Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc.
1985
Originally Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1879)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
206 Sixth Street
Durant, IA, US
6 Ranks - 293 Pipes
Instrument ID: 3407 ● Builder ID: 5136 ● Location ID: 3244
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IMAGES
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STOPLISTS
| Manual (I)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Principal (TC)🛈 | 46 |
| 8' | Dulciana (TC)🛈 | 46 |
| 8' | Gedackt (TC)🛈 | 46 |
| 8' | Unison Bass🛈 | 12 |
| 4' | Octave🛈 | 58 |
| 2' | Fifteenth🛈 | 58 |
| Pedal🛈 | ||
| 16' | Sub Bass🛈 | 27 |
COMPOSITION TRUNDLES: Two unlabelled, single-acting wooden composition pedals
Originally Written/Published: June 1979
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CONSOLES
Builder: Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
1 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal2 Divisions6 Stops7 RegistersMechanical (Suspended Tracker) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Combination Trundle(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: No Enclosed Divisions
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
The "gingerbread gothic" steeple and belfry were restored in 1979. In 1981, the pipe organ from Trinity Cathedral was rebuilt and moved to Saint Paul's. It was later replaced for $6,000 in 1985 by the Kilgen organ, which had been built about 1879. -- Wikipedia article on the church
Database Manager on October 9th, 2013:
Updated through online information from Richard C Greene.
Database Manager on September 9th, 2008:
Updated through on-line information from Dennis Ungs. -- Organ is regularly maintained and played weekly. Many attempts have been made to secure original Dulciana rank from previous owner in St. Louis, Missouri. Birthday celebration (125--organ probably older) concert and social in 2004.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From Blessed Sacrament R. C., St. Louis, then to Grace & Peace Fellowship, St. Louis. Moved to this location.
Related Instrument Entries: Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1879) , Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1879)
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