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A. B. Felgemaker Co. Opus 809 (1903)

Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church: Sanctuary
Holland, MI

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


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2010-07-08 - Identified through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The cost of the organ was $1,500. The instrument was originally operated by a water-powered hydraulic motor, which froze up in the winter and failed in dry summer weather when water pressure was low. In such cases, a manual pump for the bellows was taken over on very short notice by a muscular young man. A decision to install an electric motor was made in 1917. The entire organ had to be removed during a 1922 sanctuary expansion project, so it was decided to buy a new instrument (Möller's Opus 3347). The Felgemaker organ was sold to Sixth Reformed Church, also in Holland. -Database Manager

2010-07-16 - Updated through on-line information from Chad Boorsma. -- The organ was used for the first time on Sunday, September 27, 1903, and was dedicated three days later on September 30. -Database Manager


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