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H. Pilcher & Sons (1886)

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Images

1911-10-18 - The organist of the Salina Cathedral played on the Pilcher organ in the Kinsley Congregational Church for the wedding of Marion Edwards and Jouette Sh (Photograph from an archival source: Kinsley Library Archives, submitted by Steve Richardson/Steve Richardson)

Consoles

Main

• 2 manuals
• 12 stops

Notes

2005-04-06 - Identified through information in a list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager

2005-04-06 - Note now have Reuter -Database Manager

2023-06-16 - The church was built in 1875 and the annex was completed in 1928. It was the first church constructed in Kinsley, Kansas. Source: Kansas Historical Society -Paul R. Marchesano

Documents

• (2005-04-05) Pilcher Organs Summary of Pilcher Sources by Soosie Schmitt -Database Manager

Websites

• The 1886 Henry Pilcher Son's Organ in Cawker City, Kansas - This website tells the complete history of the Pilcher Son's organ in Kinsley from 1886 to 1931 and the move and restoration of the organ at it's current home in the Cawker City Methodist Church. (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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