Better Pipe Organ Database

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 5719 (1936)

Silver Chapel
Fort McClellan, AL

Images

2008-10-06 - Chapel exterior (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - """Silver"" plaque" (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - Console (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - Chancel (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - "Chamber grille, chimes" (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - Pipes (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - Great pipes (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - Swell pipes (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

2008-10-06 - Offset basses (Photograph by William D. McElwee/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
2 manuals
12 stops
17 registers
3 divisions
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2008-10-10 - Identified through information and photographs by Bill McElwee. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE AMERICAN ORGANIST October 1936

    Fort McClellan, Allabama
    Fort McClellan, Silver Chapel

    Kilgen   Op. 5719   1936   2/12
    __________________________________________

    GREAT (enclosed)         SWELL
 8' Diapason     73       8' Geigen         73
 8' Melodia      73       8' Rohrfloete     73
 8' Dulciana     73       8' Salicional     73
 4' Gemshorn     73       8' Voix Celeste   73
 4' Melodia      12       4' Harmonic Flute 73
    Tremulant             4' Salicional     12
    Sub               2 2/3' Nasard         61
    Unison Off            8' Cornopean      73
    Super                    Tremulant
                             Sub
    PEDAL                    Unison Off
16' Major Bass   32          Super
16' Rohrfloete   12 SW
 8' Major Bass   12
 8' Rohrfloete   SW

    [Received from Jeff Scofield May 22, 2022]

Source: From THE AMERICAN ORGANIST October 1936

    Fort McClellan, Allabama
    Fort McClellan, Silver Chapel

    Kilgen   Op. 5719   1936   2/12
    __________________________________________

    GREAT (enclosed)         SWELL
 8' Diapason     73       8' Geigen         73
 8' Melodia      73       8' Rohrfloete     73
 8' Dulciana     73       8' Salicional     73
 4' Gemshorn     73       8' Voix Celeste   73
 4' Melodia      12       4' Harmonic Flute 73
    Tremulant             4' Salicional     12
    Sub               2 2/3' Nasard         61
    Unison Off            8' Cornopean      73
    Super                    Tremulant
                             Sub
    PEDAL                    Unison Off
16' Major Bass   32          Super
16' Rohrfloete   12 SW
 8' Major Bass   12
 8' Rohrfloete   SW

    [Received from Jeff Scofield May 22, 2022]

Typed stoplist from William McElwee Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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Documents

Write-up from THE AMERICAN ORGANIST October 1936 Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield