Unknown - Sanctuary Interior, Chancel, and Organ Case (Vintage Postcard (ca. 1908); image courtesy of William Dunklin/Database Manager)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2015-06-28 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in a vintage postcard. <br> http://www.vanwertfirst.net/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Sample-175-booklet-2.pdf -Database Manager
2016-07-26 - Updated through online information from William Dunklin. <br>The congregation, now First United Methodist Church, still occupies this building as of 2016. The congregation now owns a Robert Noehren organ which stands behind a modern case. Fate of the Felgemaker is unknown. -Database Manager
2017-01-03 - Updated by J. A. Hefner <br> <br>The church history booklet mentions the organ was hand-pumped when first installed 1889, water power for the organ was installed 1892-3, and it was rebuilt with an electric motor in 1919 thanks to a $3376 bequest.<br><br>In 1979, Dr. Noehren built the current organ; no information on the Felgemaker's fate. -Database Manager
2018-02-27 - Updated by J. A. Hefner, listing this website as a source of information: https://www.flickr.com/photos/showalter_solutions/17047578539/in/album-72157651703263710/<br> See https://www.flickr.com/photos/showalter_solutions/17047578539/in/album-72157651703263710/<br>This image predates the 1979 organ installation; it appears the Felgemaker was electrified and the console replaced. Perhaps this occurred in the 1920s after the electric blower's installation. -Database Manager
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