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Wm. Johnson & Son Opus 656 (1886)

State Normal School
Ypsilanti, MI

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2015-08-13 - An original installation. Identified by John Igoe, using information found in Johnson Organs, 1844-1898: Wm. A Johnson, Johnson Organ Co., Johnson & Son: a documentary issued in honor the two hundredth anniversary of his birth, 1816-2016 / by Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel, and Martin R. Walsh. Cranbury, New Jersey: The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture, and Society, 2015.. -- -Database Manager

2015-09-27 - Updated through online information from Dan Dillingham. -- This organ was purchased on behalf of First Methodist Church in Wayne MI by a Dr Johnson. The organ was placed originally in the sanctuary that was built in 1928. When a new sanctuary was built in the 1950's it was moved into that building by the organ builder Dewey Layton.<br><br>The organ is still in use but a few stops have been added and some of the original pipes have been revoiced. -Database Manager


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