Pipe Organ Database

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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (1884)

Location:

San Fernando Roman Catholic Cathedral
115 Main Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205 US
Sanctuary; rear gallery
Organ ID: 72634

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic 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 Jim Stettner on January 27, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 26 ranks. 4 divisions. 3 manuals. 24 stops. 24 registers.
Great:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on January 27, 2023.

Swell (Expressive):
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on January 27, 2023.

Choir:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on January 27, 2023.

Pedal:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
  • Built by Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on January 27, 2023.
Gallery:
  • Built by Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc.
  • Manuals: 3
  • Divisions: 4
  • Stops: 24
  • Registers: 24
  • Position: Keydesk attached.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Key Action: Mechanical connection from key to chest (tracker, sticker or mix).
  • Stop Action: Mechanical connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with a keyboard cover that can be lifted to form a music rack.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in horizontal rows on terraced/stepped jambs.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals.
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on January 27, 2023.
Jim Stettner on January 27, 2023:

This entry represents the original installation of the existing, electrified 1884 Geo. Kilgen & Son organ.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on January 27, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Cathedral exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. pre 1914

Cathedral exterior; rear: Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 1914

Organ in rear gallery: Photograph by Vel Murugan, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken on 2015-06-06

Sanctuary interior with organ in rear gallery from behind altar: Photograph from an archival source: Pinterest [unattributed], submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. Unknown

Organ case in rear gallery: Photograph from an archival source: Pinterest [unattributed], submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. Unknown