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Reuter Organ Co. (1936)

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

Images

2020-08-07 - Extant case from the 1936 Kilgen instrument, as viewed from the choir loft. The instrument itself was parted out in 1972 (Photograph by Chase Becker/Chase Becker)

2020-08-07 - Extant case from the 1936 Kilgen instrument, as viewed from the choir loft. The instrument itself was parted out in 1972 (Photograph by Chase Becker/Chase Becker)

2020-08-07 - Extant case from the 1936 Kilgen instrument, as viewed from the nave. The instrument itself was parted out in 1972 (Photograph by Chase Becker/Chase Becker)

Notes

2021-04-10 - The Kilgen was a used instrument when it was installed. A newspaper article states that it came from a School for the Blind in Kansas. -Jim Stettner

Documents

• (1972-06-08) "St. Charles to Dedicate New Organ" 2 of 2 Newspaper article (continued) that mentions the fate of the 1936 Kilgen instrument. -Chase Becker
• (1972-06-08) "St. Charles to Dedicate New Organ" 1 of 2 Newspaper article that mentions the fate of the 1936 Kilgen instrument -Chase Becker
• (1936-12-24) "Pipe Organ Installed at St. Charles Catholic Church" Newspaper article describing the new instrument in 1936. -Chase Becker

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