Erben Pipe Organ
Erben Pipe Organ
- Description
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This pipe organ was made by Henry Erben in New York, New York, in 1848. It has a single keyboard, with a compass of C - c4, and a pedalboard (no separate pedal pipes), with a compass of C – c. The organ’s stop list is as follows:
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8' Dulciana (from c)
8' Flute (from c)
4' Principal
8' Diapason bass (C - B) - Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- organ
- date made
- 1848
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- ivory (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 35 1/4 in x 50 in x 29 in; 89.535 cm x 127 cm x 73.66 cm
- ID Number
- MI.69.17
- accession number
- 283514
- catalog number
- 69.17
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Howard Brown
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Organs
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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