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A. B. Felgemaker Co. (1914)

Images

ca. 1957 - church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Photo For Designation in the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, courtesy Temple University Archives, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

ca. 1906 - First African Baptist Church Exterior (Photograph from an archival source: New York Public Library Digital Collections, submitted by Craig A.Otto/Craig A.Otto)

Consoles

Main

• 3 manuals
• 19 stops
• 27 registers
• 4 divisions

Notes

2022-12-10 - Installation of the new Felgemaker organ, said to cost $6,000, was made possible by a gift from Andrew Carnegie. R. Henri Robinson, organist and choirmaster of the First African Baptist Church, gave the dedication recital on 5/31/1914. The following organists performed additional recitals to mark the installation of the organ: Monday 6/1/1914 - Julian Adger Tuesday, 6/2/1914 - Henry S. Fry Wednesday, 6/3/1914 - Walter St. Clair Knodle Thursday, 6/4/1914 - William J. Boehm Friday 6/5/1914 - St. Clair Rainey and Arthur Bowie Source: "Felgemaker Organ in Philadelphia," The Diapason, Vol. 5, No. 8, 7/1/1914, p. 2. -Craig A. Otto

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON uly 1914

   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   First African Baptist Church

   Felgemaker   1914   3/19
   _____________________________________________

   GREAT                     SWELL
8' Open Diapason         16' Bourdon
8' 2nd Open Diapason      8' Open Diapason
8' Viola da Gamba         8' Stopped Diapason
8' Doppel Floete          8' Salicional
8' Gemshorn               8' Voix Celeste
4' Octave                 8' Dolcissimo
4' Hohl Floete            4' Harmonic Flute
8' Trumpet                8' Oboe
   Chimes                 8' Vox Humana

   CHOIR                     PEDAL
8' Stopped Diapason SW   16' Open Diapason
8' Gemshorn         GT   16' Bourdon
8' Dolcissimo       SW   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
4' Harmonic Flute   SW    8' Bass Flute       12
8' Oboe             SW    8' Violoncello      GT
   Chimes

  [Received from Jeff Scofield August 29, 2023]

Documents

• Official History of the First African Baptist Church Philadelphia, Pa. by Charles H. Brooks, 1922 Descriptive text about the organ with facts, figures, and dates. -Jim Stettner
• (1914-07-01) Felgemaker Organ Stoplist Stoplist, Felgemaker Organ (1914), First African Baptist Church, Philadelphia PA; Source: The Diapason, Vol. 5, No. 8, 7/1/1914, p. 2 -Craig A. Otto

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