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Distinction:

New York City, New York, 1820–1847.
Classification: Builder

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October 30, 2004:

From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, rev. ed. by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1997). -

Firth & Hall was a partnership of John Firth and John Hall in New York City, New York, 1820–1847; they subcontracted pipe organs to Henry Crabb 1837–1838 and Thomas Robjohn 1839–1847.

Staff: Henry Crabb(e), Thomas Robjohn.

Sources:

  • Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 149.
  • John Ogasapian, Organ Building in New York City 1700–1900 (Braintree, MA: The Organ Literature Foundation 1977), 144.
  • Stephen Pinel. 
  • Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 29, 2019.

Database Specs:

  • 2 Organs
  • 0 Divisions
  • 0 Consoles