2012-05-24 - Identified through online information from T. Daniel Hancock. -- "St. John Reformed Church of Reigelsville, Pa.: Showing the Development and Growth of its Congregation from its organization in 1849 to January 1, 1911," published by B.F. Fackenthal, Jr., of Reigelsville, Pennsylvania, 1911, reports "Prior to the death of Mr. John L. Riegel, he gave the trustees a sum of money with which to purchase a pipe organ for the church. This organ was dedicated on Sunday, March 3, 1895. It was built by J. B. Didinger & Company, of Philadelphia, at a cost of $2,600.00, in addition to which the other members of the congregation subscribed $471.46, to pay for laying water-pipes and supplying a Bachus water motor for blowing the organ. The organ is a tubular pneumatic, every pipe having a separate valve and an independent and direct supply of air. There are two manuals of keys, consisting of 116 and 30 pedals. On Friday evening, April 12, 1895, Prof. J. Fred Wolle, of Bethlehem (now living in San Francisco, California), gave the first recital on this organ. Prof. Wolle was the representative of the Reformed Church in its selection and erection. Owing to an inadequate water supply, it was often found necessary to operate the blower by a hand-lever. To overcome this an electric motor and blower (called an orgoblo) were installed in the fall of 1909, at a cost of $565.18. During November and December, 1910, the organ was thoroughly repaired and parts rebuilt by C. S. Haskell, of Philadelphia, at a cost of $1,000." -Database Manager
Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.