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Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 1088, 1921)

Location:

Lucas Theatre
Savanna, GA US
Organ ID: 16379

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Theatres, Cinemas, Movie Houses
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 2 manuals. 22 stops.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 22
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Thomas Alderman on May 29, 2022:

This Pilcher was replaced in the Lucas Theatre by a new 3-manual 11-rank WurliTzer in 1925. The Pilcher was divided and half went to Calvary Baptist Temple in Savannah and the remainder to Asbury UMC. Calvary's sanctuary was remodeled extensively in 1947, and the Pilcher was replaced by a new Hammond CV. The Pilcher may have been discarded, as several people remember seeing the pipes spread out on the lawn during the remodeling process. It was badly proned to ciphering and nobody lamented its removal in 1947. Organists that played the Pilcher were Mrs. Robert E. (Birdie) Fennell and Mrs. Emma Driggers Futrell. No info available on the Asbury UMC portion of the Pilcher.

We received the most recent update for this note from Thomas Alderman on May 29, 2022.
Database Manager on April 06, 2005:

Identified through information from Volume VI of the Pilcher factory ledger and list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on April 06, 2005:

Original price: $12,000

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Pilcher Organs: Open In New Tab Summary of Pilcher Sources by Soosie Schmitt
Document created on 2005-04-05
We received the most recent update for this document from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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