W. W. Kimball Co.
1912ca.
Originally Johnson (1880ca.)
St. Barbara's Roman Catholic Church
2859 S. Throop St.
Chicago, IL, US
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)30 Note Pedal4 DivisionsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)Stop Layout: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Updated through online information from Gary Wood. -- Johnson-built tracker organ, converted by Kimball to electro/pneumatic pulldowns and pneumatic slider engines. Later remote console on main floor added later. Some Johnson ranks removed and replaced with newer pipes. Offset chests added with addition of Waldhorn stop and pedal Violin stop.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
The original builder was an unknown builder (c. 1890).
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1996
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
19th Century tracker (action in place), relocated to St. Barbara's and electrified with detached console c. 1912.
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