Henry Erben
1831

From - Niles Weekly Register, Baltimore, Maryland July 16, 1831 pg 9
"Organ at St. Thomas' Church. We had the satisfaction of seeing and hearing yesterday, (says a N. York paper), the largest, and on of the most elegantly mounted organs in the United States, constructed in this city. constructed by Mr. Henry Erben, under the superindence of George Barrell, James Blackstock, and Benjamin Jackson, a committee appointed by the congregation. Its tones are unsurpassed by any in the city, and are peculiarly calculated for accompaniments. Its dimensions are as follows. The largest pipe is 22 feet long-21 by 18 inches, containing 57 cubic feet. The case is 18 feet 6 inches wide, 35 feet high, and 10 feet deep- It has 28 stops, 3 setts keys and pedals and contains 1,700 pipes"

The Erben was destroyed in a church fire that destroyed the building in 1851. This would have been a G-compass instrument.

From The Rhode-Island Republican June 28, 1831, pg. 2: We were highly gratified last evening in witnessing the opening of the superb Organ recently put up in St. Thomas Church, by Mr. Erben the builder. This magnificent instrument is the largest ever built, or used in the United States, its case is 35 feet high, 18 feet 6 inches wide and 11 feet deep, it contains 28 stops, has 3 sets of keys, and Pedal Bass; the number of pipes contained in it are 1700, the largest pipe is 22 feet long by 18 inches calibre, equal to 57 cubic feet; the case is superbly finished in the Gothic order, and the tones of the instrument to day the least of them, have not been excelled by any other in this country.- N. Y. Courier.