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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1924)

SS. Peter & Paul Jesuit Catholic Church
629 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI

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

Images

2008-11-22 - Church exterior (Photograph by Andrew Jameson, via Wikipedia, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012-03-26 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2017-02-05 - Gallery and organ case (Photograph by William M. Worden, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
43 stops
49 registers
5 divisions

Notes

2024-02-05 - This instrument descended into unplayable condition and was removed c. 1985 by Pilzecker, who used some pipework in a new instrument located behind the reredos. That organ has now been moved into the case in the rear gallery (this is the case of the 1848 Erben) and is controlled from a console on the main floor near to front. -William Worden

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON March 1924

     Detroit, Michigan
     SS. Peter & Paul Jesuit Catholic Church

     Kilgen   1924   3/45
     ____________________________________________

     GREAT                    CHOIR
 16' Open Diapason   73   16' Quintaton        73
  8' Open Diapason 1 73    8' Violin Diapason  73
  8' Open Diapason 2 73    8' Melodia          73
  8' Grossflöte      73    8' Clarabella       73
  8' Gedeckt         73    8' Quintadena       73
  8' Viol d'Gamba    73    8' Dulciana         73
  8' Gemshorn        73    4' Fugara           73
  4' Octave          73    4' Flute d'Amour    73
  4' Flute Harmonic  73    2' Piccolo          61
  8' Tuba Harmonic   73    8' French Horn      73
  4' Tuba Harmonic   12    8' Clarinet         73
     Chimes (in CH)  20       Tremolo

     SWELL                    ECHO
 16' Bourdon         73    8' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
  8' Open Diapason   73    8' Vox Angelica     73
  8' Stopped Flute   73    8' Vox Aetheria     73
  8' Salicional      73    4' Fernflöte        73
  8' Vox Celeste     61    8' Vox Humana       73
  8' Rohrflöte       73       Tremolo
  8' Aeoline         73       Harp             49
  4' Flauto Traverso 73
  4' Violina         73       PEDAL
  2' Flautina        61   32' Acoustic Bass    --
III  Dolce Cornet   183   16' Open Diapason    32
  8' Cornopean       73   16' Bourdon          32
  8' Oboe            73   16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
  8' Vox Humana      73    8' Open Diapason    32
     Tremolo               8' Bass Flute       12
                           8' Violoncello      GT
                          16' Tuba Profunda GT 12

   [Received from Jeff Scofield November 29, 2022]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON March 1924 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield