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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1914)

Bethany Evangelical Church / Bethany UCC
4441 Red Bud at Rosalie
St. Louis, MO

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

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
30 stops
32 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical

Notes

2005-07-28 - In 1914 building. Cost $10,000. Dedicated 7 Mar. 1915 by F. S. Saeger. 45 stopkeys. 9 combinations pistons, 7 pedal movements. Detached console. Had a moveable canopy to keep organist warm. (These job numbers are also listed for Bethany: #5741 (c. 1937, generator); #6110 (c. 1939); #6127 (c. 1939) probably all alterations or repairs.) -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON April 1915

    St. Louis, Missouri
    Bethany Evangelical Church

    Kilgen   1914   3/32
    ________________________________________

    GREAT                SWELL
16' Open Diapason    16' Bourdon
 8' Open Diapason     8' Open Diapason
 8' Doppel Flute      8' Stopped Diapason
 8' Viol d'Gamba      8' Salicional
 4' Octave            8' Vox Celeste
 4' Flute Harmonic    8' Aeoline
 2' Super Octave      4' Flauto Traverso
 8' Trumpet           4' Violina
                      2' Flautino
    CHOIR           III  Dolce Cornet
 8' Violin Diapason   8' Oboe
 8' Melodia           8' Vox Humana
 8' Quintadena           Tremolo
 8' Dulciana
 4' Flute d'Amour        PEDAL
 2' Piccolo          16' Dbl Open Diapason
 8' Clarinet         16' Bourdon
    Tremolo          16' Lieblich Gedeckt
                      8' Bass Flute
                      8' Violoncello

[Received from Jeff Scofield August 22, 2023]

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