Henry Erben
1838

Metropolitan Museum of Art

1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City: Manhattan, NY, US

2 Ranks - 110 Pipes - 1 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 8259 ● Builder ID: 1934 ● Location ID: 734
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider With Mechanical Pull-Downs
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Slider)
  • Notes: Open metal from g to c4; stopped wood bass
  • Notes: Open metal from c to c4; no pipes in bass octave, C to B
8'61
4'49
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Builder: Henry Erben
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
1 Manuals 1 Divisions2 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on May 20th, 2024:

Updated through online information from Edmond T. Johnson (May 20, 2024): This organ was de-accessioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2007 and donated the the National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. (A separate database entry already exists for the instrument in it's new location: (ID=65449).

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1996.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Accession No. 1990.331. In storage and unplayable in 1996. Pipes may come from other sources. Previous locations unknown.

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