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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 5930 (1938)

South Main Baptist Church
4100 Main St.
Houston, TX

Images

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by Stained Glass by Shenandoah, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
32 stops
40 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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 coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2011-03-04 - Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Information for this entry was provided by the church website. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON October 1937

       Houston, Texas
       South Main Street Baptist Church

       Kilgen   Op. 5930   1938   3/34
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT (enclosed)           SWELL
   16' Spitzflöte       73    16' Lieblich Bourdon  73
    8' 1st Diapason     73     8' Geigen Principal  73
    8' 2nd Diapason     73     8' Gedeckt           73
    8' Flute Harmonic   73     8' Viola da Gamba    73
    8' Gemshorn         73     8' Voix Celeste      73
    4' Octave           73     4' Geigen            73
    4' Forest Flute     73     4' Flauto Traverso   73
2 2/3' Quint            61     2' Octave Geigen     61
    2' Super Octave     61   III  Mixture 12-15-19 183
    8' Tromba           73     8' Trumpet           73
       Chimes           25     8' Oboe              73
                               8' Vox Humana        73
       PEDAL
   32' Resultant        --        CHOIR
   16' Contra Bass      32     8' Open Diapason     73
   16' Bourdon          32     8' Melodia           73
   16' Spitzflöte       GT     8' Dulciana          73
   16' Lieblich Bourdon SW     8' Unda Maris        73
    8' Octave           12     4' Fugara            73
    8' Flute            12     4' Flute d'Amour     73
    8' Gedeckt          SW     2' Harmonic Piccolo  61
    4' Octave Flute     12     8' Clarinet          73
   16' Trombone      GT 12

        [Received from Jeff Scofield April 23, 2022]

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