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Henry Erben (1850)

Location:

Residence: Private
Baltimore, MD US
Organ ID: 19132

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Private Residences
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • 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: Slider
  • 1 manuals. 4 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: Portable instrument, fully movable.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 1
  • Stops: 4
  • Position: Keydesk attached, manuals set into case.
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with hinged doors that enclose keyboards.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on flat jambs.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: No pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 18, 2005:

Identified through on-line information from Bruce D. Brewer. -- The organ was originally installed in St. Mary's Church, Rockville, Stored in Washington Cathedral (unassembled), and subsequently is playing in my home. It is a free-standing gothic grain painted case, almost all original pipework, still foot pumped

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

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