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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1288 (1925)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
• 2 manuals
• 13 stops
• Key action Type: Electrical
• Stop action Type: Electrical
• Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
• Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Has crescendo
• Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
• Has combination thumb pistons
• Has combination toe pistons
• Has tutti thumb pistons
• Has tutti toe pistons
• Has hitchdown couplers

Notes

2005-04-07 - Identified through information in Volume VI p. 221 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

2005-04-07 - Original price: $5050 -Database Manager

2008-11-22 - Updated through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ was rebuilt in the 1960s by the Austin Company, but retained original Pilcher pipes. In regular use for services and annual Christmas concert (information from on-line article in 'The Times Tribune' dated Nov 21 2008) -Database Manager

Documents

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

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