First African Baptist Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
23 Montgomery Street
Savannah, GA
Note: Not playable. (in this location)
Images
2023-05-18 - Organ case and facade (Photograph by Ken Watkins/Ken Watkins)
2023-05-18 - Organ case and facade (Photograph by Ken Watkins/Ken Watkins)
2023-05-18 - Right stop jamb (Photograph by Ken Watkins/Ken Watkins)
2023-05-18 - Left stop jamb (Photograph by Ken Watkins/Ken Watkins)
2023-05-18 - Pedalboard (Photograph by Ken Watkins/Ken Watkins)
2023-05-18 - Keydesk (Photograph by Kenneth Watkins/Kenneth Watkins)
Unknown - Keydesk (Photograph by Ken Sanders/Database Manager)
Unknown - Facade pipes (Photograph by Ken Sanders/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Console position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
- 1 manuals
- 10 stops
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
- Pedal Type: Flat Straight
- Combination action: None
Notes
2004-10-30 - Most pipes gone. Stoplist in Richmond. -Database Manager
2011-02-21 - Updated through on-line information from Rev'd. Dr, Ronnie T. Stout-Kopp. -- Just had a tour of this church. The organ has not worked or been used in many years; however, they are interested in having it restored and have or are seeking estimates. -Database Manager
2013-02-15 - Updated through online information from Ken Sanders. -Database Manager
2023-05-19 - This entry represents the installation of a used organ. The Erben was originally built for Savannah's St. John's Catholic church in 1839. -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
Source: Catalogue of Pipe Organs In Georgia, Calvert Johnson, ed.
SWELL (Expressive) Open Diapason--Bass 8, Open Diapason 8, Stop'd Diapason--Bass 8, Stop'd Diapason 8, Dulciana 8, Principal--Bass 4, Principal 4, Flute 4, Fifteenth--Bass 2, Fifteenth 2, Cornet III, Trumpet 8
PEDAL (A-d 18 notes) Swell to Pedal
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