Pipe Organ Database

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Otto Hofmann (1958 ca.)

Originally W. W. Kimball Co. (1916)

Location:

First United Methodist Church
500 W Live Oak St.
Coleman, TX 76834 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 73712

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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, but not in use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on June 15, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 6 ranks. 2 manuals. 6 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
  • Built by W. W. Kimball Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on June 14, 2023.
Main:
  • Built by W. W. Kimball Co.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 6
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on June 14, 2023.
Jim Stettner on June 15, 2023:

Transferred note from duplicate account: Database Manager on September 26, 2005: Identified through on-line information from David Dowty. -- Dates are from A History of Coleman County. In 1958, organ was moved (apparently by Otto Hoffman) to a new church building adjacent to old one, converted to electric action and to a unit organ with new detached console, pipes in side chamber, no pipes visible.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on June 15, 2023.
Jim Stettner on June 14, 2023:

Identified through on-line information from John B. Johnson. -- Rebuild and relocation (to new building) of 1916 Kimball organ. In its present form, the organ is essentially an enclosed Positif unit organ. The organ is still in regular use.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on June 14, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Chancel with console at left and chamber on the left: Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebok page, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. December, 2022