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Hinners Organ Co. (1911)

Location:

Trinity United Methodist Church
1548 8th Street
Des Moines, IA 50314-2895 US
Organ ID: 3320

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on June 08, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 17 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 17 stops. 18 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on June 08, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 17
  • Registers: 18
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection with pneumatic assists (i.e., Barker levers, etc.).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Combination Action: Fixed mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on June 08, 2018.
Database Manager on January 26, 2011:

Updated through online information from John Panning. -- The organ has tracker action to slider windchests, which have a pneumatic action built into the pallet box to operate the pallets.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Stoplist recorded from the console
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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