Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Owner (2006)

Originally Vogelpohl & Spaeth (1886)

Location:

Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum
27 North Broadway
New Ulm, MN 56073 US
Organ ID: 46579

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Auditoriums and Concert Halls
  • The organ is extant in this location, possibly in original state.
  • 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
  • 6 ranks. 2 divisions. 1 manuals. 6 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 1
  • Divisions: 2
  • Stops: 6
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • 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: No combination action.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Flat straight pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on March 17, 2010:

Identified through online information from Josh Sellner.

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

Instrument Images:

Organ case: Photograph by Josh Sellner. Taken on 2010-03-13

Keydesk and pedalboard: Photograph by Josh Sellner. Taken on 2010-03-13

Builder's nameplate: Photograph by Josh Sellner. Taken on 2010-03-13

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