Pipe Organ Specialties, Inc.
2008

Originally Henry Pilcher's Sons (1925)

First Baptist Church

414 Pecan Ave
Philadelphia, MS, US

16 Ranks - 966 Pipes

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right

Design: Traditional With Roll Top

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions16 Stops58 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Unknown

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)

Combination Action: Computerized/Digital

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on April 12th, 2008:

Identified through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- 1925 Henry Pilcher organ originally built for Mississippi Woman's College (later William Carey College). Put in storage in 1940, installed in present location in 1965. Organ has all new chests, rebuilt console, additional ranks of pipes and digital extensions added by Pipe Organ Specialties. Rebuilt organ to be dedicated April 20, 2008. [Information from church website (www.fbcphilly.com) and from an article in the "Neshoba Democrat" dated 4/9/08.]

Related Instrument Entries: Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 1251, 1925)

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