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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 4704 (1933)

St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church
52 Smith Street
Elizabeth, NJ

Images

2024-02-03 - Facade of Geo. Kilgen & Son Pipe Organ (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Pedal stoptabs (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Swell stoptabs (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Great stoptabs (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Choir stoptabs (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Chimes switch (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Power switch (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Builder's nameplate (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Console (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

2024-02-03 - Pedalboard (Thomas O./Thomas O.)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
34 stops
51 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The American Organist</i> September 1933 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       Elizabeth, New Jersey
       St. Michael's R. C. Church

       Kilgen   1933   3/37
       ___________________________________________________

       As per the policy of THE AMERICAN ORGANIST at the
       time, stop names of extensions and borrows are 
       shown with the same name as the parent rank.

       GREAT (*unenclosed)           SWELL

   16' Diapason         73 *     16' Bourdon            73
    8' 1st Diapason     73 *      8' Horn Diapason      73
    8' 2nd Diapason     12 *      8' Stopped Flute      73
    8' Philomela        73        8' Salicional         73
    8' Flute Harmonique 73        8' Voix Celeste       61
    8' Gross Gamba      73        8' Orchestral Violin  73
    8' Gemshorn         73        4' Flauto d'Amore     73
    4' Octave           73 *      4' Fugara             73
    4' Flute Harmonique 12        4' Salicional         12
2 2/3' Flute Harmonic   --        2' Salicional         --
    2' Flute Harmonic   --       IV  Ripieno Minore    122
1 3/5' Flute Harmonic   --       VI  Ripieno Maggiore  183
    8' Tromba           73     VIII  Ripieno Fondamente --
    4' Tromba           73        8' Trumpet            73
       Tremulant                  8' Orchestral Oboe    73
       Sub                        8' Vox Humana         73
       Unison Off                    Tremulant
       Super                         Vox Tremulant
       Chimes           25           Sub
                                     Unison Off
       CHOIR                         Super
                                     Aeolsharp
    8' Geigen Principal 73
    8' Concert Flute    73           PEDAL
    8' Viola da Gamba   73       32' Resultant          --
    8' Dulciana         73       16' Diapason           32
    8' Unda Maris       61       16' Diapason           GT
    4' Geigen Principal 12       16' Sub Bass           32
    4' Rohrflöte        73       16' Violone            32
    2' Rohrflöte        --       16' Bourdon            SW
    8' French Horn      73        8' Sub Bass           12
    8' Clarinet         73        8' Violone            12
       Tremulant                  8' Bourdon            SW
       Sub                       IV  Ripieno Minore     SW
       Unison Off                16' Tuba Profunda      32
       Super                         Chimes             GT
       Harp             61

         [Received from Jeff Scofield November 22, 2015]

Documents

(1931-01-01) Spec from Kilgen. -Stephen McCarthy