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Hinners Organ Co. (Opus 839, 1908)

Location:

Friedens United Church of Christ
120 Clinton Street
Schenectady, NY 12305 US
Organ ID: 925

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: United Churches of Christ (UCC)
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on April 26, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 14 ranks. 799 pipes. 2 manuals. 14 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Stops: 14
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Paul R. Marchesano on April 26, 2023:

Friedens United Church of Christ was organized in 1893, and the Clinton Street building was dedicated in 1903. The Hinners organ is the second at Friedens; the first was purchased by the church's young people and cost $196.00. Although no further details about it are known, it was probably a reed organ.

The 1908 organ originally stood in the rear gallery, and was relocated to the front of the room during the 1930s. It cost $1,700, of which the Carnegie Foundation gave $900. There are 20 registers, 14 ranks, 799 pipes, and it can still be hand-pumped. In 1996, Friedens Church merged with Immanuel Baptist Church on nearby Nott Terrace. The Friedens building is closed. Source: "The Organs of the Upper Hudson Valley", Alan M. Laufman and Stephen L. Pinel, The Tracker, 41:3 (1997) 23.

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on April 26, 2023.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

On 1997 Upper Hudson Mini-convention. Building closed in 1996 when Friedens merged with Immanuel Baptist. Organ sold to St. James' Roman Catholic Church, Portsmouth, NH.

We received the most recent update for this note from Paul R. Marchesano on April 26, 2023.
The Tracker, 41:3 (1997) 23: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on April 26, 2023.

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