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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 3496 (1927)

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Basilica
526 59th Street
New York City: Brooklyn, NY

Images

Unknown - Building exterior (Photograph by North American Conference of Redemptorists, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Nave, Balcony, and Twin Organ Cases (Photograph from a Kilgen brochure; image courtesy of Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
41 stops
72 registers
5 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> December 1927 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Brooklyn, New York
       Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

       Kilgen   Op. 3496   1927   4/43
       ___________________________________________________

       GREAT                         SWELL

   16' Open Diapason      61     16' Bourdon            73
    8' 1st Open Diapason  61      8' Diapason Phonon    73
    8' 2nd Open Diapason  12      8' Small Diapason     73
    8' 3rd Open Diapason  61      8' Stopped Flute      73
    8' Grossflöte         61      8' Clarinet Flute     12
    8' Gamba              61      8' Viole d'Orchestre  73
    8' Melodia            61      8' Salicional         73
    8' Gemshorn           61      8' Voix Celeste       61
    4' Octave             12      8' Aeoline            73
    4' Forest Flute       12      4' Prestant           12
2 2/3' Flute Quint         7      4' Flute d'Amour      12
    2' Flute Octaviante    5      4' Violina            12
    8' Tromba             61      2' Flautina           12
    4' Clarion            12    III  Cornet            183
       Sub                       16' Fagotto            73
       Unison Off                 8' Cornopean          73
       Super                      8' Oboe               73
                                  8' Vox Humana         73
       SOLO                       4' Clarion Dolce      12
                                     Tremolo
   16' Contra Tibia       73         Sub
    8' Stentorphone       61         Unison Off
    8' Gross Gamba        73         Super
    8' Gamba Celeste      61
    8' Tibia Clausa       12         CHOIR
    4' Gambette           12
    4' Tibia              12     16' Quintaton          73
   16' Tuba Profunda      73      8' Violone Diapason   73
    8' Tuba Harmonic      12      8' Violoncello        73
    8' Cor Anglais        61      8' Concert Flute      73
    4' Clarion            12      8' Flute Celeste      61
       Tremolo                    8' Quintadena         12
       Sub                        8' Dulciana           73
       Unison Off                 8' Unda Maris         61
       Super                      4' Fugara             12
       Chimes             25      4' Flauto Traverso    12
                                  2' Piccolo            12
       PEDAL                      8' French Horn        73
                                  8' Clarinet           73
   32' Open Diapason     res      8' Orchestral Oboe   syn
   16' 1st Open Diapason  32         Tremolo
   16' 2nd Open Diapason  GT         Sub
   16' Bourdon            32         Unison Off
   16' Violone            32         Super
   16' Tibia              SO         Harp               49
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt   SW
   16' Quintaton          CH
    8' Octave             12
    8' Bass Flute         12
    8' Cello              12
   16' Tuba Profunda      SO
   16' Bassoon            SW
    8' Tromba             SO

         [Received from Jeff Scofield October 2, 2015]

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