Mark E. Wetzel
1961

Updated through online information from Michael Latsko.
The date for this installation is incorrect (as is the size). This is the same organ as OHS Database ID 51412. It was installed in 1956 per nameplate on the console. The original installation was 9 ranks, augmented in 1995 by 3 ranks. I would delete this entry and refer to the ID listed above. Take the information from the notes and add to the ID above

Updated through online information from Bob Moody. -- I was present for the installation and the dedication. The dedicatory recital was by Ron Davis, who was doing graduate work in Chemistry at UVA. He is retired from college teaching and still plays recitals. The original had a flute, string, celeste, diapason and trumpet rank on unit chests with a Klann Console. The diapason and trumpet pipes came from Durst. The flute, string, and celeste ranks came from the Emmons Howard organ taken from Trinity Church, Staunton VA when the Austin was installed in 1957. Mark Wetzel bought the pipes and used them in several organs. I saw the wind chest and console in his shop in Waynesboro VA before the organ was installed. Stayed for a delightful German dinner cooked by Mrs. Wetzel.

This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ, identified through information from Bob Moody. -- The organ includes pipework from an Emmons Howard organ originally installed in Trinity Episcopal, Staunton, in 1903.