Kegg Pipe Organ Builders (Opus 39, 2012)

Originally Austin Organs, Inc. (Opus 2309, 1959)

Location:

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
San Antonio, TX US
Organ ID: 51005

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Episcopal and Anglican Churches
  • The organ has been altered 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 May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Austin Universal Air
  • 52 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 39 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Austin Universal Air chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. No visible pipes.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 39
  • Position: Movable console.
  • 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: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on February 06, 2013:

Identified through online information from Randolph Blakeman. -- In conjunction with a restoration of the sanctuary, the organ was further renovated by the Kegg Organ Company. A second Diapason was added to the Great, the Scharf in the Swell was removed and a Vox Humana was added, the Choir Trumpet was replaced by a Cornopean, and the Pedal Bombarde unit was replaced by a Trombone unit. One of the Great Diapasons is now on display and has been stenciled to look like the display pipes of the original organ from the 1880s (builder unknown). The original organ was replaced in 1919 by a three manual Austin, which was replaced in 1959 by another three manual Austin. The present Austin organ has had many additions over the years (the previous organist told me that the Choir was originally just a collection of flutes, though I am guessing that the Clarinet was also original). The organ now has, according to the new organist, 52 ranks of pipes.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
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We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Charles Kegg (2013)..

Church Exterior: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2019-05-03

Nave and Trompette en Chamade: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2019-05-03

Trompette en Chamade and Stained Glass Windows: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2019-05-03

Sanctuary Interior, Facade Pipes and Altar: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2019-05-03

Front Pipe Facade: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2019-05-03

Left Pipe Facade: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2019-05-03

Right Pipe Facade and Console: Photograph by T. Bradford Willis. Taken on 2019-05-03

Facade: Photograph by Charles Kegg, submitted by John Roper. Taken approx. 2012

Right stopjamb: Photograph by Charles Kegg, submitted by John Roper. Taken approx. 2012

Façade pipes: Photograph by Nicole Keller, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-03-26

Console, facade pipes and chancel: Photograph by Eric Plutz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2023-09-17