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Unknown Builder (1912)

Originally Wm. King (& Son) (1878)

Location:

Arnot Presbyterian / Arnot Community Church
70 Church St.
Arnot, PA 16911 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 63997

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Nondenominational Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on August 24, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 8 ranks. 409 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 8 stops. 10 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 20, 2019.
Main:
  • Built by Wm. King (& Son)
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 8
  • Registers: 10
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • 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 August 24, 2020.
Database Manager on May 20, 2019:

Updated by James R. Stettner, listing conversations with this person as the source of the information: Joe Granger, who removed the organ in April 2019.

The original home of the organ was First Presbyterian in Wellsboro, PA. The dates 1878, 1895, and 1912 were found scratched into the lead key weights during removal in April, 2019. The organ was no longer playable and the congregation was unable to fund its restoration. It was given to Joe Granger from Michigan who will restore it and hopefully find it a new home.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on August 24, 2020.
Database Manager on April 28, 2019:

In 1912, the organ was replaced by a new M.P. Moller. The William King was relocated to the Presbyterian Church in Arnot, Pennsylvania by an unknown person or firm.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 29, 2019.
Copied from photos of the console controls: Open In New Tab Originally published April 29, 2019
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on August 24, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ at front of church: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2019-04-14

Organ case: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2019-04-23

Keydesk: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2019-04-14

Builder's nameplate: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2019-04-23

Great pipework: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2019-04-23

Swell pipework: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2019-04-23

Stenciled Pedal 16' Bourdon: Photograph by Joe Granger, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2019-04-23

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