2018-12-23 - Church interior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
0201-02-21 - Church exterior (Church Facebook via Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2005-11-24 - Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005. -Database Manager
2012-10-07 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- This was a rebuild of the church's third-hand 1910 Pilcher that was enlarged in 1943 with Skinner parts and console; the 1959 work appears to have been contracted via Frank Wichlac. It is believed that the Pilcher was either Op. 692 or 693, both of which were originally installed in the Commandery Hall of the State Street Masonic Temple. -Database Manager
2021-11-20 - Kenneth Bade, who was organist & music director of the church for 37 years, designed the 1959 rebuild of the instrument. This would have been near the beginning of Mr. Bade's career as a noteworthy musician in that section of Illinois. The console was originally in a fixed position in the center of the chancel choir loft and in a "pit". The pipes are in chambers on either side of the choir. Decorative grilles allow the instrument to speak into the choir loft. There are no visible pipes and there are no grilles facing the congregation. The chancel platform has been remodeled in recent years. The console "pit" and choir railing have been removed and the entire rostrum was made one level except for choir seating. The organ console was set upon a movable platform allowing it to be placed anywhere within the chancel area. (Source: Obituary of Kenneth Bade & personal knowledge). -Timothy E. Conyers
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Kankakee, Illinois
First (Asbury) Methodist Church
Reuter Op. 1276 3/29 1959
The contract was for a console, chest and
miscellaneous parts for Frank Wichlac's rebuild of
the existing organ, which was a third-hand 1910
Pilcher rebuilt in 1943 with Skinner parts and console.
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GREAT (encl w/CH) CHOIR
8' Open Diapason 61 8' Viola 73
8' Melodia 61 8' Gedeckt 73
4' Octave 61 8' Dulciana 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 8' Unda Maris 61
2' Fifteenth 61 8' Flauto Dolce 73
Tremolo 8' Flute Celeste 61
Sub 4' Flauto Traverso 73 m
Unison Off 2' Piccolo 61 m
Super 8' Clarinet 73 r
Chimes 25 Tremolo
Harp Sub
Celesta Unison Off
Blank Super
Harp
SWELL Harp Celeste
8' Geigen Diapason 73 Blank
8' Rohr Flute 73 r
8' Gamba 73 PEDAL
8' Gamba Celeste 61 16' Principal Bass 32
4' Spitz Principal 73 r 16' Sub Bass 32
4' Flute Harmonique 73 16' Bourdon 32 a
III Mixture 183 10 2/3' Quint 7
8' Trumpet 73 r 8' Principal 32
4' Oboe Clarion 73 r 8' Bass Flute 5
Tremolo 8' Bourdon 12
Sub 4' Choral Bass 12
Unison Off 4' Flute 12
Super 16' Trumpet 32 b
Chimes GT 8' Trumpet 12
Blank 4' Trumpet 12
a Replacement Bourdon unit supplied by Reuter in 1981
b Trumpet unit supplied by Reuter in 1977
m Replaced with Meyer pipework at some point
r New pipework by Reuter as part of this contract
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