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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1931)

First Methodist Church
Middletown, CT

Images

2012-12-06 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2012-12-06 - Church interior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
3 manuals
38 stops
63 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Notes

2023-04-10 - There are fairly recent Facebook photos of a relatively large gothic sanctury; the most recent photos, however, show a rather small modern building outside of downtown. The online church history is rather confusing and incomplete. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON November 1930

      Middletown, Connecticut
      First Methodist Church

      Kilgen   1931   3/38
      ___________________________________________________

      GREAT                          CHOIR
  16' Diapaon            73      16' Contra Dulciana   73
   8' 1st Open Diapason  73       8' Geigen Principal  73
   8' 2nd Open Diapason  12       8' Concert Flute     73
   8' Philomena          73       8' Flute Celeste     61
   8' Gamba              73       8' Dulciana          61
   8' Clarabella         73       4' Flauto Traverso   12
   8' Concert Flute      CH       4' Dulcet            12
   8' Dulciana           CH   2 2/3' Nazard            --
   4' Octave             73       2' Flageolet         --
   4' Flute Harmonic     73       8' Clarinet          73
   2' Piccolo            --       8' English Horn      73
  IV  Ripieno Minore    122          Harp              61
  VI  Ripieo Maggiore   183          Celesta
VIII  Ripieno Fondament  --
   8' Tuba Harmonic      73          ECHO
      Chimes             EC      16' Still Bourdon     tc
                                  8' Lieblich Gedeckt  61
      SWELL                       8' Vox Angelica      61
  16' Bourdon            73       8' Voix Celeste      49
   8' Open Diapason      73       8' Vox Aetheria      49
   8' Gedeckt            12       4' Fernflöte         12
   8' Viol d'Orchestre   73       2' Zartflöte         12
   8' Salicional         73       8' Vox Humana        61
   8' Voix Celeste       61          Chimes            25
   8' Aeoline            73
   8' Quintadena        syn          PEDAL
   4' Flute d'Amour      12      32' Resultant        res
   4' Salicet            --      16' Open Diapason     32
   2' Flautina           --      16' 2nd Open Diapason GT
 III  Harmonic Aetheria 183      16' Bourdon           32
   8' Waldhorn           73      16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
   8' Oboe               73      16' Dulciana          CH
   8' Vox Humana         73       8' Octave Flute      12
                                  8' Major Flute       12
                                  8' Violoncello       GT
                                 16' Trombone       GT 12

        [Received from Jeff Scofield April 10, 2023]