Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2009-03-18 - Identified through on-line information from James C. Burke, Ph.D.. -- This organ arrived at Wilmington, NC in 51 pieces at a total weight of 6,900 lbs. It cost $3,000, and $500 of alteration to the church were made to house the instrument. The case was made of quartered oak, and its had a pipe facade. There were 32 stops, 6 "pedal movements," and total number of pipes was 1,481. An electric motor installed by Tuck Savage powered the air supply. On 28 January 1902, William C. Carl of the Guilmant Organ School in New York presented the dedication recital. The color of the facade pipes was changed from green to gold in 1912. On 21 March 1947, the church was destroyed by fire. Sources: <i>Wilmington Messenger</i>, 28 February 1896, 17 January 1902, 29 January 1902; <i>Wilmington Morning Star</i>, 21 December 1901, 27 December 1901, 28 January 1902, 4 February 1902; <i>Wilmington Evening Dispatch,</i> 8 January 1902, 29 October 1912; Wilmington, NC: Bill Reaves Collection, New Hanover County Public Library, North Carolina; Tetterton, Beverly. <i>Wilmington: Lost But Not Forgotten</i>. Wilmington, NC: Dram Tree Book, 2005. 70. -Database Manager
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