A. B. Felgemaker Co.
Opus 495, 1888

Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church

1607 West 43rd St.
Chattanooga, TN, US

12 Ranks - 698 Pipes

Instrument ID: 6656 ● Builder ID: 2 ● Location ID: 6314

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	GREAT🛈
8'	Open Diapason	61
8'	Melodia	61
8'	Dulciana	49
8'	Unison Bass	12
4'	Octave	61
2 ²⁄₃'	Twelfth	61
2'	Fifteenth	61

8'	SWELL to GREAT

	SWELL (Expressive)🛈
8'	Open Diapason	61
8'	Stopped Diapason Bass	12
8'	Stopped Diapason	49
8'	Aeolina	61
4'	Flute Harmonique	61
8'	Oboe	61

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16'	Bourdon	27

8'	GREAT to PEDAL
8'	SWELL to PEDAL

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Builder: Unknown

Position: Keydesk Attached

Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack

Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight

Features:

2 Manuals (61 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions12 Stops12 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)

Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical

Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Jeff Scofield on October 28th, 2025:

The church is named after Thankful Anderson Whiteside Johnson, wife of Col. A. M. Johnson, the founder of the St. Elmo section of Chattanooga who also donated the property for the church, much of it funded by him. The organ, Felgemaker’s Op. 495, was originally installed in Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville, in 1889. In 1894, a three-manual Farrand & Votey was installed in the cathedral. The Felgemaker was donated to Thankful Memorial. (Thankful’s history says that the organ was donated in 1920). Restorative repairs were made to the organ in 1987 by the J. F. Nordlie Co. of Sioux Falls. In September of 2004, the organ was removed by Nordlie for a complete restoration.

Database Manager on January 23rd, 2009:

Updated through online information from Eric Grane. -- Great to Pedal Reversible toe lever 2 fixed combination levers: Great forte & Great piano

Database Manager on April 28th, 2007:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield.

Database Manager on October 27th, 2006:

Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Located to the left of the chancel.

Database Manager on February 21st, 2005:

In September 2004 the organ was removed for restoration by J. F. Nordlie. Information taken from the website of the Chattanooga Chapter AGO http://www.parrisgraphics.com/sites/ago/pages/ThankfulMem.htm in 2004.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

From Christ Episcopal, Nashville. Reconditioned by J. F. Nordlie in 1987.

Webpage Links: Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church [AGO Chattanooga]

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