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Hinners Organ Co. (1922 )

Location:

First Reformed Church / Allen Temple AME
4101 Helen St.
Detroit, MI 48207 US
Sanctuary; front
Organ ID: 72760

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Reformed Churches (RCA, CRC, URC, PRC)
  • The organ is extant in this location, possibly in original state.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jim Stettner on March 15, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Pneumatic
  • 11 ranks. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 11 stops.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Pneumatic 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 February 14, 2023.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Pneumatic 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 February 14, 2023.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Pneumatic 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 February 14, 2023.
Main:
  • Built by Hinners Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 11
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 30
  • Key Action: Tubular-pneumatic connection from key to chest.
  • 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.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Combination Action Foot Trundles
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on February 14, 2023.
Jim Stettner on March 15, 2023:

Updated through online information by Shawn P. Keith.

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

The congregation had a previous edifice on Catherine Street. The last service on Catherine St. was held on June 29, 1919, and the building was subsequently sold. The present building was dedicated on July 9, 1922 and remained in use by the congregation until 1950 when a new church location was sought, and which was dedicated in 1952. The congregation subseqently disbanded in 1987.

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

This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from an article for the dedication of the church in the Detroit Free Press on July 8, 1922, "The organ is of the latest type, with 13 speaking stops, nine couplers, seven combination pistons adjustable at keyboard, and four combination pedals."

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

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Premiere Church Real Estate Specialists, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2022

Chancel with organ: Photograph from an archival source: Premiere Church Real Estate Specialists, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2022

Sanctuary interior with organ in front: Photograph from an archival source: Premiere Church Real Estate Specialists, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2022

Sanctuary from beneath balcony showing organ in front: Photograph from an archival source: Premiere Church Real Estate Specialists, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2022

The inner workings of the console showing the intact tubular pneumatic action: Photograph by Maria Lahti, submitted by Shawn P. Keith. Taken on 2023-03-04

Current status of the console (bench, pedalboard, and knee panel missing): Photograph by Maria Lahti, submitted by Shawn P. Keith. Taken on 2023-03-04

Original windlines replaced but no other changes apparent: Photograph by Maria Lahti, submitted by Shawn P. Keith. Taken on 2023-03-04

Builder's name: Photograph by Maria Lahti, submitted by Shawn P. Keith. Taken on 2023-03-04