Better Pipe Organ Database

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1931)

St. Paul's Evang. / St Paul's U.C.C.
5323 W Margaret St.
Monee, IL

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

Images

2015-06-05 - Pipework (From the parish Facebook page - used with permission, courtesy of Christina Holston/Database Manager)

2015-06-05 - Console in place (From the parish Facebook page - used with permission, courtesy of Christina Holston/Database Manager)

Unknown - Church Exterior (From the parish Facebook page - used with permission, courtesy of Christina Holston (2008)/Database Manager)

2015-06-05 - Pipework (From the parish Facebook page - used with permission, courtesy of Christina Holston/Database Manager)

2014-04-10 - Sanctuary Interior and Organ Chamber Grille (From the parish Facebook page - used with permission, courtesy of Christina Holston/Database Manager)

2018-09-21 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by Christina Holston/Database Manager)

2018-09-21 - Console: pedal movements and toe lever (Photograph by Christina Holston/Database Manager)

2018-09-21 - Stored Console on display (Photograph by Christina Holston/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
10 stops
18 registers
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
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons

Notes

2019-02-15 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. <br>Identified by James R. Stettner, listing conversations with this person as the source of the information: Kilgen. . James R. Stettner also gave this as a source of information: This console was listed for sale on Facebook 'Pipe Organ Garage Sale'.<br>After seeing the Facebook console listing, I contacted the church and entered into correspondence with a member who will be providing photos for the Database. A stoplist has also been extracted from the console and chamber photos. -Database Manager

2019-02-22 - Updated by James R. Stettner, listing conversations with this person as the source of the information: Christina Holston - parishioner and Monee Historical Society. <br> <br> -Database Manager

Stoplist

Original document from James R. Stettner. Source: Stoplist taken from photos of the console and pipework 2019-03-02

Monee, Illinois
St. Paul's Evang. / St Paul's U.C.C.

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc., Opus 4715, 1931 - Original Specifications


GREAT (Expressive)                           COUPLERS
   8'     Diapason                  61          Swell 8                  [to Pedal]
   8'     Melodia                   61          Great 8                  [to Pedal]
   8'     Dulciana                  61
   4'     Wald Floete               12          Swell 16                 [to Great]
   8      Trumpet                   61          Swell 8                  [to Great]
          Chimes    (A22 - f42)    (21)         Swell 4                  [to Great]

   Unison Off
   Great 4                                   FINGER PISTONS
                                                Swell & Pedal                 1 – 4
                                                Great & Pedal                 1 – 4
SWELL (Expressive)
   8'     Open Diapason             73          
   8'     Stopped Diapason          61 ▲     TOE LEVERS       
   8'     Echo Salicional           61          Great Rev   [Gt. to Ped.]     (rev)
   8'     Voix Celeste        (tc)  49
   4'     Flute d'Amour             12 ▲
   2-2/3' Nasard                     7 ▲     PEDAL MOVEMENTS
   2'     Flautino                   5 ▲        Expression                   (bal.)        
   8      Cor d'Amour               73          Crescendo                    (bal.)
          Tremolo

   Swell 16
   Unison Off                                ACTION: E-P primary (pitman) & unit
   Swell 4
                                             VOICES: 10

PEDAL (Expressive)                           STOPS: 18; inc. chimes
   16'    Bourdon                   32 ☼
   16'    Lieblich Gedeckt    (Sw)  12 ▲     RANKS: 10
   8'     Bass Flute                12 ☼ 
   8'     Flauto Dolce        (Sw)  –- ▲     PIPES: 653


NOTES
The Kilgen was installed in a chamber on the front, left side of the sanctuary with the
console placed directly in front of the grille and the organist facing the congregation.
Access to the chamber was through a door in the chancel.

At an unknown time, a 4'/2' Principal unit was added to the Swell – replacing the
original unified 2-2/3' Nasard and 2' Flautino.

In June 2015, the church elected to replace their Kilgen pipe organ with an appliance.
The pipes were crated and taken by an unnamed person or firm for reuse. The console was
stored in a garage for several years, and listed for sale on Facebook 'Pipe Organ Garage
Sale' in September 2018. It's subsequent disposition is unknown. The other components
like windchests, regulators, expression shutters, etc. were presumably consigned to the
dump.

Sources: Kilgen opus list; photos by Christina Holston of the Monee Historical
         Society.


St. Paul's UCC
5323 W. Margaret St.
Monee, IL. 60449  
(708) 534-8471                               Documented: September 2018

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