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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 6016 (1938)

Zion Lutheran Church: Sanctuary
2118 Market St.
Wheeling, WV

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

Images

Unknown - Building exterior (Photograph by sah-archipedia.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

3 manuals
31 stops
36 registers
5 divisions

Notes

2022-04-14 - The congregation moved to near-by Bethlehem WV in 1970; the old building was sold to the Oglebay Institute and is now known as the Towngate Theater, a community theater and cinema. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON June 1938

   Wheeling, West Virginia
   Zion Lutheran Church

   Kilgen   1938   3/33
   _____________________________________________

   GREAT                    SWELL
8' Open Diapason  73    16' Lieblich Bourdon  73
8' Clarabella     73     8' Geigen Principal  73
8' Gemshorn       73     8' Gedeckt           73
4' Octave         73     8' Viola da Gamba    73
4' Flute Harmonic 73     8' Voix Celeste      73
8' Tromba         73     8' Flauto Dolce      73
   Chimes         30     4' Flute Traversiere 73
                         2' Flautino          61
   CHOIR               III  Mixture          183
8' Open Diapason  73     8' Trumpet           73
8' Melodia        73     8' Oboe d'Amore      73
8' Dulciana       73
8' Unda Maris     61        PEDAL
4' Flute d'Amour  73    16' Major Bass        32
8' Clarinet       73    16' Bourdon           32
                        16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
   ECHO                  8' Bass Flute        12
8' Open Diapason  73     8' Still Gedeckt     SW
8' Lieblichflöte  73     4' Flute             12
8' Vox Angelica   73    16' Trombone       GT 12
8' Vox Aetheria   73
4' Rohrflöte      73
8' Vox Humana     73
   Chimes         20

    [Received from Jeff Scofield April 14, 2022]

Documents

(1938-06-01) Write-up from THE DIAPASON June 1938 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield