First Baptist Church (1950)
218 N. 34th St.
Billings, MT
Images
2021-06-21 - Chamber pipework on offset chest (Photograph by Karen Harlan, Secretary, First Baptist Church, submitted by George Jenista/George Jenista)
2021-06-21 - Pipework in chamber (Photograph by Karen Harlan, Secretary, First Baptist Church, submitted by George Jenista/George Jenista)
2021-06-09 - Chancel chamber grille (Photograph by Karen Harlan, Secretary, First Baptist Church, submitted by George Jenista/George Jenista)
2021-06-09 - Manuals and stop tabs (Photograph by Karen Harlan, Secretary, First Baptist Church, submitted by George Jenista/George Jenista)
2021-06-09 - Chancel with console (Photograph by Karen Harlan, Secretary, First Baptist Church, submitted by George Jenista/George Jenista)
2021-06-09 - Console (Photograph by Karen Harlan, Secretary, First Baptist Church, submitted by George Jenista/George Jenista)
1996-10-10 - Console (Photograph by James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
- 2 manuals
- 16 stops
- 5 registers
- 1 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2007-11-07 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Divisional nameplates act as divisional cancels. -Database Manager
2008-08-06 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- The console has three blank stop tablets - one in each division. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner Source: Stoplist copied from the console October 10, 1996 Date not recorded
Billings, Montana
First Baptist Church
KILGEN ORGAN CO., Opus 7452, 1950 - Original Specifications
<u>GREAT (Expressive)</u> <u>COUPLERS</u>
8' Diapason 61 Swell to Pedal 8,4
8' Gedeckt (Sw) –- ◊ Great to Pedal 8,4
8' Dulciana 61 ◘
4' Flute d'Amour (Sw) –- ◊ Swell to Great 16,8,4
4' Dulcet 12 ◘
Chimes (Maas; ta-f42) (21)
blank <u>FINGER PISTONS</u>
General 1 - 5
Great to Great 16' Swell & Pedal 1 - 5
Unison Off Great & Pedal 1 - 5
Great to Great 4' General Cancellor
<u>SWELL (Expressive)</u> <u>TOE STUDS</u>
8' Gedeckt 61 ◊ Gt. to Ped. Reversible (rev)
8' Salicional 61 Sforz. (rev)
4' Flute d'Amour 12 ◊
2-2/3' Nazard 7 ◊
2' Flautino 5 ◊ <u>PEDAL MOVEMENTS</u>
8' Orchestral Oboe [Syn.] –- Expression (bal.)
blank Crescendo (bal.)
Tremolo
Swell to Swell 16'
Unison Off
Swell to Swell 4' <u>ACTION</u>: E-P unit
<u>VOICES</u>: 5
<u>PEDAL (Expressive)</u>
16' Bourdon 32 ● <u>STOPS</u>: 16; inc. chimes
8' Bass Flute 12 ●
8' Gedeckt (Sw) –- ◊ <u>RANKS</u>: 5
4' Block Floete 12 ●
blank –- <u>PIPES</u>: 336
<u>NOTES</u>
The previous edifice also had a Kilgen pipe organ. The entire organ is
located in a central chamber over the baptistery in the chancel. The
console is located in a nook on the left side of the chancel with the
organist facing into the chancel. The divisional nameplates are divisional
cancels.
<u>Sources</u>: Kilgen opus list; JRS; extant organ
First Baptist Church
218 N. 34th St.
Billings, MT. 59711
(406) 259-6546 <u>Documented</u>: October 10, 1996
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