Title: Organbuilding along the Erie and Chenango Canals : Alvinza and George N. Andrews of Utica, New York /
Authors: Pinel, Stephen L.; Organ Historical Society
Publisher: OHS Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Andrews, Alvinza,; Andrews, George N.,; Andrews, Charles Backus,; Barnes, Albert H.,; Levi, Henry T.; Marklove, John Gale,; Morey, Clarence E.,; Huntington, Scot L.,; Hastings, Thomas,; A. Andrews & Son (Firm); Andrews family.; Church buildings New York (State) Utica.; Organ builders New York (State) Utica.; Organ builders Biography.; Organ (Musical instrument) Construction; Organ (Musical instrument) History; Organ (Musical instrument) New York (State); Organ (Musical instrument) California.; Organ builders Catalogs, Manufacturers'.; Organ (Musical instrument) Conservation and restoration.; Organ pipes Scales and measurements.; Chenango Canal (N.Y.); Erie Canal (N.Y.)
Contents: Prologue. Alvinza Andrews and American organbuilding -- The Andrews family -- Establishing an organ business -- The 1837 organ of the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church -- The organs of the late 1830s and 1840s -- Descriptions of the Waterville shop and the relocation -- The Utica Mechanics' Association -- The organs of the early 1850s -- The Andrews employees during the 1850s -- Alvinza Andrews, Henry T. Levi, and John G. Marklove -- The shop and the organs of the late 1850s and the early 1860s -- A new generation and shop -- The organs of the 1860s -- The 1868 and 1873 organs in Canton and Oneida -- The organs of the 1870s and later years in Utica -- Oakland, California -- Putting the firm in context.