Better Pipe Organ Database

Hinners Organ Co. (1910)

St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal Church / Mission of the Resurrection: Sanctuary; front
4 Maple Street
Mount Carmel, PA

Images

2012-07-15 - Nave and Chancel (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

2012-07-15 - Side Chapel - Left Trancept (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

2012-07-15 - Chancel and Right Trancept (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

2012-07-15 - Facade and Case (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

2012-07-15 - Facade (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

2012-07-15 - Key Desk (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

2012-07-15 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

2012-07-15 - Original Water Motor Control (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

2012-07-15 - Pedal Bourdon (Photograph from Jack Umholtz/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
1 manuals
5 stops
9 registers
2 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Row Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 27 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Straight
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: None

Notes

2009-06-11 - Identified through online information from Tom Bailey. -- Organ donated by Andrew Lewis, the Coal King. -Database Manager

2012-07-19 - Updated through online information from Jack Umholtz. -- Following is a transcript of a photocopy of a commentary on the instrument provided to me by a parishioner with some comments/corrections added in parentheses by me: <br>The church organ is over 100 years old. During the constuction of the current building, church members contacted the well-known Carnegie family of Pittsburgh requesting a contribution. A pipe organ made by the Himmer [Hinners] Organ Company of Pekin, Illinois, was originally powered by water to pump the bellows. Although the water engine was replace[d] by an electric motor more than 50 years ago, the original water organ has been retained. [I take this to mean the original organ was retained, unaltered, as the water motor is no longer in the church.] The organ has no bass foot pedals [there is a 27 note reverse radiating pedalboard on the instrument] as a cast-iron foot pedal controls the volume. The tractor-type [tracker] keyboard requires greater finger strength to play than do modern instruments. The organ is of considerable value, not only because of its age and years of service, without a breakdown, but also because it fits the decor of the sanctuary and is a perfect size for the church. -Database Manager

2012-07-26 - Updated through online information from Jack Umholtz. -Database Manager

2018-05-23 - Updated by Chris Walczak -Database Manager

2018-12-08 - Updated by Chris Walczak, who maintains the organ. The organ was recently tuned, repaired and has returned to weekly use as of October 2018 thanks to generous donations from multiple donors. -Database Manager

2023-06-16 - As of June 16, 2023, the church is slated for closure and the diocese is hoping to find a new home for the organ. -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist from Tom Bailey. On-line update from Tom Bailey. Date not recorded

Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania
St. Stephen's Memorial Episcopal

Hinners Organ Co., 1910


         MANUAL (Expressive)
8  Ft.   Open Diapason Bass
8  Ft.   Open Diapason Bass 

8  Ft.   Liebl. Gedackt Treble 
8  Ft.   Liebl. Gedackt Bass 

8  Ft.   Viola da Gamba Treble
8  Ft.   Viola da Gamba Bass 
 
4  Ft.   Flute Treble
4  Ft.   Flute Bass

         Tremolo

Oct. Coupler


         PEDAL
Ped. 16 Ft. Bourdon


         PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Expression                   (bal.)

         ACCESSORIES
Bellows Signal

Stoplist taken from Console July 15, 2012 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Hinners Organ Co.  Opus # not available  Ca 1900 - 1910

Stoplist provided in left to right order of drawknobs above the manual.

Ped. Bourd. 16

Pedal Coupler

Octave Coupler

Open Diapason 8 Bass 
Open Diapason 8 Treble
 
Lieblich Gedackt 8 Bass 
Lieblich Gedackt 8 Treble

Builder's Plate attached to fallboard at this location.
 
Viol d' Gamba 8 Bass 
Viol d' Gamba 8 Treble
 
Flute 4 Bass
Flute 4 Treble

Tremolo

Bellows Signal

The Bourdon is unenclosed in the back of the case.  It is robustly voiced 
and speaks very prominenly under full organ.

The Open Diapason is unenclosed, with the facade pipes playing FF to f.  CC through 
EE and f# to ccc are behind the facade in front of the swell shades.

The Lieblich Gedackt, Viol d'Gamba, and 4' Flute are enclosed.

Full organ on the instrument speaks boldly into the room.  The Lieblich Gedeckt is 
a very sweet stopped flute.

Per the parishioner that showed me the instrument, it has not been used regularly 
since the early 1990's.

 [Received from Jack Umholtz 2012-07-16.]