John Roberts
1874
Gethsemane Baptist Church
1801 Columbia Avenue
Philadelphia, PA, US
24 Ranks - 1,304 Pipes
Instrument ID: 72892 ● Builder ID: 5337 ● Location ID: 638
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CONSOLES
Builder: John Roberts
Position: Detached Keydesk (Mechanical Action)
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal24 Stops28 RegistersMechanical (Balanced Tracker) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Known from newspaper reports in The Philadelphia Inquirer of "A Grand Organ Concert" played by the top organists in Philadelphia accompanied by a 40-voice choir. A record from the Kinetic Manufacturing Company shows installation of an electric blower in July, 1906, and the Roberts organ in "fair" condition. See DOCUMENTS tab for those clippings.
Reported at the time of installation as being located at 18th Street & Columbia Avenue. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Architects and Building database lists the building as being built c. 1872, and address as 1801 Columbia Avenue [currently non-existent]. Google Maps displays 1801 West Columbia Avenue.
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