Pipe Organ Database

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Otto Hofmann (1964)

Location:

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
4th and Hazel Streets
Beaumont, TX US
Organ ID: 3734

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 21 ranks. 1,075 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 15 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 15
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Tilting/rocking tablets above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Fixed mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on April 03, 2016:

Updated through online information from Julius Coyle.
The Hofmann organ was donated to Redeemer Lutheran Church, The Bronx, NYC.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on November 13, 2015:

Church closed in August 2015. Building sold to La Iglesia Apostolica. Organ put up for auction.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 07, 2014:

Updated through online information from W. Chris Richter.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Stop list.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab stoplist taken from console July 31, 2014
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

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