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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. Opus 3246 (1924)

Holy Cross Lutheran Church
2650 Miami Street
St. Louis, MO

Images

2025-01-10 - Nave (Jeffrey White/Jeffrey White)

2025-01-10 - Organ in rear gallery (Jeffrey White/Jeffrey White)

2025-01-09 - Swell pipework (Reeds are not shown) (Jeffrey White/Jeffrey White)

2025-01-09 - Great pipework (Reeds are not shown) (Jeffrey White/Jeffrey White)

Consoles

Balcony

Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
2 manuals
34 stops
60 registers
3 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Multiple Action Types
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Has transposer
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Peterson
Has midi
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - The original builder was Geo. Kilgen & Son (1902). -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - [Also Kilgen job numbers 5301 (c. 1934, parts) & 5873 (c. 1937, material).] -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - See document below for updates to history and stoplist. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Typed stoplist from the OHS PC Database. Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Holy Cross Lutheran, St. Louis MO.
1902 Kilgen organ, Op. 3246 [work by Kilgen Job #5301 & 5873 c. 1937]
(Stoplist:  JeffWinSTL  1998)

Changes and additions are noted below:

GREAT
16'     Open Diapason (1-24 in facade)
8'      First Open Diapason (1-17 in facade)
8'      Second Open Diapason (extension of 16' Open)
8'      GrossFlute
8'      Gedackt
8'      Viol d'Gamba
8'      Dulciana
4'      Octave
4'      Flute Harmonique
2-2/3   Quint
2'      Super Octave
III     Mixture
8'      Cornopean
4'      Clarion (extension of Cornopean)
Great to Great 4, Great Unison Off (UO new in 1998)
Swell to Great 16, 8, 4
MIDI on Great (new in 1998, prepared)
Chimes
Zimbelstern

SWELL
16'     Bourdon
8'      Open Diapason (wood 1-8)
8'      Stopped Diapason
8'      Salicional
8'      Voix Celeste
4'      Principal (new in 1987, replacing Aeoline 8')
4'      Flute Traverso
2'      Flautina
1-1/3'  Larigot (new in 1987, replacing 8' Vox Humana)
III     Cornet
8'      Trumpet (new in 1987)
8'      Oboe Bassoon (new in 1987, replacing old Oboe)
8'      Clarinet (1-12 are borrowed from Oboe Bassoon)
Swell to Swell at 16' and 4', Swell Unison Off, Tremolo (swell only)
MIDI on Swell (new in 1998, prepared)

PEDAL
32'     Resultant (new in 1998, using Subbass 16' at C and G) (wood)
16'     Double Open Diapason    (wood)
16'     Open Diapason (new in 1998, borrowed from Great, 1-5 wood)
16'     Subbass (wood)
16'     Lieblich Gedackt (wood, borrowed from Swell)
8'      Open Diapason (new in 1998, borrowing 1-12 from Great First Open 8')
8'      Flauto Bass (wood)
8'      Bourdon
8'      ViolonCello (borrowed from Great Viol)
4'      Octave Bass (also serving as 8' Open 13-32)
4'      Bourdon (New in 1998; extension of 8')
II      Rauschbass (new in 1998, prepared)
16'     Fagott (New in 1998, prepared)
8'      Trumpet (borrowed from Great Cornopean)
4'      Clarion (new in 1998; borrowed from Great Cornopean)
Manual to Pedal couplers at 8 and 4 (Sw to Ped 4 new in 1998)
Midi on Pedal (new in 1998, prepared)

Documents

(2005-05-30) Update, May 2005. Updated history and modifications to stoplist. -Database Manager

Websites

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Organ - Photographs, stoplist, history (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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