Bethany Lutheran Church, Seward neighborhood

2511 East Franklin
Minneapolis, MN


Builder: James Ausland, 1979
Originally Hook & Hastings Opus 2566, 1925 from Hamline Methodist, St. Paul
Manuals: 5
Ranks: 76
Action: Electro-pneumatic

Notes: Originally installed at Hamline Methodist Church, St. Paul, in 1925, home today to a large Casavant. Said to be the last installation of the Hook & Hastings Company. In 1974, Bethany purchased the organ and installed it in their church. It was originally a 4-manual, 49-rank instrument. James Ausland has added a considerable number of ranks and a new 5-manual console, with another division planned.
--Identified by James Ausland.

In correspondence with the pastor in May, 2019, we learned the organ is no longer functional and congregation has no money to fix it. In 1974 the organ at Hamline was already failing, so perhaps we can assume it was not re-leathered at that time and the condition has only grown worse.
 
The stoplist is taken from photos of the console taken by John Panning. Many knobs are covered with tape, so the stop names are not legible.

GREAT ORGAN
16' Diapason
16' Contra Viole
8' Principal
8' Diapason
8' Gamba
8' Doppel Flute
4' Principal Octave
4' Octave
4' Harmonic Flute
2.2/3' Principal Twelfth
2' Principal Fifteenth
1.3/5' Principal Tierce
    Grave Mixture II
    Mixture III
    Principal Mixture III
16' Trompette en Chamade
8' Trompette en Chamade
4' Trompette en Chamade
    Unknown
    Tremolo
4' Great to Great
    Chimes
    Cymbelstern

CHOIR ORGAN
16' Viole d'Orchestre
8' Diapason
8' Melodia
8' Gemshorn
8' Gemshorn Celeste
8' Viole d'Orchestre
8' Dulciana
8' Unda Maris
4' Flute d'Amour
2' Principal
2' Piccolo
1.1/3' Quint
8' Tuba
8' Clarinet
    Tremolo
    Nave Shades
16' Choir to Choir
8' Choir Unison Off
4' Choir to Choir
    Chimes
8' Harp
4' Celesta

SOLO ORGAN
8' Stentorphone
8' Philomela
8' Gamba
8' Gamba Celeste
4' Stenton Octave [sic]
4' Kronstad Floete
16' Tuba Profunda
8' Tuba Sonora
8' English Horn
8' French Horn
4' Tuba Clarion
    Tremolo
    Chimes
    Celesta
    Broken knob
16' Solo to Solo
8' Solo Unison Off
4' Solo to Solo

SWELL ORGAN
16' Bourdon
8' English Diapason
8' Rohr Flute
8' Salicional
8' Voix Celeste
    Unknown
8' Vox Angelica II
8' Flauto Dolce
8' Flauto Celeste
4' Principal
4' Wald Flute
4' Violina
4' Harmonic Flute
2.2/3' Nazard
2' Octave
2' Flautino
1.3/5' Tierce
    Mixture IV
16' Fagotto
8' Cornopean
8' Vox Humana
    Unknown
4' Clarion
4' Oboe Clarion
    Nave Shades
16' Swell to Swell
8' Swell Unison Off
4' Swell to Swell

BOMBARD ORGAN
    Grand Mixture V
16' Posaune
16' Trompette en Chamade
8' Ausland Fanfare
8' Trompette en Chamade
8' Trumpet Minor
4' Trompette en Chamade
4' Clarion
2.2/3' Clarion Twelfth
2' Clarion Fifteenth
16' Bombarde to Bombarde
8' Bombarde Unison Off
4' Bombarde to Bombarde

POSITIVE ORGAN
8' Trumpet Major
    4 prepared knobs

PEDAL ORGAN
64' Gravissima
32' Contra Bourdon
32' Lieblich Gedeckt
    Unknown
16' Diapason (Gt)
16' Violone
16' Contra Viole (Gt)
16' Viole d'Orchestre (Ch)
16' Bourdon
16' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw)
10.2/3' Gross Quint
8' Diapason (Gt)
8' Bourdon
8' Lieblich Gedeckt (Sw)
8' Violon Cello
8' Viole
8' Viole d'Orchestre (Ch)
5.1/3' Quintbass
4' Choral Bass
    Unknown
    Unknown
    Unknown
2' Octave
32' Contra Bombarde
16' Bombarde
16' Tuba Profunda (Solo)
16' Contra Fagotto (Sw)
    Unknown
8' Fagotto
    Unknown (Solo)
4' Fagotto