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Columbus OH, USA (Ohio) - Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Municipal: Columbus OH
Region:Franklin County
Address: 5th Avenue, 43201, Columbus, OH

Description nr.: 2064328.

Built by: A.B. Felgemaker Organ Company (1889) - opus 506
Moved (1931)

In 1889 the company A.B. Felgemaker & Co. built a two-manual organ for the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Columbus, with thirteen stops. The organ was sold in 1931, and was relocated to the Central Baptist Church in Columbus. It remained here until 1983, when it was removed by the Organ Clearing House.
In 1988, Steuart Goodwin built a new organ for the Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Santa Cruz, California, using the Felgemaker organ as basis.

Short list of all locations the organ has been

1889	Columbus, Ohio	Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
1931	Columbus, Ohio	Central Baptist Church

Technical data

Number of stops per division
- Great Organ	7
- Swell Organ	5
- Pedal Organ	1
Total number of stops	13
Key action	Mechanical
Stop action	Mechanical
Windchest(s)	Slider chests

Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' (from c°), Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Melodia 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Fifteenth 2'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Flute Harmonique 8', Oboe 8' (from c°), Bassoon 8' (C-B).
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.

Literature

Steuart Goodwin : Organbuilder / R.E. Coleberd. - In: The Diapason, 89th Year, No. 4, April, 2007.