Wm. A. Johnson
Opus 238, 1867
First Presbyterian Church
Racine, WI, US
25 Ranks
Instrument ID: 55771 ● Builder ID: 3208 ● Location ID: 48714
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Wm. A. Johnson
Position: Keydesk Attached, Manuals Set Into Case
Design: Traditional With Hinged Doors That Enclose Keyboards
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals 3 DivisionsMechanical (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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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
According to text from the book cited below, the organ was moved from the rear gallery to the front in 1886. It was electrified in 1938 by an undocumented person or firm and enlarged to 3-manuals retaining 14 original Johnson ranks. Subsequent rebuilds in 1988 and 2009.
Database Manager on August 3rd, 2015:
An original installation. 25 registers. Identified by John Igoe, using information found in Johnson Organs, 1844-1898: Wm. A Johnson, Johnson Organ Co., Johnson & Son: a documentary issued in honor the two hundredth anniversary of his birth, 1816-2016 / by Scot L. Huntington, Len Levasseur, Barbara Owen, Stephen L. Pinel, and Martin R. Walsh. Cranbury, New Jersey: The Princeton Academy of the Arts, Culture, and Society, 2015.
Related Instrument Entries: Charles (Karl) Besch (1938) , Raymond E. Colby (1988) , Fabry Inc. Pipe Organ Builders (2009)
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