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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1910 ca.)

St. Lawrence Parish
132 Main St.
Saint Elizabeth, MO

Images


2023-01-23 - Church interior from loft (Photograph by Fr. Jeremy Secrist/Fr. Jeremy Secrist)

2019-09-22 - Pipework (Photograph by Fr. Jeremy Secrist/Fr. Jeremy Secrist)

2019-09-23 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Fr. Jeremy Secrist/Fr. Jeremy Secrist)

2019-09-22 - Keydesk (Photograph by Fr. Jeremy Secrist/Fr. Jeremy Secrist)

2019-09-22 - Facade (Photograph by Fr. Jeremy Secrist/Fr. Jeremy Secrist)

Consoles

Main


Stoplist

Source: From console

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1910ca.)
St. Lawrence Parish
Saint Elizabeth, MO

Great
8' Open Diapason
8' Melodia
8' Dulciana
4' Octave
2 Flautino

Swell
8' Violin Diapason
8' Salicional
8' Stopped Diapason
4' Violin
4' Flute Harmonic
Tremolo

Pedal
16' Bourdon

Couplers
Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal

Two fixed present combination pedals:
Great Piano
Great Forte

Source: From console September, 2019

St. Lawrence Catholic Church
St. Elizabeth, MO
ca. 1910 George Kilgen & Son
2 manual, mechanical action, 11 ranks

Great (61 notes)
8’	Open Diapason
8’	Dulciana
8’ 	Melodia
4’ 	Octave
2’ 	Fifteenth

Swell (61 notes)
8’ 	Violin Diapason 
8’	Salicional
8’	Stopped Diapason
4’	Flute Harmonic
4’ 	Violin
Mechanical action Swell pedal
	
Pedal (30 notes, concave, parallel)
16’	Bourdon

Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal 
Two fixed single-acting combination pedals effecting Great only: “Piano” & “Forte”
Tremolo
Bellows signal (non-functioning)

A 432 at 75? F
Wind pressure: 2.8” 

Evidence of rebuild / tonal revisions per removal of feeder bellows, replaced pipework & writing on Swell: “May 7, 1929  F.J.B.”

Original document from Fr. Jeremy A. Secrist. Source: Stoplist from keydesk 2019-09-22

St. Lawrence Catholic Church
St. Elizabeth, MO
ca. 1910 George Kilgen & Son
2 manual, mechanical action, 11 ranks

Great (61 notes)
8�	Open Diapason
8�	Dulciana
8� 	Melodia
4� 	Octave
2� 	Fifteenth

Swell (61 notes)
8� 	Violin Diapason 
8�	Salicional
8�	Stopped Diapason
4�	Flute Harmonic
4� 	Violin
Mechanical action Swell pedal
	
Pedal (30 notes, concave, parallel)
16�	Bourdon

Swell to Great
Swell to Pedal
Great to Pedal 
Two fixed single-acting combination pedals effecting Great only: �Piano� & �Forte�
Tremolo
Bellows signal (non-functioning)

A 432 at 75? F
Wind pressure: 2.8� 

Evidence of rebuild / tonal revisions per removal of feeder bellows, replaced pipework & writing on Swell: �May 7, 1929  F.J.B.�

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