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Roderer Organ Co. (1982)

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

Consoles

Main

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
• 3 manuals
• 21 stops
• 25 registers
• 4 divisions
• Key action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
• 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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
• Has combination thumb pistons
• Has coupler toe pistons
• Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2008-08-11 - Identified through online information from Andrew Schaeffer. -- Original Kilgen organ rebuilt and enlarged by Kurt E. Roderer of Evanston, IL from 1978-1982. Restored and cleaned in 1992 by the Gruber Organ Company -Database Manager

2011-05-24 - Updated through online information from Martin Hill. -- Church closed, building torn down. A few pipes saved, most scrapped. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from Andrew Schaeffer. Source: Stoplist taken from the console (2007) 2018-05-14

Wilmette, IL
Wilmette Evangelical Lutheran Church

Organ by Roderer Organ Co.

GREAT
8'     Open Diapason*
8'     Rohrflute
4'     Principal*
4'     Solo Flute (ext. 8' Rohrflute)
2'     Super Octave*
IV     Mixture
8'     Trompette
       Tremmolo
16'    Great to Great
8'     Great Unison Off
4'     Great to Great
16'    Swell to Great
8'     Swell to Great
4'     Swell to Great
16'    Choir to Great
8'     Choir to Great
4'     Choir to Great

SWELL
8'     Gedeckt*
8'     Viola*
8'     Viox Celeste*
4'     Principal
2'     Waldfloete (ext. Principal)
16'    Fagott
8'     Hautbois (ext. Fagott)
4'     Trumpet (ext. Fagott)
       Tremmolo
16'    Swell to Swell
8'     Swell Unison Off
4'     Swell to Swell

CHOIR
8'     Spitzfloete*
4'     Principal (Gt.)
4'     Spitzfloete (ext.)
2'     Octave (Gt.)
1 1/3' Larigot
8'     Krummhorn
16'    Choir to Choir
8'     Choir Unison Off
4'     Choir to Choir
16'    Swell to Choir
8'     Swell to Choir
4'     Swell to Choir
       

PEDAL
16'    Double Open Diapason*
16'    Subbass*
8'     Octave (ext. Open Diapason)
8'     Bass Flute (ext. Subbass)
4'     Choralbass (Gt.)
16'    Contra Trompette (ext. Gt.)
16'    Fagott (Sw.)
8'     Trompette (Gt.)
8'     Great to Pedal
8'     Swell to Pedal
8'     Choir to Pedal

This instrument was a substantial tonal rebuild of the church's Kilgen organ.  Pipework with an asterisk denotes Kilgen pipework, but this does not necessarily mean that it played the same role in the Kilgen organ.  For example, the Great 4' Octave was the old Swell Viola, cut to scale, while the new Swell 8' Viola was the old Choir Unda Maris.  Roderer retained the Kilgen console, replacing stoptabs as necessary.  The Roderer organ maintained the same chamber layout as the Kilgen, with the Swell on the north side and the Great, Choir & Pedal on the south side. Both chambers were completely enclosed.

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