Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2006-09-08 - Identified through a brochure published by Henry Erben c. 1874. -Database Manager
2012-04-06 - Updated through online information from T. Daniel Hancock. -- The "American Musical Directory," published by Thomas Hutchinson, New York, 1861, reports "Size of organ--3 banks keys, 45 stops, 7 speaking stops [pedal], 2-1/2 octaves pedals. Built by Henry Erben." -Database Manager
2018-03-03 - Updated by Steven Bartley, naming this as the source of information: The Daily Union (Washington DC) 10/23/1853 pg3.<br> LARGEST CHURCH ORGAN IN THE UNITED STATES-<br>The large first-class organ built by Henry Erben, of this city, for Rev. Dr. Tyng's church, Sixteenth street, was performed upon last evening in the presence of a large number of ladies and gentlemen, members of the congregation. The organ was built at a cost of $10,000. The case is 54 feet high, 36 feet front, and 19 feet deep, and is in the Byzantine style of architecture. It has three rows of key, 48 stops, and nearly 3000 pipes. It has a large pedal organ, the largest pipe of which is 37 feet long, and 26 in diameter; and its dimensions are not equaled by any metal pipe if the organs in London.-New York Enquirer -Database Manager
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