Hall Organ Co. (1916)

Location:

Providence Avenue Methodist / Asbury AME Church
Chester, PA US
Organ ID: 18901

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • 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
  • 3 divisions. 2 manuals.
All:
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on June 13, 2012:

Updated through information from Damien Jones: -- The organ is still in place. Records indicate it was installed for $5,200.00 in 1916.

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

Database Manager on June 28, 2005:

Identified through information in Classified List of Hall Organs, published in 1929 by Hall Organ Co., West Haven, Connecticut.

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

Instrument Images:

Chancel and Pipe Façade: Photograph by D. Damien Jones. Taken on 2012-11-20

Console: Photograph by D. Damien Jones. Taken on 2012-11-20

Great Stopkeys: Photograph by D. Damien Jones. Taken on 2012-11-20

Swell Stopkeys: Photograph by D. Damien Jones. Taken on 2012-11-20

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