John Brown
1893

First Presbyterian Church

140 E. Orange Street
Lancaster, PA, US

27 Ranks - 1,542 Pipes
Instrument ID: 69694 ● Builder ID: 884 ● Location ID: 7949
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Originally Written/Published: 1 December 1893

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Builder: John Brown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal3 Divisions23 Stops32 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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

Paul R. Marchesano on September 17th, 2024:

Potentially contained some pipework from the 1877 Joseph Buffington organ, although there is no evidence showing this.


Paul R. Marchesano on April 13th, 2023:

Known from a description of the dedication, November 30, 1893, played by "Prof. B. Wesley Pyne, organist at St. James' Episcopal Church. See documents tab.

Related Instrument Entries: Joseph Buffington (1877) , Samuel Bohler (1880)

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