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Wm. Johnson & Son Opus 589 (1882)

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

Images

Unknown - Pipe Facade and Keydesk (Image courtesy of the Utah State Historical Society/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
• Console position: Keydesk Attached
• 2 manuals
• 3 divisions
• Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Notes

2012-03-10 - Identified through online information from Jim Lewis. -- Two manual organ installed in January, 1883. Facade of stenciled pipes with attached console. -Database Manager

2012-04-11 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- According to John Van Varick Ellsworth's book on "The Johnson Organs," this was opus 589 built in 1882. It was the only [original] Johnson installed in Utah. -Database Manager

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