The purchase of a cathedral organ to rival Europe's finest was a source of pride for a grieving immigrant neighborhood in a young America.
After more than a hundred thousand liturgies, the sound of the Erben at Old St. Patrick's still carried "a tinge of sadness" from the Civil War.
Rather than let the organ die, a group called Friends of the Erben Organ committed to a painstaking renovation, preserving its historical importance.
Half of the church was covered in pipes and mechanisms; the wooden levers supplying wind to the bellows looked like they would tie up a pack of Clydesdales.
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