Upper West Choir Loft Organ Specification
Kilgen / Daniel Bogue Assoc.
The Upper West Choir Loft organ is the largest organ at St. John Cantius Parish, and serves as the primary organ for Sunday and major feast day Masses. Built by the St. Louis, Missouri firm of Kilgen in 1907, the instrument fell into disrepair in the 1970’s and ‘80’s, and received renovation and additions in the 1990’s by Daniel Bogue Associates.
Several ranks of pipes, used mainly for upper work, from the organ at Alvernia High School, Chicago were incorporated into the current instrument, as well as a renovated, refurbished console.
The Echo division, which played from the fourth manual of the original console, was made floating and playable from any manual or the Pedal division on the present three-manual console. This division is currently disconnected and awaits funding for restoration.
GREAT (enclosed; South side)
8’ Principal
8’ [Stopped] Flute (wood)
4’ Octave (1-5 in South façade)
4’ Flute (harmonic from 25)
2’ Principal
IV Mixture (1’)
8’ Trompette (harmonic from 36)
4’ Clarion (ext. 8’)
16 Great to Great
Unison Off
4 Great to Great
SWELL (enclosed; North side)
16’ Bourdon (wood)
8’ Principal
8’ Gamba
8’ Celeste (T.C.)
8’ Bourdon (wood)
4’ Principal (ext. 8’)
4’ Flute (open wood; harmonic from 25)
2-2/3’ Nazard (Twelfth)
2’ Principal
16’ Fagotto (full-length, ext. 8’)
8’ Trompette
8’ Fagotto
4’ Clarion (ext. Trumpet)
Tremolo
16 Swell to Swell
Unison Off
4Swell to Swell
CHOIR (enclosed with Great; South side)
16’ Gemshorn (ext. 8’, 1-12 = Quintaton)
8’ Violin Diapason
8’ Hohl Flute (1-12 stopped wood, 13-61 open wood)
8’ Gemshorn
8’ Gemshorn Celeste (T.C.)
4’ Principal (ext. 8’ Violin Diapason)
4’ Gedeckt (wood)
2’ Flute (harmonic from 13)
1-1/3’ Larigot (ext. 4’)
8’ Cromorne
Tremolo
16 Choir to Choir
Unison Off
4 Choir to Choir
ECHO (floating; enclosed, behind High Altar)
8’ Bourdon
8’ String
8’ Celeste (T.C.)
4’ Flute (ext. 8’ Bourdon)
2’ Flute (ext. 4’ Flute)
8’ Vox Humana
Tremolo
Chimes
PEDAL (unenclosed; Open Wood & Bourdon on North side, Contra Bass on South side)
32’ Resultant (wired from Bourdon)
16’ Double Open (wood)
16’ Contra Bass (metal, 5-29 in South façade)
16’ Bourdon
16’ Lieblich (Sw. 16’ Bourdon)
8’ Octave (ext. 16’ Contrabass)
8’ Bass Flute (ext. 16’ Bourdon)
8’ Gedeckt (Sw. 16’ Bourdon)
4’ Choral Bass (ext. 8’ Octave)
4’ Flute (Sw. 16’ Bourdon)
2’ Octavin (ext. 4’ Choral Bass)
16’ Contra Trumpet (ext. Gt., full-length)
16’ Contra Fagotto (Sw.)
8’ Trumpet (Gt.)
4’ Clarion (Gt.)
16’ Echo Bourdon (Echo)
8’ Echo Gedeckt (Echo)
COUPLERS
8 Great to Pedal
8 Swell to Pedal
8 Choir to Pedal
8 Echo to Pedal
16 Swell to Great
8 Swell to Great
4 Swell to Great
16 Choir to Great
8 Choir to Great
4 Choir to Great
8 Echo to Great
16 Swell to Choir
8 Swell to Choir
4 Swell to Choir
8 Echo to Choir
8 Echo to Swell
Movable three-manual and pedal console
61 manual/32 pedal compass
Great/Choir Expression Pedal, Swell Expression, Crescendo Pedal
Six Divisional thumb pistons for each division
Ten General thumb pistons
Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, and Choir to Pedal reversible thumb & toe pistons