Better Pipe Organ Database

Kilgen Organ Co. Opus 7072 (1948)

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: Sanctuary; side chambers
Caledonia St. and N. Western Ave.
Butte, MT

Images

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by montanapictures.net, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2005-06-11 - Church interior (Photograph by E L Malvaney, via flickr.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1994-06-19 - Organ chamber grilles along left wall (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1994-06-19 - Organ chamber grilles - close view (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

1994-06-19 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
3 manuals
13 stops
24 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-11-20 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Organ installed in chambers in front on left side. Four large grilles over two side-by-side chambers with 5 gold dummy pipes in each grille for ornament. Great and Choir share a chamber. Stop keys in two rows over swell keys. Organ failing. In need of restoration. -Database Manager

2007-04-28 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2012-10-14 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -- The organ's regulators were re-leathered by Rose City Organ Builders of Portland, Oregon during the summer of 2012. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console June 19, 1994 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Butte, Montana
Immaculate Conception R.C.

KILGEN ORGAN, The Kilgen Organ Co., Opus 7072, 1948 - Original Specifications

GREAT (Expressive w/CH)
   8'     Open Diapason            61
   8'     Hohl Flute               61
   8'     Dulciana           (Ch)  --
   4'     Octave             (Ch)  12   Extension of the 8' English Diapason.
   4'     Flute                    12   Extension of the 8' Hohl Flute.
   Great to Great 16'
   Unison Off
   Great to Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive)
   16'    Bourdon                  12   Extension of the 8' Stopped Diapason.
   8'     Stopped Diapason         61
   8'     Salicional               73
   8'     Voix Celeste       (tc)  61
   4'     Flute d'Amour            12   Extension of the 8' Stopped Diapason.
   2-2/3' Nazard                   --   Derived from the Stopped Diapason unit.
   2'     Flautino                 12   Extension of the 8'Stopped Diapason.
   8'     Cornopean                73
   8'     Oboe                     73
          Tremolo
   Swell to Swell 16'
   Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'

CHOIR (Expressive w/GT)
   8'     English Diapason         61
   8'     Melodia                  61
   8'     Dulciana                 61
   4'     Flute                    12   Extension of the 8' Melodia.
   8'     Clarinet                 61
          Tremolo
   Choir to Choir 16'
   Unison Off
   Choir to Choir 4'

PEDAL (Expressive)
   16'    Open Diapason            32   In Gt. chamber.
   16'    Bourdon                  32   In Sw. chamber.
   16'    Lieblich Gedeckt   (Sw)  --
   8'     Flute                    12   Extension of the 16' Bourdon.
   8'     Still Gedeckt      (Sw)  --

COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                 8,4
   Great to Pedal                 8,4
   Choir to Pedal                 8

   Swell to Great              16,8,4
   Choir to Great              16,8,4

   Swell to Choir              16,8,4

FINGER PISTONS
   Swell & Pedal                1 - 5
   Great & Pedal                1 - 5
   Choir & Pedal                1 - 5

TOE STUDS
   Gt. to Ped. Reversible       (rev)
   Sforz.                       (rev)

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Swell Expression            (bal.)
   Gt/Ch Expression            (bal.)
   Crescendo                   (bal.)

ACTION: E-P pitman and unit.
VOICES: 13
STOPS: 24
RANKS: 13
PIPES: 845

NOTES
Both the Great and Choir flutes are of open wood. The Swell 8' Voix Celeste
automatically draws the Salicional when registered.

 [Received on line from James R. Stettner June 22, 2009.]