Robert G. Dial - Organ Builders
1998

Originally Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (Opus 3246, 1924)

Holy Cross Lutheran Church [1867]

Sanctuary; rear gallery

2650 Miami Street
St. Louis, MO, US

34 Ranks - 1,941 Pipes - 3 Physical Divisions
Instrument ID: 72467 ● Builder ID: 7946 ● Location ID: 8066
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STOPLISTS

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  • Position: In a Gallery-Level Case at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: 1-5 open wood; inside case; 6-24 en facade
  • Notes: 1-17 en facade
  • Notes: ext. 16' Open Diapason
  • Notes: Originally called Clarabella
  • Notes: Original rank collapsed. Replaced with orig. Swell 8' Cornopean in 1950's.
  • Notes: ext. 8' Trumpet. Added in 1998.
  • Notes: New in 1998. Prepared-for.
  • Notes: 25 notes
  • Notes: New in 1998
16'61
8'61
8'12
8'61
8'61
8'61
8'61
4'61
4'61
2 2⁄3'61
2'61
III183
8'61
4'12
4'
16'
8'
4'
  • Position: In a Gallery-Level Case at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: 1-8 open wood
  • Notes: TC
  • Notes: New in 1987. Replaced original 8' Aeoline.
  • Notes: New in 1987. Replaced original 8' Vox Humana [in a box].
  • Notes: New in 1987 when original Cornopean moved to Great.
  • Notes: New in 1987; replacing original 8' Oboe.
  • Notes: 1-12 from 8' Oboe Bassoon bass.
  • Notes: New in 1998; prepared-for
16'73
8'73
8'73
8'73
8'61
4'61
4'73
2'73
1 1⁄3'61
III219
8'73
8'73
8'61
16'
4'
  • Position: In a Gallery-Level Case at the Rear of the Room
  • Chest Action: Electro Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: Pneumatic (Electro Pneumatic)
  • Notes: from 16' + 10⅔' Subbass for 1-12'; 13-32 from 16' Subbass.
  • Notes: Open wood
  • Notes: New in 1998.
  • Notes: Stopped wood
  • Notes: New in 1998.
  • Notes: 1-12 from Gt. 8' First Open Diapason; 13-32 from 4' Octave Bass
  • Notes: from Gt. 8' Viol d'Gamba.
  • Notes: Only orig. metal Pedal stop
  • Notes: New in 1998. Stop tablet reportedly added for symmetry only.
  • Notes: New in 1998. Originally prepared-for. Derived from Great 16' Open Diapason unit
  • Notes: New in 1998. Originally called 16' Fagott and prepared-for. Added in 2000's. Ext. Gt. 8' Trumpet. Pipes from Our Redeemer Lutheran which closed.
  • Notes: Added in 1998.
  • Notes: Added new in 1998.
32'
16'32
16' GT
16'32
16' SW
8' GT/PED
8'32
8'32
8' GT
4'32
4'
II GT
16'12 GT
8' GT
4' GT
8'
4'
8'
4'
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CONSOLES

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Builder: Unknown Builder
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
3 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions30 Stops44 RegistersElectrical 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: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Computerized/Digital
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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DETAILS

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This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location

Aaron Jackson on December 8th, 2025:
Updated from online information from Jeff White on 2025-12-04
Jim Stettner on December 1st, 2025:
This entry represents the installation of a new console and tonal additions/modifications to an existing instrument.

Related Instrument Entries: Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1902) , Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (Opus 3246, 1924) , Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (Opus 5301 & 5873, ca. 1934 & ca. 1937) , Unknown Builder (1987)

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