First Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary; front
320 N Main Street
Three Rivers, MI
Note: Not playable. (in this location)
Images
ca. 1890's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
ca. 1890's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
ca. 1900 - Keydesk and facade (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Rick Erickson/Rick Erickson)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 2 manuals
- 3 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop action Type: Mechanical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Notes
2022-09-15 - This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from Church archives. In December of 1881 the Ladies Society of the church made the decision to purchase an organ. They chose an organ manufactured by G. House of Buffalo, New York to cost $3,000.00. It was installed in July 1882. It was the first pipe organ in the city. In 1946 a “rebuild” of the organ was conducted by the Michigan Pipe Organ Company. Submitted through online information from Larry Hermen. -Jim Stettner
2023-05-15 - The organ (in original or rebuilt condition) is no longer present. The church has a Klais organ installed in 1985. -Paul R. Marchesano
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