1947 - Chapel interior (Cornell College/Jeff Scofield)
2023-01-18 - Church exterior (Preservation Iowa/Jeff Scofield)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2006-11-02 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- This was the Merner-Pfeiffer Memorial Organ. It replaced the previous 1898 Hook & Hastings whose disposition is not known. The organ was installed in side-by-side chambers on both sides of the chancel, though there was a large façade of gold pipes higher-up at the front, center of the sanctuary. The organ was dedicated by the college community on Tuesday, December 1, 1931 at 3:15. The inaugural recital was that evening at 8:15, and was given by William H. Barnes, assisted by his wife Edith McMillan Barnes at the piano. -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from the 1931 dedication program Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Mount Vernon, Iowa
Cornell College - King Chapel
W.W. KIMBALL CO., Opus 6___, 1931 - Original Specifications
GREAT (Expressive) SWELL (Expressive)
16 Open Diapason 61 16 Bourdon 73
8 First Diapason 61 8 Open Diapason 73
8 Second Diapason 61 8 Rohrflöte 73
8 Clarabella 61 8 Salicional 73
4 Octave 61 8 Voix Celeste 73
4 Harmonic Flute 61 8 Flauto Dolce 73
2-2/3 Twelfth 61 8 Flute Celeste (tc) 61
2 Fifteenth 61 4 Octave 73
8 Tromba 61 4 Traverse Flute 73
Tremolo IV Mixture [12-15-19-22] 244
Chimes (So) -- 16 Wald Horn 73
8 Trumpet 73
8 Oboe 73
CHOIR (Expressive) 8 Vox Humana 61
16 Dulciana 73 4 Clarion 73
8 Geigen 73 Tremolo
8 Concert Flute 73 Vox Humana Vibrate
8 Dulciana 12 [8] Harp (Ch) --
8 Unda Maris (tc) 61 [4] Celesta (Ch) --
4 Flute d'Amour 61
4 Dulcet 12 Swell to Swell 16'
2-2/3 Nazard 61 Swell Unison Off
2 Piccolo 61 Swell to Swell 4'
8 Clarinet 73
8 Orchestral Oboe 73
Tremolo PEDAL
[8] Harp (TC – c 61) 49 bars 32 Acoustic Bass --
[4] Celesta (CC – c 49) -- 16 Open Diapason [wood] 32
16 Open Diapason (Gt) --
Choir to Choir 16' 16 Violone [Gamba] (So) 12
Choir Unison Off 16 Bourdon 32
Choir to Choir 4' 16 Echo Lieblich (Sw) --
16 Dulciana (Ch) --
8 Octave 12
SOLO (Expressive) 8 Cello [Gamba] (So) --
8 Flauto Mirabilis 73 8 Flute 12
8 Gamba 73 8 Still Gedeckt (Sw) --
8 Gamba Celeste 73 4 Super Octave 12
8 Tuba Mirabilis 73 4 Flute 12
8 English Horn 73 16 Trombone 32
8 French Horn 73 16 Wald Horn (Sw) --
Tremolo 8 Wald Horn (Sw) --
Chimes (Deagan 'A') (25) Chimes (So) --
Solo to Solo 16'
Solo Unison Off
Solo to Solo 4'
COUPLERS FINGER PISTONS
Solo to Pedal 8,4 General 1 - 8
Swell to Pedal 8,4 Solo 1 - 8
Great to Pedal 8,4 Solo to Ped. (rev)
Choir to Pedal 8,4 Swell 1 - 8
Sw. to Ped. (rev)
Swell to Great 16,8,4 Great 1 - 8
Swell to Great 16,8,4 Gr. to Ped. (rev)
Choir to Great 16,8,4 Choir 1 - 8
Ch. to Ped. (rev)
Swell to Choir 16,8,4 Couplers 1 - 8
Sforz. (rev)
Great to Solo 16,8,4 Setter [w/lock]
General Cancel
TOE STUDS
General 1 – 8 SWITCHES
Pedal 1 – 8 All Swells to Swell On/Off
Gt. to Ped. (rev) Solo – Ped. to Comb. On/Off
Sforzando (rev) Swell – Ped. to Comb. On/Off
Great – Ped. to Comb. On/Off
Choir – Ped. to Comb. On/Off
PEDAL MOVEMENTS Chimes Soft
Solo Expression (bal.) Chimes Dampers Off
Swell Expression (bal.)
Great Expression (bal.)
Choir Expression (bal.)
Crescendo (bal.)
ACTION: E-P Primary VOICES: 43 STOPS: 63 RANKS: 45 PIPES: 3,030
& Unit
NOTES
This organ was the Merner-Pfeiffer Memorial Organ. It was installed across the front
of the chapel and down the sides of the chancel. A large gold pipe façade spanned the
front.
The Kimball 'replaced' a 3-manual, 37-rank, 1898 Hook & Hastings – and almost all of
the H&H stops appear by name in the Kimball stoplist. It is not specifically known if
the Hook pipework was retained and revoiced for the Kimball, but there is evidence to
suggest so.
The organ was dedicated Tuesday December 1, 1931 at 8:15 p.m. By William H. Barnes,
Mus. D. assisted by his wife Edith McMillan Barnes at the piano.
The organ was enlarged in 1950 with funds from the estate of Miss Nellie R. Sherwood
of Cedar Rapids. The additions were dedicated November 21, 1950.
Sources: College documents
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