Better Pipe Organ Database

W. W. Kimball Co. (1938)

Southwestern College: Richardson Hall
Winfield, KS

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

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
25 stops
31 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)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2008-05-08 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Lost in a fire. -Database Manager

2009-03-11 - Updated through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -Database Manager

2009-06-19 - Updated through on-line information from James Leland. -- A fire in 1950 destroyed both Richardson Hall and the Kimball organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON June 1938

     Winfield, Kansas
     Southwestern College
     Richardson Hall

     Kimball   1938   3/27
     _____________________________________________

     GREAT (encl w/Great)      CHOIR
  8' Open Diapason    73    8' Viola            73
  8' Claribel Flute   73    8' Melodia          73
  8' Gemshorn         73    8' Dulciana         73
  4' Octave           73    8' Unda Maris       61
III  Mixture         183    4' Flute            73
  8' Trumpet          73    8' Clarinet         73
     Chimes           25       Chimes           GT
     Harp             CH       Harp             CH
     Celesta          CH       Celesta          CH

     SWELL                     PEDAL
 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73   32' Resultant        --
  8' Open Diapason    73   16' Open Diapason    32
  8' Rohrflöte        73   16' Bourdon          32
  8' Saliconal        73   16' Violone          32
  8' Voix Celeste     73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
  4' Principal        73    8' Octave           12
  4' Traverse Flute   73    8' Flute            12
  8' Trompette        73    8' Cello            12
  8' Oboe             73    8' Still Gedeckt    SW
  8' Vox Humana       61       Chimes           GT
     Chimes           GT
     Harp             CH
     Celesta          CH

     [Received from Jeff Scofield April 13, 2022]

Documents

(1938-06-01) Write-up from THE DIAPASON June 1938 Stoplist and write-up -Jeff Scofield