St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church: Sanctuary; front
5472 S. Kimbark Ave.
Chicago, IL
Images
2013-05-22 - Exposed pipework behind altar (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2013-05-22 - Exposed pipework behind altar (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2013-05-22 - Pipework in chamber (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2013-05-22 - Console (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2013-05-22 - Console (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2018-01-11 - Altar with exposed pipework and chamber behind (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2016-04-02 - Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
2013-10-21 - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Movable Console
- 3 manuals
- 6 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- 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)
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
- Has crescendo
- Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2020-11-19 - Rebuild and enlargement of the original W.W. Kimball organ. -Jim Stettner
2020-11-19 - Updted through onlin infomation from Andew Sporner (as posted on Facebook International Pipe Organ Professionals Forum 11/18/2020), -- The final instrument was something on the order of 60 ranks and included discarded ranks from the University of Chicago Skinner organ that Roderer put in in the 1970's (after they found the original skinner ranks). -Jim Stettner
Stoplist
From: The Symphonic Organ
Transcriptions of Orchestral Masterworks
Thomas Weisflog, Scott Kumer duo organists
Meridian, 1998 Source: Stoplist taken from recording liner notes 1998
Great Organ Violone 16, Diapason 8, Violone 8, Violone Celeste 8, Harmonic Flute 8, Kleinflöte 8, Gedeckt 8 (Swell), Octave 4, Rohrflöte 4, Kleinflöte 4, Octave Quinte 2⅔, Super Octave 2, Blockflöte 2, Terz 1⅗, Mixture IV, Posaune 8, Rohrschalmei 8, French Horn 8 (Positive), Clarinet 8 (Choir), Cor Anglais 8 (Choir), Clarion 4 (Swell), Hautbois 4 (Swell), Chimes, Great 32, Great 16, Great Unison Off, Great 4
Choir Organ Bourdon 16, Diapason 8, Hohlflöte 8, Gemshorn 8, Gemshorn Celeste 8, Spitzflöte Celeste 8, Harmonic Flute 4, Cor Anglais 16, Clarinet 8, Corno 8, Clarion 4 (Swell)
Positiv Organ Rohrflöte 8, Koppelflöte 8, Flute Conique 4, Kleinflöte 4, Prinzipal 2, Quite 1⅓, Zimbel III, Orchestral Oboe 8, French 8, Fanfare Trumpet 8, Positiv 16, Positiv Unison Off, Positiv 4
Swell Organ Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Principal 8, Viole 8, Viole Celeste 8, Gedeckt 8, Principal 4, Gedeckt 4, Nazard 2⅔, Octavin 2, Tierce 1⅗, Larigot 1⅓, Sifflote 1, Scharf III, Hautbois 16, Trumpet 8, Hautbois 8, French Horn 8 (Positiv), Fanfare Trumpet 8 (Positiv), Clarion 4 (Positiv), Tremulant, Glockenstern, Swell 16, Swell Unison Off, Swell 4
Pedal Organ Gravissima 32, Untersatz 32, Subbass 32, Open Diapason 16, Violone 16 (Great), Gedeckt 16, Bourdon 16 (Choir), Lieblich Gedeckt 16 (Swell), Octave 8, Violone 8 (Great), Gedeckt 8, Dulciana 8, Gedeckt 8 (Swell), Super Octave 4, Flute Conique 4, Stopped Flute 4, Flute Conique 2, Mixture IV, Contra Posaune 32, Posaune 16, Hautbois 16 (Swell), Posaune 8, Hautbois 8, Fanfare Trumpet 8 (Positiv), Orchestral Oboe 4,
Couplers Great to Pedal 8, Great to Pedal 4, Swell to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 4, Positiv to Pedal 8, Positiv to Pedal 4, Swell to Great 16, Swell to Great 8, Swell to Great 4, Positiv to Great 16, Positiv to Great 8, Positiv to Great 4, Swell to Positiv 16, Swell to Positiv 8, Swell to Positiv 4
Combination Action General Pistons 1-14, Swell Pistons 1-6, Great Pistons 1-6, Choir-Positiv Pistons 1-6, Pedal Pistons 1-6, General Cancel, Memory Levels 32
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