Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
Opus 5011, 1933
First Reformed Church
Sanctuary
302 Academy Street
Kalamazoo, MI, US
Instrument ID: 24130 ● Builder ID: 2291 ● Location ID: 21465
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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 Pedal4 Divisions36 Stops✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
Database Manager on June 29th, 2015:
The River moved from this location in 2014 to a different facility. The building is currently for sale.
The River moved from this location in 2014 to a different facility. The building is currently for sale.
Database Manager on June 28th, 2014:
The organ pipes were removed in late 2012 by Swem Pipe Organ Maintenance. Some ranks were added to the organ at St. Alphonsus Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Trumpet rank is now part of the organ at Beaverdam Reformed Church in Zeeland, Michigan.
Database Manager on April 25th, 2012:
From looking in the Swell chamber during a visit to the church, it was clear that some ranks were not original to the 1933 installation. They may have been additions, or they may have replaced original ranks.
Database Manager on June 25th, 2011:
The organ was purchased for $6,500. Originally there were exposed pipes facing the chancel, but after sanctuary remodeling projects (perhaps in the 1970's), those were either removed or relocated inside the chambers. First Reformed Church closed its doors in 2003. The River, a new Reformed congregation, now uses the building. The organ is still in the building, but the console has been disconnected and is sitting in a corner of the sanctuary.
Database Manager on October 6th, 2006:
Information from the Kilgen Ledger Index.
Related Instrument Entries: Swem Pipe Organ Maintenance (2013) , Swem Pipe Organ Maintenance (2001)
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