Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2016-03-19 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by James R. Stettner, based on the Bennett Opus List. -Database Manager
2021-11-03 - From the 'History' page of the church website: *"The $8,000 Bennett pipe organ was dedicated on April 10, 1911 at an organ concert that was the social event of the year with 900 people attending. The organ had 3 manuals, 45 stops and over 2,000 pipes. The chimes were dedicated in 1969 as a memorial to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bowe. In 1999, a new electronic Rodgers console was installed."* -Jim Stettner
2021-11-03 - From the Music/Organ page of the church website, *"The first organ at FPCSLC was a three-manual, 45 stop instrument built by the Bennett Organ Company of Rock Island, IL, and had over 2,000 pipes. The organ was dedicated on April 10, 1911 in a concert described as “the social event of the year”, with some 900 people in attendance. The chimes visible above the choir loft were added in 1969 and dedicated in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Bowe."* *"In 1999, much of the pipework was removed and the organ was replaced with an all-digital Rodgers instrument, equivalent to a 130-rank pipe organ. < snip > Though the 1911 Bennett instrument has been disassembled, we still have many of the pipes in storage, and are hopeful that they can soon be put back in the organ chamber to create a new, hybrid instrument."* -Jim Stettner
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