St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral
1118 North Mesa
El Paso, TX
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
1986 - Console (Steve Rand/Steve Rand)
1986 - Facade (Steve Rand/Steve Rand)
1986 - Choir Division (Steve Rand/Steve Rand)
1986 - Great Division & Facade Rear View (Steve Rand/Steve Rand)
1986 - 16' Open Diapason (Pedal) (Steve Rand/Steve Rand)
December 2018 - Nave interior with retained case front and facade in the rear gallery (Cannundrum.blogspot.com/Jim Stettner)
December 2018 - Rear gallery with organ (Cannundrum.blogspot.com/Jim Stettner)
December 2018 - Retained organ case front and facade (Cannundrum.blogspot.com/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main; rear gallery
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 3 manuals
- 27 stops
- 31 registers
- 4 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
- 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
2014-08-20 - From the cathedral web site: "The Cathedral's original pipe organ was made by George Kilgen & Son of St. Louis at a cost of $7,000. It had 2500 pipes and was electrical in its mechanism, and had a marvelous tone. "On May 17, 1988, during a thunderstorm, a lightning bolt struck the steeple and set it on fire causing considerable damage. The damaged steeple was removed and a new one erected. The organ was completely destroyed due to extensive water damage as well as part of the interior of the church." -Database Manager
2018-02-23 - Updated by Christian Draper, who has heard or played the organ. Facade pipes still extant. The cathedral now uses a digital organ for services. -Database Manager
2021-05-11 - The Kilgen organ was rendered inoperable after a lightning strike in 1988, which set fire to the church steeple. While extingushing the fire, water entered parts of the organ. Some electrical damage was caused by the lightning strike itself. The Parish decided to replace the Kilgen with an electronic instrument, and install the original facade against the rear wall of the choir loft, giving the choir an additional 10 feet of space. The console and all internal components were removed, leaving the case and facade pipes. Nothing was destroyed, and most of the parts remain in storage at several locations in El Paso. The console and most of the Swell division are installed at the St. Luke Catholic Church Parish Hall, 930 E. Redd Rd. in El Paso. Playing condition is unknown. -Steve Rand
2024-07-18 - Updated through online information from Steve Rand (July 18, 2024): The console was original, and on a rolling platform, and could be moved anywhere in the choir loft. The stop layout is tilt tabs located above the manuals. There is a Crescendo pedal. There are 5 Divisional combination pistons per manual, and 5 General pistons beneath the Great Manual. Also 2 Toe pistons, Sforzando and ? -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
[Steven E. Lawson August 19, 2014] Source: The Diapason, October 1918 with corrections
GREAT Open Diapason No. 1 8, Open Diapason No. 2 8, Dulciana 8, Violoncello 8, Doppel Flute 8, Clarabella 8, Flute d'Amour 4, Orchestral Horn 8, Chimes (in swell box)
SWELL Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Open Diapason 8, Viol d'Orchestre 8, Vox Celeste 8, Aeoline 8, Stopped Flute 8, Flute Harmonique 4, Flautina 2, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8
PEDAL Open Diapason 16, Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Resultant 32 (utilizing the 16' Open Diapason pipework), Violoncello 8, Octave Bass 8
CHOIR Violin Diapason 8, Dulciana 8, Unda Maris 8, Melodia 8, Flute 4, Piccolo Harmonique 2, Clarinet 8
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