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Kilgen Organ Co. Opus 7810 (1957)

St. Joseph Catholic Church: Church
220 Church Street
St. Joseph, MI

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

Images

2012-06-10 - Pipework (Photograph by Greg Zyjewski/Database Manager)

2012-06-10 - Switching (Photograph by Greg Zyjewski/Database Manager)

2018-08-02 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Chad Boorsma/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
30 stops
3 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
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Has combination thumb pistons

Notes

2018-08-05 - Information from a dedication booklet provided by the church -- the organ was purchased for $6,250 and was dedicated on February 3, 1957. In 1966, C. A. Bentschneider removed the pipework and chests and installed a new chest for the Open Diapason pipes outside the chamber. During the rebuild, the parish was responsible for building a new elevated chamber for the organ. After this was completed, Mr. Bentschneider re-installed the pipework and chests and re-wired the organ. In 1982, George Price rebuilt the organ by adding a new Reisner console, re-leathering the windchests, and adding a Trumpet rank (built by Reuter). -Database Manager

2018-08-05 - In 2015, the parish dedicated a new Lauck Pipe Organ, which utilizes the ranks from the Kilgen organ. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Factory Specifications Source: Information supplied by the parish. Date not recorded

St. Joseph, Michigan
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

Kilgen Organ Company    Opus 7810    5 ranks    1957
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GREAT:
    8' Diapason           61 pipes
    8' Gedeckt            from Swell
    8' Viola              from Swell
    8' Dulciana           61 pipes
    4' Octave             12 pipes
    4' Kleingedeckt       from Swell
    4' Dulcet             12 pipes
    2' Dolce Fifteenth    from Dulciana
1 3/5' Dolce Tierce       from Dulciana
   II  Grave Mixture      12 pipes (from Diapason)
       Chimes             preparation

SWELL:
   16' Lieblich Bourdon   Tenor C, from Gedeckt
    8' Diapason           from Great
    8' Quintadena         combination
    8' Gedeckt            41 pipes
    8' Viola              61 pipes
    8' Viola Celeste      Tenor C, 49 pipes
    4' Octave             from Great
    4' Kleingedeckt       12 pipes
    4' Violina            from Viola
2 2/3' Nasard             7 pipes
    2' Flautino           5 pipes
  III  Mixture            12th-15th-17th Dulciana
    8' Oboe               combination

PEDAL:
   16' Bourdon            32 pipes
    8' Diapason           from Great
    8' Still Gedeckt      from Swell
    8' Viola              from Swell
    8' Dulciana           from Great
    4' Octave             from Great
    2' Doublette          from Great

[Received online from Chad Boorsma • August 7, 2018]

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