Michael Withers, Sr.
1819
St. Michael's Lutheran Church
40 E Main Street
Strasburg, PA, US
Instrument ID: 69235 ● Builder ID: 8365 ● Location ID: 59900
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CONSOLES
Builder: Michael Withers, Sr.
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Unknown
Features:
1 Manuals 1 Divisions6 Stops8 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop ActionStop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
"One of the finest examples remaining of Georgian meeting house style churches in Lancaster County”. c. 1806-1816. Numerous graves of Revolutionary Soldiers in the grave yard. -- Old Structures & Interesting Places in Central Pennsylvania & Beyond, Facebook, 30 November 2014
Paul R. Marchesano on December 26th, 2022:
From Saint Michael's Lutheran Church, Strasburg, by William Frederic Worner, Lancaster County Historical Society, 1920.
"In 1819, Michael Withers, Sr., presented the church with a pipe organ. The instrument was made in his farmhouse in Lime Valley. It was used continuously for nearly a century, and has only recently been sold."
Michael Withers is not a known organ builder. No further information is available at this time, although the current organ is housed in a simple, early American style case which may survive from the original instrument.
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