Edward Lye & Sons
1930

Dorchester Presbyterian Church

Sanctuary

1669 Richmond Street
Dorchester, ON, CA

8 Ranks - 421 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 71674 ● Builder ID: 1871 ● Location ID: 61709
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Notes: metal; 15 in front
  • Notes: metal with stopped wood bass
  • Notes: metal; "bright tone"
  • 8' Swell to Great
8'58
8'58
4'58
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Notes: metal
  • Notes: wood
  • Notes: wood
  • Notes: wood
  • Notes: metal
8'46
8'46
8'12
4'58
8'58
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Notes: wood
  • 8' Great to Pedal
  • 8' Swell to Pedal
16'27

COMPOSITION TRUNDLES: Piano & Forte; PEDAL MOVEMENTS: Swell Expression (balanced). "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: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Ian Mason on December 5th, 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).

Paul R. Marchesano on July 7th, 2024:

This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Instrument offered for sale on Facebook Pipe Organ Garage Sale, 5 July 2024. Church was closed, building sold. New owners not interested in the organ and trying to sell it.

Related Instrument Entries: Multiple Builders (2025)

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