Pipe Organ Database

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Holtkamp (19__)

Originally Holtkamp (1973)

Location:

First Congregational Church
310 N. 27th St.
Billings, MT 59101 US
Organ ID: 36477

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Congregational Church
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on March 31, 2020.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 42 ranks. 2,233 pipes. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 35 stops. 34 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at the front of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on March 31, 2020.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 35
  • Registers: 34
  • Position: Console in fixed position, right.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Non-traditional style, as consoles by Holtkamp, Schlicker, et al.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
  • Combination Action: Adjustable combination pistons.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on March 31, 2020.
Database Manager on January 15, 2013:

Updated through online information from Paul Dessau. -- date from Holtcamp website ---http://www.holtkamporgan.com/Chart/Default.aspx

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on August 06, 2008:

Identified through on-line information from James R. Stettner. -- Organ originally installed in 1973 with a prepared-for Choir. Documented: October 11, 1996.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Stoplist copied from the console October 11, 1996: Open In New Tab Typed stoplist from James R. Stettner
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Left side of organ: Photograph by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1996-10-11

Console: Photograph by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1996-10-11

Console: Photograph by James R. Stettner. Taken on 1996-10-11