According to the current [2023] church website, "Our current organ was gifted to First Presbyterian by Helen Converse Johnson, dedicated in November 3, 1935, in memory of her husband, Herbert Fisk Johnson."
According to RacinePost on Blogspot, several ranks were added in 1971.
According to RacinePost on Blogspot, several ranks were added in 1971.
This entry represents the electrification of the original 1867 Wm. A. Johnson organ. Unknown if it was on new chests, or original chests with E-P pull-downs. The casework was retained, but side wings were likely added at this time. The resulting organ was also now 3-manuals. Identified from the book: Johnson Organs, 1844-1898: Wm. A Johnson, Johnson Organ Co., Johnson & Son: a documentary issued in honor the two hundredth anniversary of his birth, 1816-2016 / by Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel, and Martin R. Walsh. Cranbury, New Jersey: The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture, and Society, 2015.
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