Better Pipe Organ Database

Kilgen Organ Co. (1949)

Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church
1322 Brown Street
Dayton, OH

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
20 stops
30 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys on Angled Jambs
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

Gallery

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
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
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2022-07-22 - This organ was significantly altered/rebuilt by local technicians in the late 1990s to early 2000s. Very little of the original Kilgen exists in its original condition. Many ranks were removed, replaced, or improperly revoiced during this time. The casework was significantly altered and the non-speaking facade pipes removed. The casework alterations negatively affect the serviceability of the instrument. Great principal chorus was replaced at some point with speaking but unvoiced supply house pipes on home built, triangular, DE chests. The organ control system was replaced at some point with a conglomerate of Peterson, Solid State, and other circuitry of unknown manufacture - none of which is working reliability. The current console is by Austin and has a Klann digital combination action installed. The original Austin key contact system was retained in the previous rebuild and no longer operates reliably. Within the past few years, a new company has taken over the maintenance of the organ and is working with the parish on a full, but staged, rebuild of the organ. Their work has been done professionally and properly, resulting in greater overall functionality of the organ and improved tone on ranks that previously had voicing issues. -Nicholas Koch

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> January 1949 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Dayton, Ohio
     Holy Angels R. C. Church

     Kilgen   1949   3/22
     _________________________________________________

     GREAT (encl w/CH)             CHOIR

  8' Diapason        61        16' Dulciana         73
  8' Hohlflöte       61         8' Open Diapason    73
  8' Gemshorn        61         8' Melodia          73
  4' Octave          61         8' Dulciana         12
  8' Trumpet         61         8' Unda Maris       61
     Tremulant                  4' Flute d'Amour    73
     Sub                        4' Dulcet           12
     Unison Off             2 2/3' Dolce 12th       --
     Super                      2' Dolce 15th       --
     Chimes                 1 3/5' Dolce Tierce     --
                                8' Clarinet         73
     SWELL                         Tremulant
                                   Sub
  8' Geigen Diapason 73            Unison Off
  8' Gedeckt         73            Super
  8' Salicional      73
  8' Voix Celeste    73            PEDAL
  4' Flute           73
III  Mixture        183        16' Major Bass       32
  8' Oboe            73        16' Bourdon          32
     Tremulant                 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 12 SW
     Sub                       16' Dulciana         CH
     Unison Off                 8' Flute            12
     Super                      8' Gedeckt          SW
                                8' Dulciana         CH

     [Received from Jeff Scofield November 21, 2015]