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Estey Organ Co. (Opus 136, 1904)

Location:

St. George's [West End] Episcopal Church
520 S. 61st Street
West Philadelphia, PA 19143 US
Organ ID: 26533

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on February 16, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 9 ranks. 482 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 9 stops. 9 registers.
All:
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on June 16, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 9
  • Registers: 9
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • Key Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection between stop control and chest.
  • Combination Action: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on January 26, 2023.
Jeff Scofield on January 26, 2023:

Now named St. George St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Nothing online to say which facility ended up being used. [ed. the location of the combined parish is the original St George's Church, West End - P Marchesano, 2023-02-15]

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on February 16, 2023.
Database Manager on June 23, 2007:

Identified by James R. Stettner through information from the Estey Opus List, published in The Boston Organ Club newsletter, 1973-1979.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
From the contract, courtesy of Roman Lizak: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on January 26, 2023.
Factory contract and specifications: Open In New Tab Stoplist, accessories and contract
Document created on 1904-02-01
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on January 26, 2023.

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