LPC Pipe Organ

Leverington Presbyterian Church has a rich heritage of organ music throughout its history. Two large façades flank both sides of the chancel altar. For years, the church sang hymns, listened to organ solos, and was accompanied by a two-manual, 24-rank pipe organ built by Mudler-Hunter pipe organ company. However, in the early 2000′s, it was clear that the original organ was in a poor and unreliable condition. A new organ was needed to continue the mission and goals of the music department. In 2004, an organ committee was formed to test different organs in the region and to decide which organ builder would be the best fit for Leverington to fix their failing organ.

In 2006, Allen Organ Company of Macungie, Pennsylvania was chosen not only for their excellent craftsmanship, but also for their flexibility. In wanting to keep the salvageable pipes from the previous organ, Allen Organ installed a hybrid organ- an organ that not only

has pipe stops, but also has digital ranks as well. This allowed the new organ to be able to successfully carry out a wider array of organ and choral literature.The 24 Mudler-Hunter pipe ranks and 79 Allen digital voices are each controlled by individual drawknobs. The console features rosewood sharps on the manuals and pedals, rosewood rocker tablets, rosewood drawknob faces with maple stems, and Skinner-style key cheeks. The manual naturals are Ivora. Cathedral-style side panel moldings complement the inspired console design. An adjustable bench, adjustable music rack and console dolly are finished to match the console’s exterior finish, which is custom-matched to the existing woodwork of the sanctuary. Most of the 12-channel digital audio is located behind the pipe façades, in and near the pipe chambers.