Scot L. Huntington on April 3rd, 2022:
The first building burned on Feb. 7, 1881. The congregation immediately began construction of a new and larger brick church, completed by Jan. 5, 1882. The contract was signed with William King of Elmira for a new organ costing $1,200, built to the "specifications" of L.B. Valk, (church's architect from New York). The organ was tried and approved by Prof. William Stradella, Professor of Music from Hornellsville in early February, and was dedicated in concert on Feb. 17, 1882 by an unidentified organist and two female soloists from Elmira. Graffitti inside the organ indicates the following: - on bellows escape valve: Edward J, King, maker, Elmira, Sept. 20, 1881 [King's son, later voicer in the firm [ca.1869-1929] - Retuned Apr. 15th, 1889 E.J. King & W.K. King - Repaired and tuned April 8th, 1892 E.J. & W.B.K. Elmira, N.Y. April 16th, 1899 - Tuned by William F. Woodfrull, Buffalo Pipe Organ Service Co. <arch 28, 1929 - Tuned Carl Rademaker [Middleport N.Y.] Oct. 25--1949 The organ remained unchanged except for the addition of an electric blower until 1961, when unfortunately, it was electrified by Rademaker, but fortunately without any alteration to the pipework-- still sounding as King left it in 1882.. The organ has existed without further alteration since, and it a good example of King's work, and one of only 2 or 3 two-manual organs by King still extant. The unusual facade is typical of the larger organ facades built by King during the last two decades of the 19th century.

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Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Electrified 1961 by Carl K. Rademacher with electric pulldowns and new console.