Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

J. H. & C. S. Odell & Co. (Opus 277, 1889)

Exhibited in the 1991 OHS convention(s)

Location:

Corpus Christi (Jenkins Memorial) Catholic Church
110 West Lafayette Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217 US
Sanctuary; rear gallery
Organ ID: 6062

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • 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 August 13, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 28 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 26 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 26
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 58
  • Pedal Compass: 27
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection with pneumatic assists (i.e., Barker levers, etc.).
  • Stop Action: Tubular-pneumatic 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: Fixed mechanical system.
  • 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 February 18, 2013:

Updated through online information from David M. Storey. -- Organ received OHS Historic Organ Citation, No. 133 - July 11, 1991.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on August 13, 2021.
Database Manager on November 20, 2005:

Updated through online information from David M. Storey.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Status Note: There 1997

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Historic Organs Recital 11 Jul 1991. Compass 58/27. The contract for the organ was actually between Michael Jenkins (namesake of the church) and J.H. & C.S. Odell for the sum of $4,200.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database.: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jim Stettner on August 13, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case: Photograph by David M. Storey. Taken on 2011-02-14

Pedalboard: Photograph by David Storey. Taken on 2013-06-20

Keydesk: Photograph by David Storey. Taken on 2013-04-10

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