2017-01-09 - This is a new home for an organ that was altered when it was moved from another location. <br>Identified by James R. Stettner, citing information from this publication: First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon) newsletter: SPIRE, Vol. XII, No. 6, November 18-December 1, 2001, Cover.<br>According to the article in First Presbyterian Church's newsletter 'Spire', Vol. XII, No. 6, November 18-December 1, 2001 on the cover, "In mid-August Menucha staff member drove to Centralia, Washington, to pick up - at no charge -thousands of pipes and many other parts needed to assemble a pie organ. The organ comes from The National Pipe Organ Conservancy. It will not belong to Menucha but may be kept for as long as Menucha wishes. The two-manual console will be placed and played in Wright Hall with the sound entering the great hall from the basement through an oak grille in one corner of the floor matching the existing cold-air-return grille. When wright Hall was built [ed. 1920's] a depression (hole) in the basement floor was created for a pipe organ, which never materialized. Visitors will remember it as the space for the ping-pong table enclosure. That space will be transformed to hold the organ 'works'. John Otterstedt, long-time friend of Menucha, will volunteer much time to create, assemble, and wire the organ. Menucha looks forward to the organ enriching guests' lives with worship support, singing and the possibility of concerts." <br>Menucha is presently (Jan. 2017) seeking a home for the organ as it is very seldom used. -Database Manager
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