Thomas Dieffenbach
1886

Altalaha Lutheran

Strausstown Rd.
Rehrersburg, PA, US

13 Ranks - 605 Pipes
Instrument ID: 534 ● Builder ID: 1655 ● Location ID: 522
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
1 Manuals (51 Notes)17 Note Pedal2 Divisions13 Stops13 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: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on September 26th, 2016:

Updated through online information from James R. Stettner.

Database Manager on October 24th, 2014:

Updated through online information from John Igoe. -- Online article at Berksmontnews.com October 13 includes photograph of Christian Dieffenbach, 5-time great grandson of the builder, playing a recital. Recital to benefit repairs to the Dieffenbach instrument at Salem Reform Church in Bethel.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

The original builder was Christian Dieffenbach (1816).

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1976

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Recessed console. Altered by Thomas Dieffenbach 1886, 1-13, including 17 note pedal, detached console. Rebuilt by T. Eader 1973, 1-12, pedals and detached consose removed.

Related Instrument Entries: Christian Dieffenbach (1816) , Thomas Stephen Eader, Jr. (1973)

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