In 1871 Albert C. Gemünder received a contract to renovate and move an existing organ already in the First Congregational Church, likely a ca. 1820 Thomas Appleton instrument acquired second-hand in 1863. The organ was removed in 1872 by Gemünder, who proposed “to make such changes as will make it one of the best as it is one of the largest in the city.”4 The rebuilt organ was placed in the rear of the pulpit platform, and “wings were built to the instrument so as to give it a better proportion, and the addition of some ornaments gives it a very pleasing appearance.”5 The altered Appleton organ was subsequently replaced in 1887 with A.B. Felgemaker’s Op. 479, which aligned with a major remodeling of the previous sanctuary. -- Pipe Organs of Columbus OHS 2022