Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Lawrence Walker (1970)

Originally Henry Erben & Co. (1879)

Location:

Union Theological Seminary
Brook Rd. & Westwood Ave.
Richmond, VA 23227 US
Watts Chapel
Organ ID: 572

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Seminaries
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on October 13, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 8 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 8 stops.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Henry Erben & Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on October 13, 2022.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Henry Erben & Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on October 13, 2022.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Henry Erben & Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on October 13, 2022.
Main:
  • Built by Henry Erben & Co.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 8
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 25
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on October 13, 2022.
Database Manager on April 21, 2016:

According to website of Bedford Presbyterian Church, the organ was moved to Watts Chapel in 1970 when a new Möller organ was installed.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

From Bedford (formerly Liberty), VA Presbyterian, 1960s. Altered at that time by L. Walker of Richmond with new case.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist from Donald Traser
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Douglas Brown on September 30, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Balcony view: Photograph by David Storey, submitted by Douglas Brown. Taken approx. 2021

Console: Photograph by David Storey, submitted by Douglas Brown. Taken approx. 2021