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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1930)

St. Paul's Methodist Church: Sanctuary
5501 Main St.
Houston, TX

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

Images

Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1930s)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
50 stops
65 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

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> November 1929 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

     Houston, Texas
     St. Paul's Methodist Church

     Kilgen   1930   4/54
     ___________________________________________________

     GREAT                          CHOIR

 16' Double Diapason     61      8' English Diapason  73
  8' Major Diapason      61      8' Melodia           73
  8' Second Diapason     61      8' Quintadena        73
  8' Philomela           61      8' Dulciana          73
  8' Melodia             61      8' Unda Maris        61
  8' Gemshorn            61      4' Flute Harmonic    73
  8' Gemshorn Celeste    49      2' Piccolo Harmonic  61
  4' Octave              61      8' French Horn       73   
  4' Flute Harmonic      61      8' Clarinet          73
  4' Flute d'Amour       61         Tremolo
  V  Ripieno Maggiore   305         Sub
III  Ripieno Minore      --         Unison Off
  X  Ripieno Fondamente  --         Super
  8' Tuba Harmonic       73         Chimes            25
     Sub                            Harp              49
     Unison Off                     Celesta
     Super
     Chimes              CH         SOLO
     Harp                CH
     Celesta             CH      8' Stentorphone      73
                                 8' Tibia Clausa      73
     SWELL                       8' Solo Gamba        73
                                 8' Gamba Celeste     61
 16' Bourdon             73      8' Tuba Harmonic     73
  8' Diapason Phonon     73      8' English Horn      73
  8' Stopped Diapason    73         Tremolo
  8' Viola da Gamba      73         Sub
  8' Solo Violin         73         Unison Off
  8' Voix Celeste        61         Super
  8' Echo Salicional     73         Chimes
  4' Flute ⌂             73
 16' Contra Oboe         73         PEDAL
 16' Bass Vox Humana     tc
  8' Cornopean           73     32' Grand Diapason    --
  8' Oboe                12     16' First Diapason    32
  8' Solo Vox Humana     73     16' Second Diapason   GT
  4' Oboe Clarion        12     16' Bourdon           32
  4' Soprano Vox Humana  73     16' Violone           32
     Vox Humana Chorus  III     16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
     Tremolo                     8' Octave            12
     Vox Humana Tremolo          8' Flute             12
     Sub                         8' Cello             12
     Unison Off                  8' Gedeckt           SW
     Super                       4' Super Octave      GT
                                16' Trombone          32
     ECHO                       16' Contra Oboe       SW
                                 8' Tromba            12
  8' English Diapason    73         Chimes            CH
  8' Fernflöte           73
  8' Viol d'Orchestre    73
  8' Unda Maris          73
  8' Waldflöte           73
  8' Vox Humana          73
     Chimes

      [Received from Jeff Scofield November 27, 2015]

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