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 17
  • Registers: 23
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • 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.
  • Combination Action: Fixed mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
We received the most recent update for this console from Andrew E Henderson on January 25, 2022.
Andrew E Henderson on January 25, 2022:

This instrument was rebuilt by C. Franklin Legge circa 1927 and again in 1957 by Casavant Frères (Op. 2406) incorporating ranks of pipes and the casework/facade from the Lye organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Andrew E Henderson on January 25, 2022.
As printed in the "Canadian Statesman" (Bowmanville, ON), August 2, 1899: Open In New Tab Originally published 1899
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Andrew E Henderson on January 25, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Sanctuary and Organ: Photograph from an archival source: Toronto Public Library Digital Archive, submitted by Andrew E Henderson. Taken approx. 1910