1923 - The Hook & Hastings organ in a 1923 photograph (Photograph from an archival source: 2007 OHS Atlas, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
2005-02-16 - Identified from company publications as edited and expanded in <i>The Hook Opus List 1829-1935</i>, ed. William T. Van Pelt (Organ Historical Society, 1991). -Database Manager
2005-04-11 - Hook moved the church's previous 1871 E. & G. G. Hook, Op. 614 to a new building and reconstructed it. [ed.: not completely accurate, as Moller rebuilt that 1872 organin 1893, the degree to which is not completely clear.] -Database Manager
2016-05-14 - Rebuild and tonal changes in 1922 by Mielke; replaced in 1957 by 3/50 Moller Op. 9018. -Database Manager
2023-01-30 - For the new church, the congregation returned to the Hook firm, known then of course as Hook & Hastings, to rebuild, enlarge, and install the organ from the old church as its opus 1980. The electric-action organ had stopknob control. Manual compass was fifty-eight notes (CC-a3); pedal (flat pedalboard) compass was twenty-seven notes (CC-d'). Initially the organ had a water motor. The water motor was replaced by a Kinetic blower in December 1913 at a cost of $231.00, installed by Thomas H. Mielke of Indianapolis. It was designed for 3½" wind pressure. In 1922 an anonymous donor provided funds for rebuilding the organ. This work was carried out by Mielke, who changed the pitch from concert to international, added a set of Chimes, a Vox Humana, and an Aeoline, and provided a new generator. -- *2007 OHS Atlas* -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist copied from <i>OHS Organ Atlas 2007</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Indianapolis, Indiana
First Presbyterian Church
Hook & Hastings Op. 1980 1902
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GREAT SWELL
16' Bourdon 8' Diapason
8' Diapason 8' Stopped Diapason
8' Stopped Diapason 8' Viola
8' Salicional 4' Flute
4' Octave 4' Violina
2 2/3' Twelfth 2' Piccolo
2' Fifteenth 8' Oboe
Mixture Tremolo
8' Trumpet
PEDAL
CHOIR
16' Diapason
8' Diapason 16' Bourdon
8' Melodia 8' Cello
8' Dulciana
4' Flute
4' Fugara
2' Piccolo
8' Clarinet
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