Pipe Organ Database

Hinners Organ Co. (1909)

Location:

St. John's German Methodist / Greater Gethsemane Church of God in Christ
240 Page St.
San Francisco, CA US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 834

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Status and Condition:

This instrument's location type is: Church of God
The organ has been relocated.
The organ's condition needs attention, but in usable condition.

We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on November 27, 2020.

Technical Details:

Chests: Slider
8 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 8 stops. 8 registers.

Divisions

Great:

Chest Type(s): Slider chests
Position: In center 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 November 27, 2020.

Swell (Expressive):

Chest Type(s): Slider chests
Position: In center 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 November 27, 2020.

Pedal:

Chest Type(s): Slider chests
Position: In center 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 November 27, 2020.

Consoles

Main:

Built by Hinners Organ Co.
Manuals: 2
Divisions: 3
Stops: 8
Registers: 8
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.
Combination Action: No combination action.
Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
Pedalboard Type: Flat radiating pedalboard.

We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on November 27, 2020.

Notes

Jim Stettner on November 27, 2020:

Updated through online information from Samuel K. Ackerman. -- Acquired this organ and relocated it to Barnesville, Ohio for use in a public arts project t the Peace Pipe Pavillion.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on November 27, 2020.

Database Manager on August 15, 2016:

The Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory (1917) shows that the congregation at 240 Page Street was St. PAUL's German Methodist Episcopal Church.