2011-10-24 - The organ was originally built by W. W. Kimball in the late 1890's for the Studebaker Theater in Chicago. Kimball moved it to this location in 1904 or 1908. Kilgen rebuilt the organ with a new four-manual console. Further repairs were completed in 1996 by J. Wiesrock, Parish Organist. Schantz Organ Company completely rebuilt and expanded the organ in 2010 while retaining much of the Kimball and Kilgen pipework. -Database Manager
2012-09-20 - Updated through online information from Rodney J. Weed. -- This organ has been rebuilt again by Schantz Organ Company. -Database Manager
Stoplist taken from console, Autumn 1969 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Church of the Gesu, Roman Catholic Kimball, ex-Studebaker Theatre, Chicago Installed in Gesu Church, after 1903 Rebuilt by Kilgen, 1955 Great Organ, Manual II 16' Violone 8' Diapason I 8' Diapason II 8' Hohl Flute 8' Dulciana 4' Octave 4' Flute Harmonic 2 2/3' Twelfth 2' Fifteenth IV Full Mixture 8' Tromba Chimes Choir Organ, Manual I 16' Dulciana 8' Geigen Diapason 8' Viola 8' Concert Flute 8' Flute Celeste 8' Quintadena 8' Dolce 8' Unda Maris 4' Fugara 4' Flauto Traverso 2 2/3' Nazard 2' Harmonic Piccolo 1 3/5' Tierce 1' Sifflote III Cornet 8' Clarinet Chimes Harp Swell Organ, Manual III 16' Lieblich Bourdon 8' Diapason 8' Gedeckt 8' Salicional 8' Voix Celeste 4' Geigen Octave 4' Klein Gedeckt 2' Flautina III Scharf 16' Fagot 8' Trompette 8' Oboe 8' Vox Humana 4' Clarion Solo Organ, Manual IV 8' Flute Mirabilis 8' Cello 8' Cello Celeste 4' Flute Ouverte V Mixture 8' Harmonic Trumpet 8' French Horn 8' English Horn 4' Harmonic Clarion Echo Organ 8' Fern Flute 8' Vox Angelica 8' Nachthorn 8' Nachthorn Celeste 4' Echo Flute 8' Vox Humana Pedal Organ 32' Contrabass 16' Diapason I 16' Diapason II 16' Violone 16' Bourdon 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 16' Contra Dolce 8' Octave 8' Violon Cello 8' Bass Flute 8' Gedeckt 5 1/3 Quint 4' Block Flute 2' Doublet III Mixture 16' Bombarde 16' Trombone 8' Bombarde 8' Trompette 4' Clarion [Received from Rick Erickson 2011-01-24.]
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