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Henry Erben & Co. (1879)

Liberty Presbyterian Church (1844)
105 W. Main Street
Liberty (Bedford), VA

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

Images

before 1960 - Keydesk (180 Years of Christian Life: Bedford Presbyterian Church History by Nancy and Paul Van Dyke, First Printing, May 2023/Jim Stettner)

2022-04-17 - Retained Erben facade (Church Facebook page/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
8 stops
8 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 58 notes
Pedal compass: 25 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight

Notes

2016-04-21 - In 1960, when a new Möller organ (Op. 9417) was installed, the Erben organ was moved to Watts Chapel at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from Donald Traser Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Bedford (formerly Liberty), Virginia
Bedford Presbyterian Church

Henry Erben & Co.   1879
2 manuals, 8 stops, 8 ranks
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           GREAT ORGAN (58)
        8' Open Diapason (new)
        8' Melodia
        4' Harmonique Flute

           SWELL ORGAN (58 notes)
        8' Viola
        8' Salicional
        4' Violana
        2' Principal

           PEDAL ORGAN (25 notes)
       16' Bourdon

           COUPLERS
           Swell to Great
           Swell to Great Octaves
           Great to Pedal
           Swell to Pedal


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-04-21]

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