Unknown Builder
1901

Originally Henry Erben (1851)

Presbyterian Church

Leesburg, VA, US

4 Ranks - 190 Pipes
Instrument ID: 4812 ● Builder ID: 6193 ● Location ID: 4568
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Builder: Henry Erben
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: No Pedalboard
Features:
1 Manuals (56 Notes)✗ No Pedal1 Divisions4 Stops5 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on August 5th, 2023:

History of the 1851 Erben
-Built for the Presbyterian Church in Kearneysville, Virginia, now West Virginia, 1851.
-Moved to the Presbyterian Church in Leesburg, Virginia, 1901.
-Moved to the Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, Virginia by Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc.,
1956, and placed in the front of the gallery.
-Moved to Immanuel Presbyterian Church, McLean, Virginia by Cleveland Fisher, 1962.
-Moved to the home of Ira (Ben) Faidley, McLean, Virginia by Jim Baird ca. 1980.
-Moved to St. Luke's Anglican Catholic Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia, by Jim Baird and David
Dutton, 2009.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

From Trinity Episcopal, Shepherdstown, WV in 1901. In 1946, removed and place in storage. Then Then in 1956 to Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, VA.

[Editor: According to organ builder Jim Baird who moved and installed the organ twice, the Trinity Episcopal Shepherdstown attribution is incorrect. 2023-08-05.]

Related Instrument Entries: Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc. (1956) , James R. Baird (ca. 1980) , Cleveland Herman Fisher (1962) , James R. Baird (2009) , Henry Erben (1851)

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