Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders Inc.
2024

Originally Austin Organ Co. (Opus 1646, 1928)

St. Giles Roman Catholic Church

1045 Columbian Ave.
Oak Park, IL, US

Instrument ID: 70895 ● Builder ID: 8154 ● Location ID: 49959

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Builder: Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders Inc.

Position: Movable Console

Design: Traditional Without Cover

Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)

Features:

3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 DivisionsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)

Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs

Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)

Combination Action: Computerized/Digital

Control System: Peterson

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on December 10th, 2023:

This entry represents the removal, rebuilding, and reinstallation of the 1928 Austin originally built for Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Chicago. Also, whatever viable pipework remaining from the existing 1950 Kilgen with be restored and incorporated into the 'new' organ.

Related Instrument Entries: Austin Organ Co. (Opus 1646, 1928) , Kilgen Organ Co. (Opus 6134, 1950)