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Toronto, Canada (Ontario) - Saint John's Norway Anglican Church
Municipal: Toronto
Address: 470 Woodbine Avenue, M4E 2H6, Toronto, ON
Website: http://stjohnsnorway.com/

Description nr.: 2043969.

Built by: George S. Hutchings (1897) - opus 425

YearBuilderOpusActivity
1897 George S. Hutchings425 new organ
1980 Stuart Organ Company30R rebuild
2018 Alan T. Jackson  transfer/relocate

  • George S. Hutchings built an organ for All Souls Universalist Church in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1896-1897. After closure of this church, it was sold to Christ Lutheran Church, 815 Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was restored and relocated by the Stuart Organ Company in 1979-1980. On May 14, 1980, the organ was inaugurated in Winnipeg with a concert, in which Conrad Grimes played the organ.
  • Christ Lutheran Church in Winnipeg was closed in 2014. The organ was donated to Saint John's Norway Anglican Church in Toronto. Alan T. Jackson installed the instrument in this church after a renovation in 2018.

Short list of all locations the organ has been
1897Boston MAAll Souls Universalist Church
1980Winnipeg MBChrist Lutheran Church
2018Toronto ONSaint John's Norway Anglican Church

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ4
- Swell Organ9
- Pedal Organ4
Total number of stops17
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ: Open Diapason 8', Bourdon 8', Principal 4', Mixture 4 ranks.
Swell Organ: Stopped Diapason 8', Viola 8', Viola Celeste 8' (TC), Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3' (TC), Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5' (TC), Nineteenth 1 1/3', Trumpet 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Sub Bass 16', Principal 8', Choral Bass 4', Trombone 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Literature The Organ in Manitoba : A History of the Instruments, the Builders, and the Players / James B. Hartman. - Winnipeg : The University of Manitoba Press, 1997.