Wm. A. Johnson
Opus 227, 1867
First Methodist Church
120 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI, US
24 Ranks
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (56 Notes)25 Note Pedal3 Divisions24 Stops29 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The Ann Arbor Peninsular Courier and Family Visitant for 1 August 1867 reported that "The organ for the M.E. Church arrived last week, and is now being put up. It was built by Mr. W. A. Johnson, of Westfield, Mass., and it is believed will prove a very superior instrument. It cost here $3,500. Its capacity is as follows: [stoplist published--see stoplists section]
Messrs. C. A. Pierce and A. B. Nye, from the manufactory of Mr. Johnson, are putting the instrument in position."
The instrument was opened with an organ concert on Monday, 5 August 1867, by "Prof. [Wm. H.] Johnson, son of the maker; Prof. Meakin, organist of St. John's Church, Detroit; and Prof. [Henry Simmons] Frieze [of Ann Arbor]."
-- 1995 OHS Handbook
Database Manager on June 18th, 2013:
Updated through online information from John Speller.
Database Manager on June 16th, 2013:
This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.
Identified by John Speller, using information found in OHS Organ Handbook 1995 (Lower Michigan), p. 16.
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