Better Pipe Organ Database

W. W. Kimball Co. (1925)

Chamber of Commerce Auditorium
426 Mulberry Street
Scranton, PA

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

Images

1926 - Charles M. Courboin at the console (Photograph from an archival source: From THE DIAPASON September 1926, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1930's - Building exterior (City Archives/Jim Tartella)

Summer 2013 - Building exterior (City Archives/Jim Tartella)

Consoles

Main

4 manuals
30 stops
67 registers
5 divisions
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Notes

2018-12-19 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by Jim Lewis, citing information from this publication: Music Trade Review December 19, 1925.<br>Designed by Charles Courboin -Database Manager

2025-03-04 - According to city records, organ was removed decades ago. The area where the organ had been was made into a stage. Chamber later moved out. Building was repurposed, sat empty and eventually sold in 2010. It has since been renovated into luxury apartments. Information received online from Jim Tartella on 2025-03-01 -Paul R. Marchesano

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON February 1925

       Scranton, Pennsylvania
       Chamber of Commerce Auditorium

       Kimball   4/35
       ________________________________________________

       GREAT                     CHOIR
   16' Bourdon         73    16' Gemshorn            73
    8' Principal Dipsn 73     8' Open Diapason       73
    8' Open Diapason   73     8' Concert Flute       GT
    8' Hohlflöte       73     8' Dulciana            73
    8' Concert Flute   12     8' Unda Maris          73
    8' Gemshorn        CH     4' Traverse Flute      GT
    4' Principal       12     4' Gemshorn            12
    4' Traverse Flute  12     2' Harmonic Piccolo    GT
2 2/3' Twelfth          m     8' Clarinet            73
    2' Fifteenth        m        Chimes              25
1 3/5' Seventeenth      m        Harp                61
    1' Twenty-Second    m        Celesta
   IV  Mixture        244
   16' Ophicleide      73        SOLO
    8' Tuba Sonora     12     8' Diapason Stentor    73
    4' Tuba Clarion    12     8' Tibia Clausa        73
       Harp 8'                8' Violoncello         73
       Celesta 4'             4' Solo Flute          12
       SECOND TOUCH------     8' Tuba Mirabilis      73
    8' Principal Diapason     8' French Horn         73
    8' Tibia Clausa           8' English Horn        73
    8' Cellos III                Chimes
    8' Tuba Sonora               Harp
       Chimes                    Celesta

       SWELL                     PEDAL
   16' Lieblich Gedeckt12    32' Acoustic Bass       --
    8' Diapason Phonon 73    16' Diaphonic Diapason  12 GT
    8' Clarabella      73    16' Contra Tibia Clausa 12 SO
    8' Gedeckt         61    16' Bourdon             GT
    8' Flute Celeste   73    16' Lieblich Gedeckt    SW
    8' Viole d'Orch    73    16' Contre Viole        12 SW
    8' Violes Cels II 146     8' Open Flute          GT
    8' Echo Salicional 73     8' Gedeckt             GT
    4' Flute d'Amour   12     8' Cello               SO
    4' Violina         12     8' Cellos II           --
2 2/3' Nazard           7    16' Bombarde            12 SO
    2' Flautino         5    16' Ophicleide          GT
1 3/5' Tierce           2    16' Contra Fagotto      SW
  III  Dolce Cornet   183     8' Tuba Sonora         GT
   16' Contra Fagotto  73        Chimes
    8' Trumpet         73
    8' Oboe Horn       12     m  from Great Mixture IV
    8' Orchestral Oboe 73
    8' Vox Humana      73        Pipecounts were not
    4' Octave Oboe     12        provided in the write-
       Chimes                    up and are approximate.
       Harp
       Celesta
 
        [Received from Jeff Scofield December 24, 2022]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON February 1925 Stoplist and commentary -Jeff Scofield