Ernest M. Skinner & Son
1942
Franklin Street Methodist Episcopal Church / First Methodist Church
47 North Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA, US
62 Ranks - 3,698 Pipes
Instrument ID: 41278 ● Builder ID: 7053 ● Location ID: 14391
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Builder: Ernest M. Skinner & Son
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions52 Stops54 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ CrescendoStop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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Jeff Scofield on May 2nd, 2022:
The church closed August 2008 with a planned merger with Abbott United Methodist Church; the First Methodist building was to be used by Arts YOUniverse.
The church closed August 2008 with a planned merger with Abbott United Methodist Church; the First Methodist building was to be used by Arts YOUniverse.
Database Manager on July 22nd, 2010:
Updated through on-line information from Jonathan M. Bowen. -- The organ had been vandalized, and in 2010, the organ was purchased and dispersed.
Database Manager on June 14th, 2009:
Identified through information in Kinzey and Lawn's <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i> (OHS 1997). -- "Rebuild of four manual Austin, #589 with new console and additions; dedicated February 26, 1942."
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