Henry Niemann
1897

Old Otterbein United Methodist Church

Sanctuary; rear gallery

112 W. Conway Street
Baltimore, MD, US

15 Ranks - 842 Pipes
Instrument ID: 3373 ● Builder ID: 4583 ● Location ID: 3211
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Builder: Henry Niemann
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions13 Stops13 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Combination Trundle(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Exhibited in the 1971 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on May 5th, 2017:
Updated by Daniel Fisher, who has heard or played the organ.

Database Manager on September 19th, 2016:
Updated through online information from Daniel Fisher.

Database Manager on February 18th, 2013:
Updated through online information from David M Storey. -- This organ received an OHS Historic Citation July 10, 1991

Database Manager on November 20th, 2005:
Updated through on-line information from David M Storey. -- This is the least altered of all extant Niemann organs. It is complete, original and unaltered with hand pumped winding (or electric blower) and double rise bellows. Thoroughly restored and in regular weekly use. It was Niemann's last organ, built in 1897. He died in 1899.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Free standing in the rear gallery. Restored ca. 1994 by David Storey, including refinished case. Historic Organs Recital 10 July, 1991. Status Note: There 2004.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
This entry represents the original installation of a new organ. Identified from the extant organ and from church records. The original cost was $1,500.00. It was given as a memorial gift. The organ was restored in 1994 by David M. Storey of Baltimore.

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