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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1931)

St. Thomas/St. John Vianney Seminary: Christ the King Chapel
1300 S. Steele Street
Denver, CO

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

Images

2012-05-26 - The Chapel is to the right (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
14 stops
34 registers
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
Has crescendo
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons

Notes

2016-05-22 - Replaced in 2017 by Kegg organ; some pipes were retained -Database Manager

2023-04-08 - St. Thomas Seminary closed in 1995; St. John Vianney Seminary was founded in 1999 using the St. Thomas facilities. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON October 1930

    Denver, Colorado
    St. Thomas Seminary

    Kilgen   1931   3/14
    ______________________________________________

    GREAT (encl w/CH)          SWELL
16' Contra Gamba      tc   16' Bourdon          61
 8' Open Diapason     61    8' English Diapason 73
 8' Doppelflöte       61    8' Stopped Diapason 12
 8' Gamba             61    8' Salicional       73
 8' Melodia           CH    8' Voix Celeste     61
 8' Dulciana          CH    8' Aeoline          73
 4' Octave            61    8' Quintadena      syn
 4' Flute             CH    4' Flute d'Amour    12
                            4' Salicet          --
    CHOIR                   2' Flautino         --
16' Dulciana          tc    8' Vox Humana       73
 8' Violoncello       GT
 8' Melodia           73       PEDAL
 8' Dulciana          12   32' Contra Bourdon  res
 4' Flute             12   16' Sub Bass         32
 4' Dulcet            12   16' Bourdon          12
 2' Piccolo           12   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
 8' Clarinet          73    8' Cello            GT
 8' Orchestral Oboe  syn    8' Flauto Dolce     SW

     [Received from Jeff Scofield April 8, 2023]

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