Rodney Leslie Degner
1980's

Originally Hook & Hastings (Opus 1481, 1891)

St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church

Chapel

Elkhart, IL, US

5 Ranks - 259 Pipes - 2 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 72821 ● Builder ID: 1572 ● Location ID: 5018
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  • Position: Pipes Exposed (in Whole or in Part) at Floor Level at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider With Mechanical Pull-Downs
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Slider)
8'58
4'58
2 2⁄3'58
2'58
  • Position: Pipes Exposed (in Whole or in Part) at Floor Level at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Mechanical (Slider)
  • 8' Manual to Pedal
16'27

See original entry (https://pipeorgandatabase.org/instruments/5283) for the original specifications and stop list from Keith Williams.

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Builder: Hook & Hastings
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
1 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal2 Divisions5 Stops5 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on March 21st, 2025:

Restorative repairs have subsequently been made by Buzard Pipe Organ Builders. A replica double-rise reservoir was installed in 2005. And vintage Hook pipework has been acquired to replace missing or altered original pipework, but funds are lacking at present for their installation.

Jim Stettner on March 21st, 2025:

This entry represents poorly executed tonal changes to an existing historic organ with extreme alterations to original pipework, and the discarding of one of the original Manual ranks. The original Hook & Hastings reservoir was also discarded and replaced by 'something' inadequate of homemade construction.

Related Instrument Entries: Hook & Hastings (Opus 1481, 1891)

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