Henry Pilcher's Sons
Opus 1528.5, 1930
Christ Church, Episcopal
Chattanooga, TN, US
Instrument ID: 17526 ● Builder ID: 2792 ● Location ID: 15947
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Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Jeff Scofield on June 24th, 2025:
This organ was moved to the back gallery of the church by Norville Hall and Associates, Mentone, Alabama, in 1960. The work was not well done, and the instrument was never at all satisfactory. In the late 1960s/early 1970s, the pipes were sold one at a time to the congregation and the remainder of the organ scrapped. A Möller Artiste (4-rank) from St. Mark's Episcopal, Dalton GA, was installed in the gallery until the present Richards, Fowkes instrument was installed. The façade pipes on both sides are still extant as is the 16' First Open Diapason. Many of these pipes played on both the Swell and Great, and it was most unsatisfactory to be missing those notes when the rest of the organ was moved to the rear gallery. The first open diapason is the only front stop that was playable after the rest of the organ was moved.
This organ was moved to the back gallery of the church by Norville Hall and Associates, Mentone, Alabama, in 1960. The work was not well done, and the instrument was never at all satisfactory. In the late 1960s/early 1970s, the pipes were sold one at a time to the congregation and the remainder of the organ scrapped. A Möller Artiste (4-rank) from St. Mark's Episcopal, Dalton GA, was installed in the gallery until the present Richards, Fowkes instrument was installed. The façade pipes on both sides are still extant as is the 16' First Open Diapason. Many of these pipes played on both the Swell and Great, and it was most unsatisfactory to be missing those notes when the rest of the organ was moved to the rear gallery. The first open diapason is the only front stop that was playable after the rest of the organ was moved.
Database Manager on January 30th, 2016:
Updated through online information from John Igoe. <br>In Bynum Petty's book, this organ is identified with opus number 1528.5.
Database Manager on April 7th, 2005:
Identified through information in Volume VIII p. 48 of the Pilcher factory ledger. For more information see the document referenced below.
Database Manager on April 7th, 2005:
Original price: $690. Repairs and moving console of the church's 1913 Pilcher Op. 794.
Related Instrument Entries: Henry Pilcher's Sons (Opus 794, 1913)
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