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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 4338 (1929)

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral
519 N. Tenth St.
St. Joseph, MO

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
17 stops
40 registers
4 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2007-12-16 - Choir stops duplexed from Great. Tonal alterations by Moller, 1949. Later rebuilds by Bedient and Temple Organ Co. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> May 1929 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

    St. Joseph, Missouri
    St. Joseph's Cathedral, R.C.

    Kilgen   1929   Op. 4338   3/20
    ____________________________________________________

    GREAT                            SWELL

16' Open Diapason      49        16' Bourdon          73
 8' 1st Open Diapason  61         8' Open Diapason    73
 8' 2nd Open Diapason  12         8' Stopped Diapason 12
 8' Doppelflöte        61         8' Salicional       73
 8' Gamba              61         8' Quintadena     (syn)
 8' Melodia            61         8' Aeoline          73
 8' Dulciana           61         4' Flute d'Amour    12
 4' Octave             12         4' Violina          12
 4' Flute              12         2' Flautino         --
 8' Tromba             61       III  Dolce Cornet    183
                                 16' Contra Fagotto   61
    CHOIR                         8' Oboe             12
                                     Tremolo
16' Dulciana           61
 8' Diapason           73            PEDAL
 8' Violoncello        GT
 8' Concert Flute      GT        16' Open Diapason    32
 8' Dolce              GT        16' Bourdon          32
 4' Flute              GT        16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
 4' Dulcet             12         8' Octave           GT
 2' Piccolo            --         8' Bass Flute       12
 8' Cornopean          73         8' Cello            GT
 8' Orchestral Oboe  (syn)       16' Trombone         12 CH
    Tremolo                      16' Contra Fagotto   SW

    The pipecounts shown in THE DIAPASON did not make
    sense in a few instances, so the above pipecounts
    are based on similar-sized Kilgens of the era.

      [Received from Jeff Scofield November 24, 2015]

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