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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 1175, 1949)

Location:

St. Luke's Methodist Church
401 E. Main Street
Kilgore, TX 75662 US
Organ ID: 7524

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Methodist Churches
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 33 ranks. 1,918 pipes. 3 divisions. 2 manuals. 26 stops. 30 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 3
  • Stops: 26
  • Registers: 30
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on May 23, 2008:

Updated through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Dedication recital played by Roy Perry on March 16, 1952; additions by Roy Perry and Williams Pipe Organs in 1978.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Status Note: There 1996.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on October 30, 2004:

Divided Gr., 5 stops enclosed.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab From Allen Kinzey via <i>The Aeolian-Skinner Archives</i>
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Console: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-11-03

Chancel and pipe display: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-11-06

Pipework and en-chamade: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-11-06

Church exterior: Photograph by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-11-04

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