Musical Instruments

At the heart of First and Franklin’s worship and concert offerings are notable musical instruments enabling the presentation of quality music of many traditions.  In the Sanctuary: a 1961 Austin, three-manual (keyboard) and pedal pipe organ of 50 ranks (sets) of pipes, and a circa 1910 Steinway B concert grand piano.  This world class piano was purchased by the church in 2007 for the enrichment of its music ministry; prior to arriving at First and Franklin, this instrument received a museum-quality restoration by PianoCraft of Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Other instruments include a two-manual Hubbard harpsichord (presently undergoing complete restoration by Eliot D. Freese), a 1940 M.P. Moller, two-manual and pedal pipe organ of 10 ranks of pipes in Reid Memorial Chapel, a late 19th century Steinway grand piano in Backus House and an Essex (Steinway design) baby grand piano in the church choir room.