Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Otto Hofmann (1966)

Location:

Trinity University
1 Trinity Place
San Antonio, TX 78212 US
Margarite B. Parker Chapel
Organ ID: 36657

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ has been altered from its 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: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 106 ranks. 5,724 pipes. 5 divisions. 4 manuals. 90 stops.
All:
  • Position: In center chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 5
  • Stops: 90
  • Key Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection from key to chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 31, 2010:

Updated through online information from Greg Wimpey. -- Per Rodgers Organs, 12 new digitally voiced stops have been installed. A Kegg console was installed in 2007.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on September 19, 2008:

Identified through online information from Greg Wimpey. -- Additions and tonal finishing by Ballard Pipe Organs, 1988. These specifications were current as of 2000. Console information not included, as a new console was apparently installed in 2007.

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

Instrument Images:

Chapel Exterior: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-05-03

Chancel: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-05-03

Pipe display: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-05-05

Gallery: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis, DDS. Taken on 2018-05-03

Chapel interior: Photograph by Ortloff Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-21

Organ case: Photograph by Ortloff Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-08-21

Trompette En Chamade: Photograph by Julius Coyle. Taken on 2022-12-02

Console: Photograph by Julius Coyle. Taken on 2022-12-02

Chapel interior to front, console in concert position: Photograph by Eric Plutz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-09-17

Chapel interior to rear: Photograph by Eric Plutz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-09-17