Better Pipe Organ Database

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1926)

Scottish Rite Masonic Center
202 South 20th Street
Omaha, NE

Images

2013-07-21 - Building exterior (Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Interior and console (Photograph by Center website, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Rear of auditorium (Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Interior, stage and console (Photograph by schemmer.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-17 - Auditorium interior and façade pipes (Photograph by Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1926 - Clarence Eddy at the console (Photograph from an archival source: Jim Lewis collection, submitted by Jim Lewis/Jim Lewis)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
3 manuals
25 stops
54 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
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo

Notes

2015-02-01 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by John Igoe, using information found in <em>The Diapason</em>, January 2015 p10. -- Bedient Pipe Organ refurbished the instrument in 2015, work included releathering and rewiring the console. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON November 1926

       Omaha, Nebraska
       Scotish Rite Masonic Center

       Kilgen   1926   3/25
       _______________________________________________

       GREAT                       SWELL
   16' Diapason          61    16' Bourdon          61
    8' 1st Open Diapason 61     8' Open Diapason    73
    8' 2nd Open Diapason 12     8' Stopped Diapason 12
    8' Tibia Clausa      61     8' Viol d'Orchestre 73
    8' Viol d'Gamba      61     8' Voix Celeste     61
    8' Gemshorn          61     8' Aeoline          73
    8' Melodia           CH     4' Flute d'Amour    12
    4' Octave            12     4' Violina          --
    4' Flute             CH     2' Flautina         61
2 2/3' Flute Quint       CH   III  Dolce Cornet    183
    2' Flute Octaviante  CH    16' Fagotto          73
    8' Tuba              61     8' Cornopean        73
    4' Tuba Clarion      12     8' Oboe             12
       Chimes            20     8' Vox Humana       73
                                4' Clarion Dolce    12
       CHOIR                       Tremolo
   16' Bass Flute        tc
    8' Open Diapason     GT        PEDAL
    8' Violin Diapason   73    32' Open Diapason   res
    8' Melodia           61    16' Open Diapason    32
    8' Violoncello       GT    16' 2nd Open Diapsn  GT
    8' Quintadena        73    16' Bourdon          32
    8' Gemshorn          GT    16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
    8' Gemshorn Celeste  61     8' Octave           GT
    8' Dulciana          73     8' Bass Flute       12
    4' Flute             12     8' Dolce Flute      SW
    4' Fugara            GT     8' Violoncello      GT
    2' Piccolo           12    16' Bassoon          SW
    8' Clarinet          73
    8' Orchestral Oboe  syn
       Tremolo
       Harp              49

       [Received from Jeff Scofield January 16, 2023]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON November 1926 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield