Unknown - Auditorium exterior (Photograph by hauntednation.blogspot.com, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2020-09-25 - Originally built by W. W. Kimball Organ and installed in 1940, three-manual tubular pneumatic, probably the last large instrument they built before ceasing operations. In the 1970's Dan Garland (Texas, USA) replaced the Choir division with a new Positiv division. Other than some minor rescaling, the Great/Swell/Pedal remain unaltered. -Jeffery Nall
2020-09-25 - After consulting my archives, I found that the organ was built in 1940. Dan Garland's refurbishing of the instrument was accomplished in 1974 using the original console. The console was replaced with a new Schantz console in 1985, and assigned Schantz opus number 1797. -Jeffery Nall
2020-09-27 - Updated through online information LTU graduate Jeffrey Nall. -- There is not much to see because there is no exposed pipework. The pipework is divided: Swell and Pedal reeds are located stage left; Great, Positiv and Pedal flues are located stage right. The console is on rollers and completely movable. The Swell Trumpet unit was added when the console was installed in 1985. It's actually a French trompette with parallel, domed shallots. The lowest two octaves (16' and 32' octaves) are electronic using Peterson's old analog system. -Jim Stettner
Source: Recital program
Kimball/Garland Organ Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA GREAT 8' Principal 8' Concert Flute 4' Octave 4' Hohlflute 2' Super Octave IV Fourniture Tremulant Great to Great 16' Great Unison Off Great to Great 4' SWELL 16' Gedeckt 8' Geigen Principal 8' Rohrflute 8' Salicional 8' Celeste 4' Principal 4' Bourdon 2-2/3' Nazard 2' Block Flute 1-3/5' Tierce III Plein Jeu 16' Contra Trumpet 8' Trumpet 8' Bombarde 8' Oboe 4' Clarion Swell to Swell 16' Swell Unison Off Swell to Swell 4' POSITIV 8' Gedeckt 4' Koppel Flute 2' Principal 1-1/3' Larigot III Cymbel 8' Krummhorn Tremulant Positiv to Positiv 16' Positiv Unison Off Positiv to Positiv 4' PEDAL 32' Resulant 16' Principal 16' Bourdon 16' Gedeckt (sw) 8' Octave 8' Bourdon 8' Gedeckt (sw) 4' Super Octave 4' Bourdon 32' Contra Bassoon (analog electronic) 16' Contra Trumpet (sw) 16' Bombarde 8' Bombarde 4' Bombarde 4' Krummhorn (po) Great to Pedal 8, 4 Swell to Pedal 8, 4 Positiv to Pedal 8,4 Great to Positiv 8, 4 Swell to Positiv 16, 8, 4 Swell to Great 16, 8, 4 Positiv to Great 16, 8, 4 Positiv to Swell 8 Built in 1940 by W. W. Kimball Organ Co. In 1974, original Choir division replaced with new Positiv division by Dan Garland; minor rescaling/revoicing of retained pipework. In 1985, console replaced with custom Schantz console.
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