Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
Opus 4606, 1930 ca.
St. James Catholic Church [1887] / St. Agatha & St. James the Greater Catholic Church
38th & Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA, US
42 Ranks
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STOPLISTS
| Great (II - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Open Diapason | |
| 8' | 1st Diapason🛈 | |
| 8' | 2nd Diapason | |
| 8' | Doppel Flute | |
| 8' | Gamba | |
| 4' | Octave | |
| 4' | Flute Harmonic | |
| 2 2⁄3' | Twelfth | |
| 2' | Fif'th | |
| 3 Rks' | Ripieno | |
| 8' | Tuba | |
| Tremolo | ||
| Chimes | ||
| Great 16 | ||
| Unison Off | ||
| Great 4 | ||
| Swell 16 | ||
| Swell 8 | ||
| Swell 4 | ||
| Choir 16 | ||
| Choir 8 | ||
| Choir 4 |
| Swell (III - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 16' | Bourdon🛈 | |
| 8' | Open Diapason | |
| 8' | Stopped Diapason | |
| 8' | Viola | |
| 8' | Viol d'Orch. | |
| 8' | Voix Celeste | |
| 4' | Flauto Traverso | |
| 2' | Flautino | |
| 3 Rks' | Solo Cornet | |
| 8' | Cornopean | |
| 8' | Oboe | |
| 8' | Vox Humana | |
| Tremolo | ||
| Swell 16 | ||
| Unison Off | ||
| Swell 4 |
| Choir (I - Expressive)🛈 | ||
| 8' | Geigen Principal | |
| 8' | Melodia | |
| 8' | Gemshorn | |
| 8' | Dulciana | |
| 8' | Unda Maris | |
| 4' | Flute d'Amour | |
| 8' | French Horn | |
| 8' | Clarinet | |
| Tremolo | ||
| Chimes | ||
| Choir 16 | ||
| Unison Off | ||
| Choir 4 | ||
| Swell 16 | ||
| Swell 8 | ||
| Swell 4 |
| Pedal🛈 | ||
| 32' | Resul't | |
| 16' | 1st Open Diapason🛈 | 32 |
| 16' | 2nd Open Diapason | GT |
| 16' | Bourdon | 32 |
| 16' | Lieblich Gedeckt | SW |
| 8' | Bass Flute🛈 | 12 |
| 8' | Flauto Dolce | SW |
| Swell 8 | ||
| Swell 4 | ||
| Great 8 | ||
| Great 4 | ||
| Choir 8 |
FINGER PISTONS: General 1-6, Swell 1-6, Great 1-6, Choir 1-6, General Cancellor; TOE STUDS: Undocumented; PEDAL MOVEMENTS: Great Expression (bal.), Swell Expression (bal.), Choir Expression (bal.), Crescendo (bal.) [Original stoplist corrected from console photo by James R. Stettner 2026-05-05].
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CONSOLES
Builder: Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions38 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler 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
This instrument is: Extant and Not Playable in this location
Organ is in original condition. All ranks are present with no damage.
Power to the organ was cut about 10 years ago when the church had renovations done to the lower hall. It appears they had the intention of reconnecting the organ since a new 3-phase panel was added in the boiler room. However, the new conduit line was never run.
There are several pipes pulled in every division, most likely due to ciphers. The organ has never been releathered.
Case is Hook and Hastings.
Database Manager on July 30th, 2007:
Updated through online information from Gregory J. Bittle.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1997
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Originally St. James the Greater. Behind 19th cent. case, probably from previous 1886 Hook & Hastings.
Related Instrument Entries: Hook & Hastings (Opus 1304, 1886)
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