Scantz pipe organ specs
Kilgen Petit Engsemble specs (Chapel)
History of St. Mary's pipe organ
1907
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Dedication of small organ on January 13.
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Built by the Marshall-Bennett Company of Moline, Illinois
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Reportedly included a large number of 8' foundation stops to "produce the full
rich diapason tone so necessary for reverent playing, and so often sacrificed
to mere brilliance."
1927
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Marshall-Bennett organ severely damaged by lightning and rain.
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Large new instrument built by Kilgen Company of St. Louis.
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Three manuals-27 ranks
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Built into chamber on Gospel side, and Echo over the west doors.
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Reportedly included much of the previous instrument's pipework
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Dedicated by the eminent English organist Arthur Davis, who served as
organist/choirmaster at St. Mary's
Review in The Commercial Appeal of November 6, 1927:
From popluar
melodies of the better class like the Nevin "Sketched of the City'" and "Aloha
Oe"...through novelty numbers displaying varied instrumentation of the organ, into stately minuet, other dance tempos, to a powerful, yet plaintive
conclusion March Slave of Tchaikovsky...Dr. Davis explains...that he will
choose...only those selections consonant with
the spirit of the day and nothing
that would in any way be
out of keeping with the spirit of the day, dignity of
the
surroundings, and consonant at all times with the feeling of reverence.
1930
E. Power Biggs, age 24, applied for the organist/choirmaster position of St.
Mary's, but was rejected by the Chapter (cathedral vestry) as being "too young." He went on to become one of the greatest
organists of the 20th century.
1950s
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New instrument contracted with the Schantz Organ Company of Orville, OH, in
1954
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Echo division and a few other ranks from the Kilgen were retained.
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New Positiv division
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Exposed caseless layout of pipes was a relatively new concept
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1959: Joe Morrow appointed Organist/Choirmaster
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Addition of Krummhorn, Larigot, and other colorful stops
1975
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Addition of Trompette en Chamade on west wall
1980s and 1990s
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New console
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Reworking/replacement of multiple ranks
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32' Contra Bombarde extension in pedal
Organ Specs
Schantz Organ, 1956, 1975
(incorporating pipework from 1927 Kilgen)
Electro-pneumatic action, Pitman Chests
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GREAT
16 Gemshorn
(TC) 0
8 Principal 61
8 Bourdon 61
8 Viole 61
8 Gemshorn 61
8 Harmonic Flute prep.
4 Octave 61
4 Hohlflote 61
4 Gemshorn 12
2 2/3 Twelfth 61
2 Superoctave 61
1 3/5 Seventeenth prep.
IV Fourniture prep.
III Scharp derived from 2'
8 Harmonictrumpet 61
4 Harmonictrumpet 12
Tremulant inop.
SWELL (encl.)
16 Bourdon
Doux 12
8 Montre 61
8 Bourdon 61
8 Salicional 61
8 Voix Celeste (TC) 49
8 Erzahler Celeste prep.
4 Prestant 61
4 Harmonic Flute 61
4 Salicional 12
2 2/3 Nazard prep.
2 Octavin 61
1 3/ 5 Tierce prep.
V Plein Jeu 305
16 Double Trumpet (TC) 0
8 Basson 61
8 Vox humana prep.
8 Trompette 61
4 Clarion 61
Tremulant
CHOIR (encl.)
16 Double
Dulciana 12
8 Concert Flute 61
8 Quintadena 61
8 Dulciana 61
8 Unda Maris (TC) 61
4 Viol Principal 61
4 Nachthorn 61
2 Doublette 61
IV Mixture prep.
8 Harmonictrumpet gt.
8 Clarinet 61
8 Tuba Mirabilis 61
8 Trompette en chamade Echo
Harp 49 bars
Chimes inop.
Tremulant
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POSITIV
8
Nasongedeckt 61
4 Koppelflote 61
2 2/3 Nazard 61
2 Principal 61
1 3/5 Terz 61
1 1/3 Larigot 61
III Cymbal 183
8 Krummhorn 61
Zimbelstern
Tremulant
PEDAL
32
Untersatz 12
16 Contrabass 32
16 Bourdon 32
16 Dulciana ch
16 Gemshorn (TC) gt
16 Bourdon Doux sw
10 2/3 Double Quint 0
8 Octave 32
8 Bourdon 32
8 Dulciana ch
8 Gemshorn gt
8 Bourdon Doux sw
4 Super Octave 12
4 Gemshorn gt
V Mixture 160
32 Contra Bombarde 12
16 Bombarde 32
8 Tuba Mirabilis ch
8 Harm. Trumpet gt.
4 Harm. Trumpet gt.
ECHO (encl.)
16 Echo
Bourdon 12
8 Flute 61
8 Vox Angelica 61
8 Voix Aetheria (TC) 49
4 Flute 12
2 2/3 Nazat 0
2 Flute 12
8 Vox Humana 61
8 Trompette en chamade 61
Chimes 21 Bells
Tremulant
ECHO PEDAL
16 Echo
Bourdon 0
8 Flute 0
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Sisters' Chapel organ, Kilgen Petit Ensemble
(c 1927)
Tubular Pneumatic Action
GREAT
8 Violin
Diapason (bottom octave from Gedeckt)
8 Gedeckt
8 Dulciana (TC)
4 Octave Geigen
4 Flute d'Amour
4 Dulcet
2 2/3 Geigen Nazard
2 Super Octave Tremulant
SWELL
16 Subgedeckt (TC)
8 Violin Diapason
8 Gedeckt
4 Octave Geigen
4 Flute d'amour
2
Super Octave
8 Oboe (composite stop)
PEDAL
16 Bourdon
(bottom octave free reeds)
8 Gedeckt
4 Octave
4 Flute
Balanced swell and crescendo pedals
Ranks
Violin Diapason
Gedeckt
Dulciana
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