Pipe Organ Database

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Raymond E. Colby (1988)

Originally Wm. A. Johnson (Opus 238, 1867)

Location:

First Presbyterian Church
716 College Avenue
Racine, WI 53403 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 72439

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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 unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on January 07, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • 3 manuals.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on January 07, 2023.
Jim Stettner on January 07, 2023:

According to RacinePost on Blogspot, this included a new console.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on January 07, 2023.
Jim Stettner on January 07, 2023:

This entry represents the rebuild of an existing organ. 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.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on January 07, 2023.

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