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Kilgen Organ Co. (1946)

St. Louis Roman Catholic Cathedral
4431 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO

Images


Unknown - Console ((1946) Photograph by the Kilgen Organ Company; image courtesy of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

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Main


Notes

2008-03-02 - Identified through online information from James R. Stettner. -- This was a new instrument which retained 14 "stops" from the 1915 instrument. The contract was signed September 18, 1946. The main organ was now located at the front in the Sanctuary behind the main altar, and a 2-manual console was placed in the rear gallery to govern the gallery organ. total cost was $34,375.00 plus the old organ taken in trade. Source: Cathedral website. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> October 1949 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       St. Louis, Missouri
       St. Louis Cathedral

       Kilgen   4/82   1949

       GREAT                            CHOIR
   16' Spitzflöte 61                16' Dulciana 73
    8' First Diapason 61             8' Small Diapason 73
    8' Second Diapason 61            8' Violin Diapason 73
    8' Third Diapason 61             8' Gedeckt 73
    8' Doppelflöte 61                8' Concert Flute 73
    8' Clarabella 61                 8' Flute Celeste 61 tc
    8' Viola 61                      8' Gemshorn 73
    8' Spitzflöte 12                 8' Gemshorn Celeste 61 tc
    4' Octave 61                     8' Dulciana 73
    4' Principal 61                  8' Unda Maris 61 tc
    4' Hohlflöte 61                  4' Fugara 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61                    4' Suabe Flute 73
    2' Fifteenth 61              2 2/3' Rohrnazard 61
    V  Mixture 305                   2' Piccolo 61
    8' Tromba 61                 1 3/5' Tierce 61
       Tremolo                   1 1/7' Septieme 61
       Sub                           8' Clarinet 73
       Unison Off                    8' English Horn 73
       Super                            Tremolo
       Chimes So                        Sub
                                        Unison Off
       PROCESSIONAL GREAT               Super
    8' Diapason 61                      Chimes SO
    8' Grossgedeckt 61
    8' Viole 61                         SOLO
    8' Gedeckt SW                    8' Principal 73
    4' Octave 12                     8' Gedecktpommer 73
    8' Horn SW                       8' Violoncello 73
    4' Horn SW                       8' Cello Celeste 61 tc
       Tremolo                       4' Flute Ouverte 73
       Sub                           8' Tuba Mirabilis 73
       Super                         8' Trompette 73
                                        Tremolo
       SWELL                            Sub
   16' Bourdon 73                       Unison Off
    8' Open Diapason 73                 Super
    8' Geigen Diapason 73               Chimes 25 tubes
    8' Rohrflöte 73
    8' Salicional 73                    PEDAL
    8' Voix Celeste 73              32' Bourdon --
    8' Flauto Dolce 73              16' Open Diapason 32
    8' Flute Celeste 61 tc          16' Subbass 32
    4' Octave Geigen 73             16' Bourdon 32
    4' Flute Harmonic 73            16' Spitzflöte GT
2 2/3' Nazard 61                    16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    2' Waldflöte 61                 16' Dulciana CH
   IV  Scharf 244               10 2/3' Quint 32
   16' Fagotto 73                    8' Principal 32
    8' Cornopean 73                  8' Octave 12
    8' Oboe 73                       8' Bass Flute 12
    8' Vox Humana 73                 8' Cello 12
    4' Clarion 73                    8' Gedeckt 12
       Tremolo                       8' Spitzflöte GT
       Sub                           8' Flauto Dolce SW
       Unison Off                5 1/3' Quint 12
       Super                         4' Octave 12
                                     4' Blockflöte 32
       PROCESSIONAL SWELL            4' Super Octave 32
   16' Bourdon tc                    2' Doublette 12
    8' Open Diapason GT              V  Mixture GT
    8' Gedeckt 61                   32' Bombarde --
    8' Vox Angelica 73              16' Trombone 32
    8' Vox Aetheria 61 tc           16' Fagotto SW
    4' Principal 73                  8' Tromba 12
    4' Flute d'Amour 12              4' Clarion 12
2 2/3' Nazard 61
    2' Flautino 12                      PROCESSIONAL PEDAL
    8' Horn 61                      16' Subbass 32
    4' Clarion 12                   16' Bourdon 12 SW
       Tremolo                       8' Bass Flute 12
       Sub                           8' Viole GT
       Super                         8' Gedeckt SW
                                    16' Contra Horn 12 SW

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield November 20, 2009.]

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