Wm. A. Johnson
Opus 238, 1867

First Presbyterian Church

Racine, WI, US

25 Ranks

Instrument ID: 55771 ● Builder ID: 3208 ● Location ID: 48714

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Builder: Wm. A. Johnson

Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case

Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards

Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight

Features:

2 Manuals 3 DivisionsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs

Expression Type: Unknown

Combination Action: Unknown

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on January 6th, 2023: 
According to text from the book cited below, the organ was moved from the rear gallery to the front in 1886. It was electrified in 1938 by an undocumented person or firm and enlarged to 3-manuals retaining 14 original Johnson ranks. Subsequent rebuilds in 1988 and 2009.

Database Manager on August 3rd, 2015: 
An original installation.  25 registers.  Identified by John Igoe,  using information found in   Johnson Organs, 1844-1898: Wm. A Johnson, Johnson Organ Co., Johnson & Son: a documentary issued in honor the two hundredth anniversary of his birth, 1816-2016 / by Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel, and Martin R. Walsh.  Cranbury, New Jersey: The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture, and Society, 2015.

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