A. B. Felgemaker Co. (1905)

Location:

Ligonier Presbyterian Church
200 N. Market Street
Ligonier, PA 15658 US
Organ ID: 72372

Update This Entry

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 not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on December 23, 2022.
Paul R. Marchesano on December 23, 2022:

Known from newspaper article stating that the organ was placed: "The large, beautiful and expensive pipe organ for the Presbyterian church, mention of its shipment being made in last week's Echo, has been placed in the church and is ready for operation. It was put in position last week by the man sent here by the company from Erie City, assisted by a number of local people. A water motor was placed and the city water connection made the latter part of last week and the tuner completed his work on Saturday night.

The organ is a costly and beautiful one entirely in harmony with the magnificence of the church architecture and decoration and makes a completeness that is hard to excel. One-half of the cost of the organ was paid by Mr. Carnegie and the other half by the members of the congregation. We congratulate the members in securing so valuable and beautiful a pipe organ. The efforts of those whose interest in the matter secured the organ are evidently highly appreciated." -- The Ligonier Echo, 31 May 1905

At this time in Erie, A.B. Felgemaker would have been the firm. Tellers-Sommerhoff was formed in 1906: Henry and Ignatius Tellers and William A. Sommerhoff had worked together at A.B. Felgemaker of Erie, Pennsylvania, from 1892 to 1906 when they left to form their own firm. [--ed.]

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on December 23, 2022.

Instrument Images:

The database contains no images for this instrument. If you have some, please share them using the update entry button on this page.

Pipe Organs in the Philadelphia area sponsored by: