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
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 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 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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