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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 5683 (1936)

Cental Washington University / State Normal School
Ellensburg, WA

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


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Notes

2005-07-18 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Installed when this was called the State Normal School, and later the Central Washington College of Education, before becoming Central Washington University. Console has two rows of stop keys over the Swell manual. Divisional nameplates are divisional cancels. Organ declared surplus in 1980. Purchased by St. Luke's United Methodist in Bremerton for only $2,600.00.. -Database Manager

2006-01-01 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ was declared surplus by the school, and made available for sale. It was purchased by St. Luke's United Methodist in 1981, and removed by a team from the church. The Kilgan was re-installed in Bremerton by Balcom and Vaughan Pipe Organs, Inc. of Seattle as their opus SC 579. -Database Manager

2007-05-16 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON August 1936

       Ellensburg, Washington
       Washington State Normal School

       Kilgen   Op. 5683   1936   3/21
       _____________________________________________

       GREAT                     CHOIR
    8' Open Diapason    73    8' Viola            73
    8' Viola            CH    8' Concert Flute    73
    8' Concert Flute    CH    8' Dulciana         73
    8' Dulciana         CH    8' Unda Maris       73
    4' Octave           73    4' Lieblichflöte    73
   II  Mixture         122    8' Clarinet         73
    8' Tuba             73       Tremolo
       Chimes           25
                                 PEDAL
       SWELL
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt 12   16' Open Diapason    32
    8' Geigen Principal 73   16' Bourdon          32
    8' Rohrflöte        73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    8' Salicional       73    8' Octave           12
    8' Voix Celeste     73    8' Flute            12
    4' Octave Geigen    73    8' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    4' Flute d'Amour    12    4' Flute            SW
2 2/3' Nazard            7
    2' Flageolet         5
    8' Trompette        73
    8' Oboe             73
    8' Vox Humana       61
       Tremolo

        [Received from Jeff Scofield April 25, 2022]

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