John Gale Marklove
1864
Plymouth Congregational Church [1859; 1869-71]
Sanctuary; front gallery
232 E. Onondaga Street
Syracuse, NY, US
Instrument ID: 74173 ● Builder ID: 3990 ● Location ID: 28390
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Builder: John Gale Marklove
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
Mechanical (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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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Jim Stettner on December 9th, 2025:
This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from an historic photo on the church website. This instrument was replaced by a new instrument by an unknown builder in 1889. Disposition of the 1864 Marklove organ is unknown.
This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from an historic photo on the church website. This instrument was replaced by a new instrument by an unknown builder in 1889. Disposition of the 1864 Marklove organ is unknown.
Nathan Bienz on December 7th, 2025:
The congregation was founded on September 24, 1853, and dedicated its current structure on August 3, 1859. Until 1864, the congregation had been served by a portable melodeon, and, according to the choir leader at the time, "a poor one at that." The new organ was built by J. G. Marklove of Utica at a cost of $1,500. It was replaced in 1889. Source: Preston S. Mitchell, The Years of Plymouth, 1853–1963: With Supplements... (Syracuse: Plymouth Congregational Church, 1998), 24, 31. Available online at https://www.plymouthsyr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/The-Years-of-Plymouth.pdf
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