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A. B. Felgemaker Co. (1908ca.)

Location:

Central Presbyterian Church
Tenth and Sassafras Streets
Erie, PA 16501 US
Organ ID: 55549

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ is no longer at this location; destroyed, dispersed, relocated or taken in trade.
  • 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
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on July 21, 2015:

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by William Dunklin, using information found in vintage post card.
Central Presbyterian was formed in 1871. A 1908 advertising postcard from the A.B.Felgemaker Company shows a substantial pipe organ front and center. Central Presbyterian and Park Presbyterian merged in 1929/1930, took the name Church of the Covenant, built a new facility at a new site and bought an Aeolian Skinner. The Central Presbyterian building has since been razed. Fate of the Felgemaker is unknown.

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

Instrument Images:

Organ Case, Façade Pipes, and Console: Vintage postcard, courtesy of J. A. Hefner (ca. 1908).

Organ Case, Facade Pipes and Console: Vintage postcard, courtesy of J. A. Hefner (ca. 1908).

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