Better Pipe Organ Database

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 4709 (1931)

First Methodist Church: Sanctuary
800 W. Fifth Street
Fort Worth, TX

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
54 stops
71 registers
6 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
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

Notes

2015-11-25 - Replaced in 1966 by 4/110 Reuter Op. 1540, retaining some Kilgen pipework. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> March 1931 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

      Fort Worth, Texas
      First Methodist Church

      Kilgen   Op. 4709   1931   4/59
      ____________________________________________________

      GREAT                          SWELL

  16' Diapason            61     16' Bourdon            73
   8' First Diapason      61      8' Diapason           73
   8' Second Diapason     61      8' Rohrflöte          73
   8' Third Diapason      61      8' Quintadena         73
   8' Flauto Maggiore     61      8' Solo Violin        73
   8' Clarabella          61      8' Viole d'Orchestre  73
   8' Violoncello         61      8' Viole Celeste      61
   8' Gemshorn            61      8' Echo Salicional    73
   8' Gemshorn Celeste    49      4' Flauto d'Amore     73     
   8' Dulciana            61      4' Violina            73
   4' Octave              61      2' Flageolet          61
   4' Harmonic Flute      61      8' Cornopean          73
  IV  Ripieno Minore     122      8' Oboe Horn          73
  VI  Ripieno Maggiore   183      8' Oboe d'Amore       73
VIII  Ripieno Fondamente  --      8' Vox Humana         73
   8' Tuba Harmonic       61         Tremulant
      Sub                            Sub
      Unison Off                     Unison Off
      Super                          Super
      Chimes              25         Harp               GT
      Harp                61
                                     SOLO
      CHOIR
                                  8' Diapason           73
  16' Viole               73      8' Stentorphone       73
   8' Geigen Principal    73      8' Tibia Clausa       73
   8' Concert Flute       73      8' Solo Gamba         73
   8' Unda Maris          61      8' Gamba Celeste      61
   8' Cello               GT      4' Flute Ouverte      73
   8' Viola               12      8' Tuba Mirabilis     73
   8' Dolce               GT      8' English Horn       73
   4' Violetta            73         Tremulant
   4' Flute               12         Sub
   2' Piccolo Harmonic    61         Unison Off
   8' Clarinet            73         Super
   8' Orchestral Oboe     73
      Tremulant                      PEDAL
      Sub
      Unison Off                 32' Resultant          --
      Super                      16' 1st Diapason       32
      Harp                GT     16' 2nd Diapason       32
      Celesta             GT     16' Bourdon            32
                                 16' Violone            32
      ECHO                       16' Bourdon            SW
                                 16' Contre Viole       CH
   8' Gedeckt             61      8' 1st Diapason       12
   8' Viola               61      8' Bourdon            12
   8' Voix Celeste        61      8' Violone            12
   4' Fernflöte           61      8' Flauto Dolce       32
   2' Piccolo             61      4' Bourdon            12
   8' Waldhorn            61      4' Violone            12
      Tremulant                   8' Tuba               12 GT
      Chimes              GT

        [Received from Jeff Scofield November 25, 2015]

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