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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 5281 (1935)

WKY Radio, Skirvin Tower: Radio studio
1st Street & Broadway
Oklahoma City, OK

Images


Unknown - Console and room (Photograph from an archival source: The American Organist May 1936, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-04-21 - Console ((at the Oklahoma History Center) Photograph by Dick Sharp/Database Manager)

Unknown - Console ((ca. 1936) Studio Publicity Photograph; image courtesy of Steven Lawson/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2015-03-24 - The premier of the WKY Radio organ was on April 13, 1936, and featured Jesse Crawford, "The Poet of the Organ". -Database Manager

2017-05-07 - 1936 (Op. 5281A) Added four ranks<BR> 1936 (Op. 5281B) Added Vibraharp -Database Manager

2015-04-28 - ca. 1966 the organ was moved to the Municipal Auditorium -Database Manager


Stoplist

From Factory Specification (June 17, 1934) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
WKY Radio Station

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.   Opus 5281   1935                                  4 manuals, 10 ranks
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         PEDAL ORGAN                               SOLO ORGAN (III)
     32' Resultant                             16' Tuba
     16' Tuba                                  16' Tibia
     16' Tibia                                 16' Trumpet (tc)
     16' Violone                               16' Bass Viole
     16' Bourdon                               16' Bourdon
      8' Tuba                                   8' Tuba
      8' Diapason                               8' Diapason
      8' Tibia                                  8' Tibia
      8' Trumpet                                8' Solo Violin
      8' Cello                                  8' Post Horn
      8' Flute                                  8' Trumpet
      4' Clarion                                8' Viol d'Orchestre
      4' Octave                                 8' Viol Celeste
      4' Tibia                                  8' Flute
         Great to Pedal                         8' Vox Humana
         Accompaniment to Pedal                 4' Clarion
                                                4' Tibia
         PEDAL SECOND TOUCH                        Orchestre Bells
         Bass Drum                                 Glockenspiel
         Cymbal                                    Xylophone
         Tympani                                   Chimes
                                                   Chinese Cymbal (large size)
         ACCOMPANIMENT ORGAN (I)
     16' Contra Viol (tc)                          BOMBARDE ORGAN (IV)
     16' Bourdon                               16' Tuba
      8' Tuba                                  16' Trumpet (tc)
      8' Diapason                              16' Tibia
      8' Tibia                                 16' Post Horn (tc)
      8' Post Horn                             16' Bass Viole
      8' Trumpet                                8' Tuba
      8' Solo Violin                            8' Diapason
      8' Viol d'Orchestre                       8' Solo Violin
      8' Viol Celeste                           8' Post Horn
      8' Flute                                  8' Trumpet
      8' Vox Humana                             8' Tibia
      4' Tibia                                  4' Clarion
      4' Viol d'Orchestre                       4' Trumpet
      4' Viol Celeste                           4' Tibia
      4' Flute                                  4' Violin
      4' Vox Humana                         2 2/3' Quint (Tibia)
  2 2/3' Twelfth                                   Great to Bombarde 8'
      2' Piccolo
      8' Harp                                      COMBINATION PISTONS
      4' Harp                                      Accomp. & Pedal   1-2-3-4-5-6
         Chrysoglott                               Great & Pedal     1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
         Snare Drum                                Solo & Pedal      1-2-3-4-5-6
         Tambourine                                Bombarde & Pedal  1-2-3-4-5-6
         Castanets                                 General           1-2-3-4-5-6
         Chinese Block                             Individual Cancellor Tab for each Manual
         Solo to Accompaniment                     General Cancellor Piston for entire Organ
                                                   
         ACCOMPANIMENT SECOND TOUCH                TOE PISTONS
      8' Tuba                                      Tambourine
      8' Diapason                                  Castanets
      8' Tibia                                     Tom Tom
      8' Quintadena (Syn)                          Sleigh Bells
      4' Tibia                                     Chinese Block
         Xylophone
         Chimes                                    TREMOLOS
         Solo to Accompaniment                     General
                                                   Tibia
         GREAT ORGAN (II)                          Tuba
     16' Tuba                                      Trumpet
     16' Trumpet (tc)                              Post Horn
     16' Diapason (tc)                             Vox Humana
     16' Tibia
     16' Bass Viole                                GENERAL
     16' Viol d'Orchestre (tc)                     Expression Pedal - Chamber #1
     16' Bourdon                                   Expression Pedal - Chamber #2
     16' Vox Humana (tc)                           Crescendo Pedal (Great only)
      8' Tuba                                      Sforzando Pedal
      8' Diapason
      8' Tibia                                     First Touch  - Snare Drum
      8' Post Horn                                 Second Touch - Bass Drum and Cymbal
      8' Trumpet
      8' Orchestral Oboe (Syn)
      8' Solo Violin
      8' Viol d'Orchestre                          --------------- STOP ANALYSIS ---------------
      8' Viol Celeste                                                    scale   pipes  pressure
      8' Quintadena (Syn)                          16' Tibia Clausa      No. 1    92      15"
      8' Flute                                     16' Solo String         44     85      10"
      8' Vox Humana                                16' Flute Unit                 97      10"
      4' Clarion                                        1-24 No. 2 Pedal Bourdon
      4' Trumpet                                       25-73 Melodia No. 1
      4' Octave                                        74-97 Reg. Melodia Trebles
      4' Tibia                                      8' Open Diapason       40     73      10"
      4' Violin                                     8' Viol d'Orchestre    60     85      10"
      4' Viol d'Orchestre                           8' Viol Celeste (tc)   60     61      10"
      4' Viol Celeste                              16' Tuba (Harm. TF up)  10"    85      15"
      4' Flute                                      8' Trumpet              4½    73      15"
  2 2/3' Twelfth                                    8' Post Horn          Reg.    61      15"
      2' Fifteenth (On String)                      8' Vox Humana         Solo    73       6"
      2' Piccolo                                       Marimbaphone               49 bars
  1 3/5' Tierce                                        Chrysoglott (Deagan)       37 bars
         Harp                                          Xylophone                  37 bars
         Marimba                                       Orchestra Bells            37 bars
         Chrysoglott                                   Chimes (Deagan "D")        20 tubes
         Xylophone
         Chimes
         Solo to Great 8'
         Solo to Great 4'
         Solo to Great 16'
         Bombarde to Great 8'


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2015-04-28]


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