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Hinners Organ Co. (1917)

Location:

German Reformed Church
400 W Center St.
Baileyville, IL 61007 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 71674

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
  • The organ is no longer a complete instrument; dispersed/parted out.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on August 28, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider, Information unknown or not applicable
  • 7 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 7 stops.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on August 28, 2022.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on August 28, 2022.

Pedal:
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on August 28, 2022.
Main:
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 7
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • 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.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on August 28, 2022.
Jim Stettner on August 28, 2022:

This entry represents the installation of a new pipe organ. Identified from the Hinners opus list. As of 2022, the casework and facade pipes remain, but the original keydesk, windchests, mechanism, and pipes are gone.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on August 28, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2015-10-15

Extant 1917 Hinners case & facade: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page [cropped]/resized], submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2015-10-15

Extant 1917 Hinners casework and facade (only): Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2019-12-19

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