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Tellers Organ Co. (Opus 977, 1964)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
601 Walnut Street
Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 US
Sanctuary; front & gallery
Organ ID: 69322

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Presbyterian Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on April 05, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • 45 ranks. 2,755 pipes. 6 divisions. 4 manuals. 38 stops. 74 registers.
Main:
  • Built by Tellers Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • Stops: 38
  • Registers: 74
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Paul R. Marchesano on April 05, 2022.
Jeff Scofield on October 05, 2021:

This was a new organ retaining the Echo division of the Pilcher; renovations from the late 1990's on by Cerny Pipe Organ, with a new Kegg console added at some point.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on October 05, 2021.
Dedicatory Organ Recital: Open In New Tab Organ Dedication program and organ summary (no specification)
Document created on 1964-05-10
We received the most recent update for this document from Paul R. Marchesano on April 05, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church interior: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2014-09-17

Chancel and pipe display: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-08-04

Console: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Interior to rear and Antiphonal: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 0020-11-29

Exterior: Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-04-12

Chancel, organ and exposed pipes: Photograph by Grace Oh Kraybill, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-03-13

Antiphonal and exposed pipes: Photograph by Grace Oh Kraybill, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-03-13

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