Thomas Dieffenbach
1872

Salem Reformed Church

8361 Lancaster Avenue
Bethel [was Millersburg], PA, US

9 Ranks - 433 Pipes
Instrument ID: 3442 ● Builder ID: 1655 ● Location ID: 3274
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Detached, Reversed Keydesk (Mechanical Action)
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
1 Manuals (54 Notes)13 Note Pedal2 Divisions9 Stops9 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: No Enclosed Divisions
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Exhibited in the 2003 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on September 26th, 2016:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.

Database Manager on June 12th, 2016:

Updated through online information from Adam Dieffenbach.
Electric blower added in the 1970s, instrument is mechanically original to 1872 as of 2016.

Database Manager on October 24th, 2014:

Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- An article on BerksMontNews.com October 13 refers to a benefit recital (on another Dieffenbach organ) to restore the organ in Bethel. Mentions that organ was playable as late as 2011, but as of 2014 it is not playable.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1990

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Compass 54/13. Detached, reversed console. Repaired by James Baird in 1971. Unused c. 1990.

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