Better Pipe Organ Database

W. W. Kimball Co. (1929)

Court Street Methodist Church: Sanctuary
Rockford, IL

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

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
26 stops
47 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Notes

2020-04-09 - The organ ended up being destroyed when the sanctuary burned in March 1969. -Database Manager

2012-11-12 - An original installation. Identified by Rick Erickson, using information found in an un-named publication. -- Advertised for sale 1969. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> February 1932 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Rockford, Illinois
       Court Street Methodist Church

       Kimball   1929   3/29
       _________________________________________________
       
       As per the policy of THE AMERICAN ORGANIST at the
       time, stop names of extensions and borrows are
       shown with the same name as the parent rank.       

       GREAT                         SWELL

   16' Diapason          73      16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
    8' Diapason          73       8' Diapason         73
    8' 2nd Diapason      12       8' Stopped Flute    73
    8' Doppelflöte       73       8' Quintadena       73
    8' Gamba             73       8' Viola            73
    8' Melodia           CH       8' Salicional       73
    8' Dulciana          CH       8' Voix Celeste     73
    4' Octave            73       4' Harmonic Flute   73
    4' Flauto Traverso   CH       4' Viola            12
   II  Mixure  12-15    122     III  Mixture         183
    8' Tromba            73      16' Cornopean        73
       Tremulant                  8' Cornopean        12
       Sub                        8' Oboe             73
       Unison Off                 8' Vox Humana       61
       Super                      4' Cornopean        12
       Chimes            20          Tremulant
       Harp              CH          Sub
                                     Unison Off
       CHOIR                         Super
                                     Harp             CH
   16' Dulciana          61
    8' English Diapason  73          PEDAL
    8' Melodia           73
    8' Dulciana          12      16' Diapason         32
    8' Unda Maris        73      16' Bourdon          32
    4' Melodia           12      16' Violone          GT
    4' Dulciana          12      16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
2 2/3' Nasard             7       8' Diapason         12
    2' Piccolo           --       8' Bourdon          12
    2' Dulciana           5       8' Cello            GT
    8' Clarinet          73       8' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
       Tremulant                  4' Bourdon          12
       Sub                       16' Cornopean        SW
       Unison Off                    Chimes           GT
       Super
       Harp              49
       Celesta

          [Received from Jeff Scofield May 21, 2016]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON August 1930 Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield