Johnson Organs

In 1843, William Allen Johnson operated a contracting business in Westfield, Massachusetts.

When asked about the availability of a worker to help set up the organ, Mr. Johnson readily applied for the job.

His first two-manual organ was Opus 13, 1849, at the Congregational Church in Westfield, Massachusetts.

Further expanding his territory and size, Opus 40, a 34-stop three-manual organ, was built in 1855 for the Park Presbyterian Church in Troy, New York.

At the time of the fire, Opus 345, a typical William Johnson tracker pipe organ of about 18 ranks (Pictured) was being installed at the First Baptist Church of Penn Yan, New York.

Throughout the years, Johnson organs were well known for their "excellent balance, splendid dignity, and beautiful voicing".