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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1503.5 (1929)

First United Presbyterian Church
201 E. Sherman St.
Hutchinson, KS

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


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2005-04-06 - Identified through information in Volume VIII p. 23 of the Pilcher factory ledger and the list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager

2005-04-06 - Original price: $11,600. Installation of a rebuilt Estey. -Database Manager

2005-05-30 - Pilcher "completely overhauled" it and detached the console. The Pilcher ledger show it from St. George Episcopal, Kinston, NC (not on the Estey opus list), but it is more likely the 1916 Estey from St. Mary's Episcopal in Kinston who purchased Pilcher Op. 1486 in 1929. Note that First Presbyterian, Hutchinson also purchase Möller Op. 4624 in 1926. -Database Manager

2007-02-19 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2016-01-30 - Updated through online information from John Igoe. <br>In Bynum Petty's book, this organ is identified with opus number 1503.5. -Database Manager


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