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Our Instruments > Service Department Projects > Restoration > St. John Lutheran Church

St. John Lutheran Church

St. John Lutheran Church

Pekin, Illinois

Complete restoration of the last Hinners pipe organ in Pekin, Illinois including the reconfiguration of acquired 1929 Hinners console.

St. John’s Lutheran church in Pekin, Illinois was located in the home city of the Hinners family. Hinners had been building organs for decades in its plant in Pekin, and in the late 1920’s, the church acquired a three manual Hinners organ. Buzard was honored to be selected to restore this instrument to its original condition. At some point over the decades, the original console had been lost. Buzard Pipe Organ Builders was able to acquire a 1920’s Hinners console shell manufactured within approximately a year of the St. John’s organ from a south-side Chicago Catholic church! We united the 1920’s console with the 1920’s instrument. This restoration was done according to the highest standards in the industry, thus providing the St. John’s congregation with another 90 years of faithful service by their pipe organ.

The Hinners pipe organ was featured in the May/June 2015 edition of the newsletter for the Peoria Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

  • Pekin, Illinois
  • Pekin, Illinois
  • Pekin, Illinois

Stoplists

Great

8’Open Diapason
8’Melodia
8’Dulciana
8’Viol D’Gamba
4’Principal (Prepared for)
4’Flute Traversiere
8’Trumpet
4’Clarion
Cathedral Chimes
Tremolo
16’Great to Great
Great Unison Separation
4’Great to Great
16’Swell to Great
8’Swell to Great
4’Swell to Great
16’Choir to Great
8’Choir to Great
4’Choir to Great

Choir

8’Violin diapason
8’Concert Flute
8’Salicional
4’Waldflute
8’Clarinet
8’Trumpet (Gt)
Tremolo
16Choir to Choir
Choir Unison Separation
4′Choir to Choir
16’Swell to Choir
8’Swell to Choir
4’Swell to Choir

Swell

16’Bourdon
8’Open Diapason
8’Stopped Diapason
8’Viol D’Orchestra
8’Viol Celeste
8’Aeoline
4’Flute Harmonique
2’Piccolo
8’Oboe & Bassoon
8’Vox Humana
Grand Harp
Tremolo
16’Swell to Swell
Swell Unison Separation
4’Swell to Swell

Pedal

32’Resultant
16’Double Open Diapason
16’Violone
16’Lieblich Gedeckt
8’Open Flute
Blank Stop Key
8’Tuba
8’Great to Pedal
4’Great to Pedal
8’Swell to Pedal
4’Swell to Pedal
8’Choir to Pedal
4’Choir to Pedal

Filed Under: Restoration, Service Department Projects

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