c. 1865 - The earliest known photo of the church's interior, dates from about 1865 (Photograph from an archival source: explorepahistory.com | Cumberland County Historical Society, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2023-04-13 - Known from a description of the dedication, November 30, 1893, played by "Prof. B. Wesley Pyne, organist at St. James' Episcopal Church. See documents tab. -Paul R. Marchesano
2024-09-17 - Potentially contained some pipework from the 1877 Joseph Buffington organ, although there is no evidence showing this. -Paul R. Marchesano
Source: The News-Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) 1 December 1893
Great Organ (61 notes) Open Diapason 16, Open Diapason 8, Doppel Flute 8, Gamba 8, Dulciana 8, Melodia 8, Harmonic Flute 4, Octave 4, Twelfth 2⅔, Fifteenth 2
Swell ORgan (61 notes, enclosed) Bourdon 16, Open Diapason 8, Stopped Diapason 8, Viola 8, Aeoline 8, Voix Celeste 8, Flute d'Amour 4, Violina 4, Dolce Cornet [III], Oboe 8, Bassoon 8, Cornopean 8, Vox Humana 8, Tremulant
Pedal Organ (30 notes) Double Open Diapason 16, Grand Bourdon 16, Violoncello 8
Mechanical Stops Swell to Great coupler, Great to Pedal coupler, Swell to Pedal coupler, Great Forte combination pedal, Great Mezzo combination pedal, Great Piano combination pedal, Swell Forte combination pedal, Swell Mezzo combination pedal, Swell Piano combination pedal, Balanced Swell pedal, Motor, Super Octave Coupler
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