Scottish Rite Temple, Denver Consistory: Main Auditorium
1370 Grant Street
Denver, CO
OHS convention: 1998
Images
2010-04-12 - Restored pipework in Solo Chamber - 3 (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2010-04-12 - Restored pipework in Solo Chamber - 2 (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2010-04-12 - Restored Solo pipework in chamber (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2007-11-16 - Kimball Snare Drum in shop (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2007-11-28 - Kimball "Gong" in shop (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2010-04-10 - Assembled Low C of 8' Tuba 15" W.P. (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2010-04-12 - Shallot, Tongue, and Block for low C of 8' Tuba (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2010 - Combination action and pneumatic switching at rear of console (Photograph by Consistory Member, submitted by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2010 - Combination setter board in console (Photograph by Consistory Member, submitted by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2010 - Pedalboard, expression pedals & toe pistons (Photograph by Consistory Member, submitted by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2010 - Completed console showing keyboards and partial stop rail (Photograph by Consistory Member, submitted by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2009-01-15 - New builder's nameplate to replace original (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
2009-01-15 - Restored Kimball console in shop (Photograph by Rick Morel/Rick Morel)
1997-05-04 - Console and Auditorium Interior (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- 3 manuals
- 17 stops
- 50 registers
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1997 -Database Manager
2009-01-24 - Updated through online information from Charles Shaeffer. -- Organ has cymbal, chinese gong (thumb piston), Bugle call(F,Bb,D,F, on buttons), harp (Gt), marimba ( Solo, single & re-interating), snare drum stroke & roll, bass drum stroke & roll, 20 tube chimes, F & P, drums and chimes on 2ndT pedal. -- Chest compass is 73 pipes for manual stops, as used by many builders during this period -Database Manager
2015-09-13 - Updated through online information from Charles F. Shaeffer. -- Kimball Op. 6781 restoration was completed in January 2010. The restoration was financed in a large part by History Colorado which has some very stringent guidelines. All work had to be documented with the instrument returned to as close to the way it was originally built.<br><br>The only change made to the organ was the installation of a solid state relay system installed in 2004 before the Scottish Rite was awarded the History Colorado grant. The list of pipe ranks etc. from the August 2008 issue of The Diapason is not completely accurate.<br><br>Seventeen ranks operate on 10" w/p. The Diapason Phonon and Tuba in the main chamber are on 15". -Database Manager
2018-02-27 - Updated by Charles F. Shaeffer, who has heard or played the organ.<br>
Pipe chambers are above the domed ceiling on either side of the 20' diameter stained glass oculus. Solo chamber above stage (east end) and main chamber above rear (west end) of auditorium. Both chambers speak through tone chutes. -Database Manager
Stoplist
From <i>The Diapason</i>, August 2008 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Denver, Colorado
Scottish Rite Temple, Denver Consistory
W.W. Kimball Co. KPO 6781 1925 3 manuals, 50 registers, 17 stops, 19 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN SOLO ORGAN
16' Bourdon (Tibia) 101 16' Gedeckt 101
8' Diapason Phonon 73 16' Salicional Bass (TC) --
8' Tibia Minor (ext) -- 8' Horn Diapason 73
8' Waldhorn 85 8' Tibia Clausa 73
8' Viola 73 8' Viol d'Orchestra 73
4' Gemshorn (Waldhorn) -- 8' Violes Celestes II 146
4' Octave Viola (ext) -- 8' Echo Salicional 85
4' Flute (Tibia) -- 8' Concert Flute (Ged) --
2 2/3' Twelfth (Tibia) -- 4' Orchestral Flute (Ged) --
2' Fifteenth (Waldhorn) -- 4' Violin (Salicional) --
8' Tuba 73 2 2/3' Nazard (Gedeckt) --
Harp AC 2' Flautina (Gedeckt) --
Chimes F 20 tubes 1 3/5' Tierce (Gedeckt) --
Chimes P String Mixture III (Sal) -- b
Snare Drum Tap 16' Bassoon 73
Snare Drum Roll 8' Trumpet 85
Tremolo - Diapason 8' Orchestral Oboe (Syn) -- c
Tremolo - Tuba 8' Vox Humana 61
Tremolo 4' Oboe Clarion (Trumpet) --
8' Marimba (reiterating)
ACCOMPANIMENT ORGAN 4' Marimba (reiterating)
16' Contra Viole (TC) GT Vox Vibrato
8' Waldhorn GT Tremolo
8' Tibia Minor GT
8' Viola GT PEDAL ORGAN
8' Unda Maris II 122 32' Acoustic Bass (resultant)
4' Octave Viola GT 16' Diaphone (ext GT) 12
4' Solo Flute (Tibia) GT 16' Bourdon GT
8' Musette (Syn) -- a 16' Contra Viola (ext GT) 12
8' Clarinet 73 16' Gedeckt SO
8' English Horn 73 8' Bass Flute (Bourdon) GT
8' Harp 49 bars 8' Still Gedeckt SO
4' Harp -- 4' Flute SO
Tremolo 16' Bassoon SO
Bass Drum Stroke (2nd touch)
a GT Bourdon + Viola Bass Drum Roll (2nd touch)
b 12-15-17 (Salicional) Cymbal Crash (2nd touch)
c Gedeckt + VdO Snare Drum Roll (2nd touch)
8' Chimes GT
TOY COUNTER
Chinese Gong (thumb)
Bugle Call F, Bb, D, F (buttons)
Sforzando (toe lever)
Chimes Sustain (toe lever)
Thunder (toe lever)
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2015-07-10]
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