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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 4774 (1932)

Temple Shaare Emeth
6900 Delmar at Trinity
St. Louis, MO

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

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
37 stops
54 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2006-10-17 - Information from the Kilgen Ledger Index. There is also information regarding this (or an earlier Kilgen?) in <i>The American Organist</i> (Old) May 1929, p. 296. There is a Kilgen photograph album in the OHS American Organ Archives containing a photograph. It indicates there had beene 3 Kilgens in 3 buildings. The Temple moved to Ladue Rd. in Creve Coeur in the early 1970's. -Database Manager

2009-09-25 - Updated through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced in 1964 by 3/37 Wicks Op. 4395, which was moved to the new Creve Coeur location ca. 1980. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> April 1934 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       St. Louis, Missouri
       Congregation Shaare Emeth

       Kilgen   Op. 4774   1933   4/42
       ___________________________________________________

       GREAT                             CHOIR

   16' Diapason            61         8' Diapason       73
    8' First Diapason      61         8' Clarabelle     73
    8' Second Diapason     12         8' Quintadena     73
    8' Doppelflöte         61         8' Dulciana       73
    8' Viola da Gamba      61         4' Fugara         73
    8' Melodia             61         4' Clarabelle     --
    8' Dulciana            61         2' Clarabelle     --
    4' Octave              61         8' Clarinet       73
    4' Harmonic Flute      61         8' Oboe          syn
2 2/3' Quint               61            Tremulant
    2' Super Octave        61            Sub
   IV  Ripieano Minore    122            Unison Off
   VI  Ripieno Maggiore   183            Super
 VIII  Ripieno Fondamente  --
    8' Tromba              61            SOLO
    4' Tromba              12
       Sub                           16' Gamba          73
       Unison Off                     8' Stentorphone   73
       Super                          8' Grossgedeckt   73
                                      8' Gamba          12
       SWELL                          8' Gamba Celeste  61
                                      4' Grossgedeckt   12
   16' Bourdon             73         8' Tuba Shofar    73
    8' Diapason            73            Sub
    8' Bourdon             73            Unison Off
    8' Salicional          73            Super
    8' Viole Celeste       61
    8' Aeoline             73            PEDAL
    4' Bourdon             12
    4' Violina             73        32' Resultant      --
    2' Bourdon             12        16' Diapason       32
  III  Ripieno Ordine     183        16' 2nd Diapason   GT
    8' Cornopean           73        16' Bourdon        32
    8' Oboe                73        16' Bourdon        SW
    8' Vox Humana          73        16' Gamba          SO
       Tremulant                 10 2/3' Quint          --
       Sub                            8' Diapason       12
       Unison Off                     8' Bourdon        12
       Super                          8' Violoncello    GT 
                                     16' Trombone       12 GT

         [Received from Jeff Scofield December 19, 2015]

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