Henry Erben
1851

Presbyterian Church

Kearneysville, WV, US

4 Ranks - 190 Pipes
Instrument ID: 70235 ● Builder ID: 1934 ● Location ID: 60689
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Builder: Henry Erben
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: No Pedalboard
Features:
1 Manuals (56 Notes)✗ No Pedal1 Divisions4 Stops5 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: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on August 5th, 2023:

History of the 1851 Erben
-Built for the Presbyterian Church in Kearneysville, Virginia, now West Virginia, 1851.
-Moved to the Presbyterian Church in Leesburg, Virginia, 1901.
-Moved to the Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Alexandria, Virginia by Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc.,
1956, and placed in the front of the gallery.
-Moved to Immanuel Presbyterian Church, McLean, Virginia by Cleveland Fisher, 1962.
-Moved to the home of Ira (Ben) Faidley, McLean, Virginia by Jim Baird ca. 1980.
-Moved to St. Luke's Anglican Catholic Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia, by Jim Baird and David
Dutton, 2009.

Jim Stettner on August 5th, 2023:

This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from related OHS Database entries.

This town was reportedly originally part of Virginia at the time the organ was installed. This may be the only extant Erben organ from the short-lived Baltimore manufactory.

Related Instrument Entries: Unknown Builder (1901) , Lewis & Hitchcock, Inc. (1956) , Cleveland Herman Fisher (1962) , James R. Baird (ca. 1980) , James R. Baird (2009)

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