Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
Opus 4367, 1929
St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic Church
4217 Central Avenue
Indianapolis, IN, US
35 Ranks - 2,389 Pipes
Instrument ID: 4424 ● Builder ID: 2291 ● Location ID: 4202
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Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions28 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ 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 (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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Exhibited in the 2007 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Database Manager on November 24th, 2016:
Updated through online information from Tom Nichols. <br>According to the Friday, March 6, 1931 edition of THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR, this organ's dedication recital was performed by Pietro Yon, who was at that time organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The original 8' reed on the Great was a Harmonic Tuba, as still marked on its stopkey. A Trumpet rank was substituted in the 1960s. The Chimes actually have 21 tubes, not 20, sounding from A to f2. The Pedal 16' Violone and 8' Cello are an extension and borrow from the Great 8' Gamba, not a separate rank. The Pedal 8' Bass Flute is an extension of the Pedal 16' Bourdon, not the Open Diapason.
Updated through online information from Tom Nichols. <br>According to the Friday, March 6, 1931 edition of THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR, this organ's dedication recital was performed by Pietro Yon, who was at that time organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The original 8' reed on the Great was a Harmonic Tuba, as still marked on its stopkey. A Trumpet rank was substituted in the 1960s. The Chimes actually have 21 tubes, not 20, sounding from A to f2. The Pedal 16' Violone and 8' Cello are an extension and borrow from the Great 8' Gamba, not a separate rank. The Pedal 8' Bass Flute is an extension of the Pedal 16' Bourdon, not the Open Diapason.
Database Manager on April 18th, 2005:
Some reeds were revoiced by Ernest White when he was organist here. (Source: Pipe Organ Registry, prepared in 1983 for the AGO regional convention by the Indianapolis Chapter, AGO.)
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1980.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Restored by L. MacPherson 1980.
Webpage Links: St Joan of Arc Church
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