Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2005-04-07 - Identified through information in Volume V p. 83 of the Pilcher factory ledger. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager
2012-05-24 - Updated through information from Lawrence T. Sprinkle -- The organ was moved to and enlarged at Central United Methodist, Asheville, NC and later moved to Trinity United Methodist, Asheville, NC. Our company removed it from Trinity in 1976. Some pipes were retained for use in the Reuter organ installed at Trinity that date. -Database Manager
Handwritten Factory Ledger Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Asheville, North Carolina
Grove Park Inn
Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 892 1916 3/18
3 Manuals Electro-Pheumatic Action
Self-Player Console Detached
Great Organ (Within Swell Box)
8' English Diapason Metal 73 pipes
8' Gamba Metal 73 pipes
8' Gross Flute Wood 73 pipes
8' Dulciana Metal 73 pipes
4' Flute d'Amour Wd & Mtl 73 pipes
8' Orchestral Clarinet Reed 73 pipes
Tremolo
Swell to Great
Swell to Great Octave
Swell to Great Sub Octave
Great Octave
Great Sub Octave
Great Unison Off
Swell Organ
16' Bourdon Wood 73 pipes
8' Horn Diapason Metal 73 pipes
8' Stopped Diapason Wood 73 pipes
8' Aeoline Metal 73 pipes
4' Harmonic Flute Metal 73 pipes
8' Orchestral Oboe Reed 73 pipes
Temolo
Swell Octave
Swell Sub Octave
Swell Unison Off
Echo Organ
8' Salicional Metal 73 pipes
8' Vox Celeste Metal 61 pipes
8' Echo Flute Wood 73 pipes
8' Vox Humana Reed 73 pipes
8' Cathedral Chimes 20 Tubular Bells
Tremolo
Swell to Echo Unison
Echo Sub Octave
Swell to Echo Super Octave
Echo to Great Unison
Swell to Echo Sub Octave
Echo Super Octave
Swell Unison Off
Pedal Organ
16' Contra Bass Wood 32 pipes
16' String Bass Wood 32 pipes
16' Bourdon (from Swell) 32 notes
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal
Pedal Octave
Echo to Pedal
Piston Combination Movements
(adjustable moving registers)
(1) affecting Great & Pedal Stops (1) affecting Swell & Pedal Stops
(2) " " " " (2) " " " "
(3) " " " " (3) " " " "
(4) " " " " (4) " " " "
Accessories
Balanced Great Organ Expression Pedal
Great to Pedal Rev. Pedal (moving registers)
Balanced Crescendo & Diminuendo Pedal, affect all
stops & couplers, not moving registers
Sforzando Pedal (full organ) affecting all stops & couplers
Balanced Swell Organ Expression Pedal
Balanced Echo Organ Expression Pedal
Cresc. indicators & indicators for action current generators
Self Player operating on Great & Swell through Unison Couplers.
Electric Motor Blow & Generator
Additions made 8' 2nd Open Diapason from tenor C 61 pipes
(by Pilcher) 8' Doppel Flote from tenor C 61 pipes
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