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Kilgen Organ Co. Opus 7421 (1949)

Mountain View United Methodist Church
203 W. Quartz
Butte, MT

Images

1998-05-01 - Organ Case (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
10 stops
21 registers
3 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2005-11-21 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- Kilgen installed behind façade of former ca. 1900 A.B. Felgemaker. Entire organ enclosed in a common, expressive chamber. One or two ranks of the Felgemaker are retained. Divisional nameplates are divisional cancels. -Database Manager

2005-12-30 - Updated through online information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

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

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the console June, 1994; updated May 1998 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Butte, Montana
First Church of Christ, Scientist

KILGEN ORGAN, The Kilgen Organ Company, Opus 7421, 1949 - Original Specifications

GREAT (Expressive)
   8'     Diapason                  61
   8'     Hohl Flute                61
   8'     Gamba                     61
   8'     Dulciana                  61
   4'     Octave                    12   Extension of the 8' Diapason.
   4'     Dulcet                    12   Extension of the 8' Dulciana.
          Chimes                   (21)  Unknown make. Compass: Tenor A - f 42.
   Great to Great 16'
   Unison Off
   Great to Great 4'

SWELL (Expressive)
   8'     Geigen Diapason           73
   8'     Gedeckt                   61
   8'     Salicional                61
   8'     Voix Celeste        (tc)  49
   8'     Aeoline                   73
   4'     Flute                     12   Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
   4'     Salicet                   12   Extension of the 8' Salicional.
   2-2/3' Nasard                    --   From the Gedeckt unit.
   2'     Flautino                  12   Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
          Tremolo
   Swell to Swell 16'
   Unison Off
   Swell to Swell 4'

PEDAL (Expressive)
   16'    Bourdon                   32
   16'    Lieblich Gedeckt    (Sw)  12   Extension of the 8' Gedeckt.
   8'     Bass Flute                12   Extension of the 16' Bourdon.
   8'     Gedeckt             (Sw)  --
   4'     Block Floete              12   Extension of the 16' Bourdon.

COUPLERS
   Swell to Pedal                  8,4
   Great to Pedal                  8,4
   Swell to Great               16,8,4

FINGER PISTONS
   General                       1 - 5
   Swell & Pedal                 1 - 5
   Great & Pedal                 1 - 5
   General Cancellor

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

PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   Expression                   (bal.)
   Crescendo                    (bal.)

ACTION: E-P primary (pitman) & unit
VOICES: 10
STOPS: 21; inc. chimes
RANKS: 10
PIPES: 689

NOTES
The Kilgen organ retained two ranks of the previous Felgemaker: the
Great 8' Open Diapason (minus the speaking facade pipes); and the Great
8' Hohl Flute - which is the original 8' Melodia.  All other pipework
was new at the time of the Kilgen installation. Some of the original
Felgemaker toeboards can be seen behind the case panels supporting the
impost.

The chimes had been added to the Felgemaker in 1932 and were retained.
The Swell 8' Voix Celeste draws the 8' Salicional when registered. The
divisional nameplates act as divisonal cancel pistons.

[Received on line from James R. Stettner June 28, 2009.]

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

#19661†* - A. B. Felgemaker Co. (1900 ca.)