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A. B. Felgemaker Co. (1895)

Location:

St. John's Lutheran Church
223 W Orange Street
Lancaster, PA 17603 US
Organ ID: 71279

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ is no longer at this location; destroyed, dispersed, relocated or taken in trade.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider, Pneumatic
  • 24 ranks. 1,362 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 23 stops. 37 registers.
Great & Swell:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
  • Built by A. B. Felgemaker Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Pneumatic chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
  • Built by A. B. Felgemaker Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022.
Keydesk:
  • Built by A. B. Felgemaker Co.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 23
  • Registers: 37
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • Key Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Tubular-pneumatic 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: Fixed mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
  • Has Combination Action Foot Trundles
  • Has Coupler Reversible Foot Trundles
We received the most recent update for this console from Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022.
Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022:

Replaced in 1929 by E.M. Skinner Opus 763.

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022.
Lancaster New Era: Open In New Tab Originally published 4 Mar 1895
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on June 30, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Chancel and organ case in 1903: Photograph from an archival source: Church history via church website, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano. Taken approx. 1903

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