Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

Ed Bruenjes (2020)

Originally Hinners Organ Co. (Opus 2569, 1920)

Location:

Acme Organ Institute
Acme, IN 47274 US
Barn Hall
Organ ID: 69304

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Private Residences
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, used occasionally.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on October 04, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 7 ranks. 396 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 7 stops. 11 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a case at the front of the room.
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
We received the most recent update for this division from Paul R. Marchesano on October 04, 2021.
Keydesk:
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 7
  • Registers: 11
  • 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: Fixed mechanical system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard.
  • Has Combination Action Foot Trundles
We received the most recent update for this console from Paul R. Marchesano on October 04, 2021.
Paul R. Marchesano on October 04, 2021:

Built in 1920 for Bethesda Hospital, Cincinnatti, Ohio. Relocated 1921 to First Evangelical Protestant Church, Aurora, Indiana. Restored by Ed Bruenjes at the Acme Organ Institute, 2020. -- Information from builer nameplate

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on October 04, 2021.
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We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on October 04, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Organ console: Photograph by Benjamin Helton. Taken on 2023-01-01

Pipe facade: Photograph by Benjamin Helton. Taken on 2022-10-02

Console: Photograph by Benjamin Helton. Taken on 2022-10-02

Builders' nameplate: Photograph by Benjamin Helton. Taken on 2022-10-02

Manuals as viewed from the left: Photograph by Benjamin Helton. Taken on 2022-10-02