Unknown Builder

Originally Holtkamp (Opus Job No 1639, 1949)

DeKoven Foundation

St. John Chapel; rear gallery

600 21st Street
Racine, WI, US

15 Ranks - 864 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 54881 ● Builder ID: 6193 ● Location ID: 34704
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  • Position: Pipes Exposed (in Whole or in Part) in a Gallery at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • 8' Swell to Great
8'61
8'61
4'61
4'61
II122
  • Position: In Gallery-Level Chambers at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
8'61
8'61
4'61
2'61
II122
  • Position: Pipes Exposed (in Whole or in Part) in a Gallery at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Unit)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • 8' Swell to Pedal
  • 8' Great to Pedal
16'32
8'32
8'12 ext. 16'
4'12 ext. 8'
4'32
2'12 ext. 4'

COMB. ACTION: 2 combination pistons/studs-per-division; REVERSIBLES: Sforzando (hitch-down); PEDAL MOVEMENTS: Swell Expression (balanced), Crescendo (balanced).

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CONSOLES

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Builder: Holtkamp Organ Co.
Position: Unknown
Design: Non-Traditional Style, As Consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
2 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal3 Divisions13 Stops16 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)
Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
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

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Database Manager on April 21st, 2015:

This entry represents the installation (with alterations?) of a used organ. Originally built for Kemper Hall in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Identified by James R. Stettner, using information from this web site: http://www.byrnepiano.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/St.-Johns-Dekoven-.jpg. The DeKoven Center was originally Racine College - a prep school for men before entering the Episcopal Seminary in Nashota, WI. According to the website, "In 1889, the college division closed and the school remained a boys boarding school until 1933 when it closed during the Great Depression. The Community of St. Mary, an Episcopal order of women, bought the property at sheriffs auction and formed the DeKoven Foundation for Church Work which carried on the work of Racine College. The sisters used the buildings as a retreat and conference center as well as a summer camp for girls. The sisters sold the property to the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee in 1985." According to Executive Dir. Max Dershem in a phone conversation today (2015-04-20) the organ in St. John's Chapel came from a facility in Kenosha.

Related Instrument Entries: Holtkamp Organ Co. (Opus Job No 1639, 1949)

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