Better Pipe Organ Database

A. B. Felgemaker Co. Opus 878 (1905)

Bethel A.M.E. Church
404 W. Vermont Street
Indianapolis, IN

OHS convention: 2007

Images

2006-06-17 - Left Drawknobs (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Right Drawknobs (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Church Exterior (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Organ Case and Keydesk (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Chancel and Pipe Facade (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Opus Number Plate (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2006-06-17 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Console position: Keydesk Attached
2 manuals
14 stops
15 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Mechanical (Details Unknown)
Stop action Type: Mechanical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 30 notes
Pedal Type: Flat Radiating
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination action: Fixed Mechanical
Has combination trundles
Has hitchdown couplers

Notes

2004-10-30 - In poor condition 1974. -Database Manager

2007-02-09 - "Pristine condition," OHS 2007. -Database Manager

2018-02-27 - Updated by Timothy E. Conyers, who gave this as the source of the information: Indianapolis Star newspaper, April 11, 2016; the church website; and the website of T&W Church Solutions @ https://www.tw-church.com/bethel-ame-church/. <br> <br>The historic Vermont Street building was sold in the Spring of 2016 to a businessman who plans to incorporate the building facade into a new hotel. Due to the historic nature of the building, the hotel, the Indiana Landmarks, and the Indiana Historical Society have been involved in legal battles over the proposed destruction of major sections of the historic building. The congregation vacated the building in August 2016. According to the church website a new facility is being built on Zionsville Road in NW Indianapolis, far removed from its downtown location. Construction of the new building is underway as of January 2018. When completed the sanctuary will seat 300 and include the relocation of the historic organ from the original Vermont Street location. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From 2007 convention program 2007

Indianapolis, Indiana
Bethel A.M.E. Church

A.B. Felgemaker Co., Opus 878, 1905


    GREAT (Manual I):
Gr. 8'    Open Diapason
Gr. 8'    Melodia
Gr. 8'    Dulciana
Gr. 4'    Octave
Gr. 4'    Flute D'Amour
Gr. 2'    Super Octave

    SWELL (Manual II, expressive):
Sw. 16'   Bourdon
Sw. 16'   Bourdon Bass
Sw. 8'    Violin Diapason
Sw. 8'    Stopped Diapason
Sw. 8'    Aeolina
Sw. 4'    Flute Harmonique
Sw. 3 Rks Dolce Cornet
Sw. 8'    Oboe Gamba
          Tremolo

     PEDAL:
Ped. 16'  Bourdon  (non-orig. label)


[Received from Connor Annable 2011-08-31.]