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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 5139, 5460, 5963, 5968 (1920s)

Sunset Memorial Mausoleum
3250 St. Anthony Boulevard NE
Minneapolis, MN

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


Images


2017-09-29 - Chancel (Twin Cities AGO Organ List/Paul R. Marchesano)

2024-05-28 - Chancel grill (Ed Copeland via Facebook/Paul R. Marchesano)

2024-05-28 - Console detail (Ed Copeland via Facebook/Paul R. Marchesano)

2024-05-28 - Player (Ed Copeland via Facebook/Paul R. Marchesano)

2024-05-28 - Blower (Ed Copeland via Facebook/Paul R. Marchesano)

2024-05-28 - Blower label (Ed Copeland via Facebook/Paul R. Marchesano)

2017-09-29 - Building exterior (Twin Cities AGO Organ List/Paul R. Marchesano)

2024-10-01 - Console, closed and locked (Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

2024-10-01 - Chapel interior (Elliot Sander/Elliot Sander)

Notes

2024-05-28 - Known to have been working in 2016, a visit on 29 September 2017 confirmed the organ cannot be played. A roof leak deposited water on the console in its storage closet. Wood veneer is ruined. The roll top won't open, nor will the blower turn on. Chambers are accessible through a ceiling hole behind the altar. --Twin Cities AGO Organ List -Paul R. Marchesano

2024-10-01 - A visit on October 1st 2024 confirmed that this organ would need an extensive rebuild in order to play again. The console is covered in bird feces and a Conn electronic organ (also unplayable) has replaced the pipe console in the balcony. The switches for the blower and automatic roll player are still wired up in the balcony. -Elliot Sander


Stoplist

FINGER PISTONS: General 1-4, Swell 1-4, Great 1-4, Choir 1-4, Divisional Cancels (nameplate), General Cancel; TOE STUDS: ??? 1-4, Great to Pedal (reversible); PEDAL MOVEMENTS: Gt/Ch Expression (balanced), Crescendo (balanced). Source: Twin Cities AGO Organ List

Great Diapason 8, Doppelflute 8, Gamba 8, Dulciana 8, Octave 4, Melodia 8, Chimes, Flute 4

Swell Stopped Diapason 8, Quintadena 8 (Synthetic), Bourdon 16, Voix Celeste 8, Salicional 8, Flute d'Amour 4, Salicet 4, Flautino 2, Waldhorn 8, Vox Humana 8, Tremolo

Choir Violin Cello 8, Dulciana 16, Melodia 8, Dulciana 8, Flute 4, Piccolo 2, Clarinet 8, Tremolo

Pedal Contra Bourdon 32, Violone 16, Bourdon 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Flauto Dolce 8, Cello 8

Great to Great 16, Swell to Great 8, Swell to Great 4, Choir to Great 16, Choir to Great 8, Choir to Great 4, Swell to Swell 16, Swell to Swell, Swell to Swell 4, Choir to Choir 16, Choir to Choir, Choir to Choir 4, Great to Pedal 8, Swell to Pedal 8, Choir to Pedal 8, Great to Great 4, Great to Great 8, Swell to Great 16, Swell to Choir 8


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