Better Pipe Organ Database

Kilgen Organ Co. (1950s)

United Lutheran Church
506 Superior Avenue
Crystal Falls, MI

Images

2012-09-09 - Chancel, Chamber Grillework, Console, and Chimes (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2012-09-09 - Console (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2012-09-09 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2012-09-09 - Great Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2012-09-09 - Swell Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2012-09-09 - Pedal Stopkeys (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

2012-09-09 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Rodney J. Weed/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
25 stops
3 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)
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical

Notes

2012-10-09 - An original installation. Identified by Rodney J. Weed, based on personal knowledge of the organ.<br><br>Information here is from a personal visit to the church on September 9, 2012. I am not sure what ranks may be duplexed or extensions. I sampled some of the ranks but did not play the organ extensively because of time limitations. I also had to guess at when the organ may have been put into the church. -Database Manager

2012-10-13 - Updated through online information from Rodney J. Weed. -Database Manager

2024-02-29 - Information from Shawn Keith, 2024-02-28: This is a well-maintained stock model Kilgen of three ranks; 16' Bourdon, 8' Dulciana, and 4' Diapason. All stops are derived from these three base ranks. -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

Stoplist taken from the console September 9, 2012 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Crystal Falls, Michigan
United Lutheran Church (ELCA)

Kilgen  1940s or 1950s

GREAT

8'     Diapason
8'     Gedeckt
8'     Dulciana
4'     Octave
4'     Klein Gedeckt
4'     Dulcet
2'     Dolce Fifteenth
1 3/5  Dolce Tierce
II     Grave Mixture

Chimes

Swell to Great 8'


SWELL

16'    Lieblich Bourdon
8'     Diapason
8'     Quintadena
8'     Gedeckt
8'     Dulciana
4'     Octave
4'     Klein Gedeckt
2 2/3  Nasard
2'     Flautino
III    Mixture

Tremolo


PEDAL

16'    Bourdon
8'     Still Gedeckt
8'     Dulciana
4'     Octave
4'     Flute
2'     Doublette


The organ appears to have a lot of duplexing and unification but I did not have enough time to test this out at the console when I was there on 9/9/12.  The organ appears to have at least 10 ranks but possibly more if the duplexing and unification are minimal.




 [Received from Rodney J. Weed 2012-10-10.]