Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
1913

Parker Memorial United Methodist Church

1130 Nashville Avenue
New Orleans, LA, US

12 Ranks - 701 Pipes
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals 12 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action
Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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Exhibited in the 1989 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on February 8th, 2019:

Updated by Robert Zanca, who has heard or played the organ.

The church edifice has been condemned. The congregation is now meeting at another site. The organ is still in place. The future of the building and organ are uncertain at this time.

Database Manager on October 27th, 2011:

Posted to Piporg-L October 25, 2011 by Roy Redman: -- The organ was renovated by Redman Organ Company in 1998; assisted by
members of the New Orleans Organ Historical Society. Sharon Redman
releathered the reservoir and feeders for hand pumping. She also refinished
the front pipes, including duplicate stenciling.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1989

  • Vision, Op. 156, No. 5 Piece by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. Performed by Rosalind Mohnsen. Produced by The Organ Historical Society in 1989 with the title: Historic Organs of New Orleans: Seventeen Historic Pipe Organs, The Bayous to Natchez
  • Marcia Religiosa Piece by Horatio Parker. Performed by Rosalind Mohnsen. Produced by The Organ Historical Society in 1989 with the title: Historic Organs of New Orleans: Seventeen Historic Pipe Organs, The Bayous to Natchez

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