Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
Opus 5923, 1937
Second Presbyterian Church
Vermont & Pennsylvania Streets
Indianapolis, IN, US
33 Ranks - 2,207 Pipes
Instrument ID: 17932 ● Builder ID: 2291 ● Location ID: 13053
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal30 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Retained the facade and Chimes from the previous Hook & Hastings organ (Op. 499).
Database Manager on July 13th, 2015:
Organ first used for services on December 12, 1937. The formal dedication of the organ, celebrating Charles Hansen's 40 years as organist of the church, took place on December 26, 1937. George L. Scott of St. Louis, Missouri, played the first public recital on February 22, 1938.
Database Manager on July 28th, 2007:
Updated through online information from Walter W. Smith. -- New Reisinger console (not sure of date); pipes in rear Gallery of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Database Manager on April 25th, 2005:
Relocated c. 1968 to St. Andrew Presbyterian, Indianapolis and altered.
Database Manager on April 22nd, 2005:
Moved to the present Second Presbyterian building at 7700 N. Meridian in 1960 by Holloway and rebuilt. Replaced in 1968 by Aeolian-Skinner Op. 1490.
Related Instrument Entries: E. H. Holloway Corp. (1959) , E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 499, 1869) , Thomas Mielke (1920) , John Cave Organ Co. (1968)
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