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Henry Erben (1857)

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

Images

1854-1905 - Brick building exterior (2nd building), occupied 1854-1905 (Photograph from an archival source: Church website, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

1857-04-03 - Article describing installation (Photograph from an archival source: Memphis Daily Appeal, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

Notes

2023-07-14 - From *Memphis Daily Appeal*, Memphis TN - Article originated in the *Montgomery Advertiser*, Montgomery AL. New Erben organ for the Baptist church in Montgomery. Instrument is fifteen ft high, twelve ft wide; two sets of keys, two octaves of pedals, sixteen claps [stops?] Erben has also installed an organ in the Catholic Church [Montgomery?] and the Baptist instrument marks the 16th Erben in Alabama. -Steven Bartley

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