Better Pipe Organ Database

Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 4802 (1920's)

First M. E. Church: Sanctuary
802 N 4th Street
Sayre, OK

Images

2013-01-27 - Chancel with facade and console (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page (cropped), submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

2015-04-19 - Sanctuary with organ facade in front (Photograph from an archival source: Church Facebook page, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

ca. 1950's - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Chancel

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
2 manuals
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

Notes

2021-11-01 - Identified by John Montgomery based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- I do not remember the opus # or the exact year it was built, but I'm sure it was built in the 1920's, ca 1925-1927. It is two manuals and I don't know how many ranks. The entire organ is contained in a swell box, so it is entirely under expression. I hope that I am not assuming too much in assuming that it is still extant. In the 1960's, when I first saw and played it, it was in excellent working condition and was used for every Sunday service. I hope it is still there and still maintained. -Jim Stettner