Davis Pipe Organ
Davis Pipe Organ
- Description
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This pipe organ was made by William Davis in New York, New York, in 1863. It has a single keyboard, with a compass of C - g3. The organ’s disposition is as follows:
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8' Open Diapason
4' Principal
8' Stopped Diapason (chimney flute)
4' Flute (from f)
8' Dulciana (from f) -
This organ was in use in the Christ Episcopal Church in Jordan, New York for over a hundred years. It was purchased by the donor in the 1960s, and donated to the Smithsonian in 1971.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Currently not on view (blower, stop actions, swell pedal)
- Currently not on view (organ parts)
- Currently not on view (pipes, organ parts)
- Object Name
- organ
- date made
- 1863
- maker
- Davis, William
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 160 in x 82 1/2 in x 66 in; 406.4 cm x 209.55 cm x 167.64 cm
- ID Number
- MI.70.20
- accession number
- 293458
- catalog number
- 70.20
- Credit Line
- Gift of Richard Roeckelein
- 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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