Better Pipe Organ Database

Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1126 (1922)

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
Charlotte, NC

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

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
10 stops

Notes

2005-04-07 - Identified through information in Volume VI p. 79 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: $3000. William E. Pilcher's list says organ to Yorkmont Baptist, Charlotte 1963/$150. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from memory Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Charlotte, North Carolina
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

Henry Pilcher's Sons   Opus 1126   1922
2 manuals, 10 stops, 9 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN
      8' Open Diapason
      8' Dulciana
      8' Melodia
      4' Octave (added later)
      2' Super Octave (from 4' Octave)
         Great to Great 4'
         Great Unison Off
         Great to Great 16'
         Swell to Great 4'
         Swell to Great 8'
         Swell to Great 16'

         SWELL ORGAN
      8' Melo Flute
      8' Echo Salicionial
      4' Flauto Dolce
      8' Oboe (added later)
         Swell to Swell 4'
         Swell Unison Off
         Swell to Swell 16'

         PEDAL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon
         Swell to Pedal 8'
         Swell to Pedal 4'
         Great to Pedal 8' 
         Great to Pedal 4'


[Received from Nathan Wille 2011-05-18.]

Documents

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