"Festival of Pipes", an organ dedication concert of worship presenting the newly renovated 1875 George W. Ryder tracker organ. Organist: Peter Vantine. Date: May 4, 2008. Location: Middleton Congregational Church.
This piece from the late-1800s English composers repertoire reveals the full range of this 130+ year old instrument (still in great shape!).
Organ Specs:
2 Manuals - 14 Ranks - 723 Pipes
SWELL
8' Diapason Bass
8' Diapason Treble
4' Chimney Flute
2' Principle
Sesquialtera II (2-2/3' Nazard and 1-3/5' Tierce)
Tremulant
Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
GREAT
8' Open Diapason
8' Spire Flute
8' Oboe
4' Octave
Mixture III (triple-rank stop, combination unknown)
PEDAL
16' Sub Bass
2 Foot Switches
How much stops (ranks) does it has? Sorry for bad English.
petrusmalk 6 months ago
@petrusmalk - if you click on the "more info" tab you'll see the number of ranks and the details about the organ itself. Thanks for checking it out!
cephasman 4 months ago
Very emotional.....
ChrissysVideokids 2 years ago
Thank you!
cephasman 2 years ago
nice to hear a Ryder organ...though clearly the specification is not original. I had the pleasure of caring for several Ryders when I did my apprenticeship in Massachusetts...one in Haverhill, and the other locations escape memory.
SeattleOrganMan 2 years ago
That's neat...
cephasman 2 years ago