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Hillgreen, Lane & Co. Opus 915 (1927)

First Baptist Church
300 N. Main Street
Altus, OK

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


1960s - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Postcard - https://floridabaptisthistory.org/2017/08/22/altus-fbc/, submitted by Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Pipework currently in storage (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Builder's nameplate and Console as currently stored (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Rear of console (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Left key cheek (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Right side of console bearing factory-stamped opus number (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Close-up of stop rail (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Swell shade pneumatic motor (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Pneumatic stop action? (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Pedalboard with open wood pipework in background (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-11-24 - Pedalboard (Rev. Dr. Van Herd/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - Close-up of open Flute 8' (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - Reeds and various flues with toe board in foreground (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - Various open and stopped wooden ranks (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - Reeds and Flutes as currently stored (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - Smaller pipework as stored (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - Flue stops along with large open wood in foreground (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - 8' reeds with resonators as currently stored (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - Close-up of Swell pipework (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

2023-10-31 - Swell shades and pneumatic mechanism as currently stored (Sandy, current owner/Rev. Dr. Van Herd)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2016-02-21 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Andrew Schaeffer, based on information learned from a conversation with Thomas Cotner. -Database Manager

2018-04-30 - Information from Hillgreen, Lane & Co. opus list, compiled by Bynum Petty Contract: June 1927 73-note Great and Swell chests Price: $7,373 -Database Manager

2024-06-07 - Organ is currently in storage in Okmulgee, OK, after having been in storage in Chicago, IL, for many years according to the current owner. I visited the organ in its present storage location on 24-Nov-2023 with a view to purchasing the organ. It is still for sale as of this writing. -Rev. Dr. Van Herd

2024-06-07 - Updated through online information from Rev. Dr. Van Herd: Organ IS extant but not playable. Currently in storage in Okmulgee, OK. I visited the organ 24-Nov-2023. -Jim Stettner


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