Aberdeen, Washington
Whiteside Funeral Home


KILGEN ORGAN - Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc., Opus ____, 1930 - Original Specifications
Balcom and Provorse - Installation


ACCOMP (I – Expressive)       (SOLO (II – Expressive)        PEDAL (Expressive)
    8   V D Orch                 16  Bourd                      16  Bour
    8   Flute                    8   V D Orch                   8   Cello
    8   Vox Hum                  8   Flute                      8   Flute
    8   Aeoline                  8   Vox Hum                    4   Flute
    4   Salic                    8   Aeoline                        blank yellow tab
    4   Flute                    4   Salic                          blank yellow tab
        Chimes                   4   Flute                          blank yellow tab
   [2]  Harp                     4   Vox Hum
        blank yellow tab         2   Picco
        blank yellow tab             Chimes
                                [2]  Harp
                                     Gen Trem


STOP / RANK / PIPE ANALYSIS
   16   Bourd                 (So)   12   Extension of 8 Flute.
   16   Bour                 (Ped)   –-   Same as 16 Bourd.
   8    V D Orch          (Acc/So)   61
   8    Cello                (Ped)   –-   Same as 8 V D Orch. 
   8    Flute         (Acc/So/Ped)   61
   8    Vox Hum           (Acc/So)   49   Tenor C.
   8    Aeoline           (Acc/So)   49   Tenor C. Bottom 8ve from V D Orch.
   4    Salic             (Acc/So)   12   Extension of 8 V D Orch.
   4    Flute         (Acc/So/Ped)   12   Extension of 8 Flute.
   4    Vox Hum               (So)   12   Extension of 8 Vox Hum.
   2    Picco                 (So)   12   Extension of 8 Flute
        Chimes            (Acc/So)  (18)  Mayland: middle C – f 42. Wurlitzer action.    
   [2]  Harp              (Acc/So)  (37)  Kohler-Lieblich. Tenor C – c 49.
        Gen Trem              (So)        Affects entire instrument.


PIPE SUMMARY

   V D Orch                 Flute                    Vox Hum                  Aeoline
   73 pipes                 97 pipes                 61 pipes                 49 pipes


                                    PEDAL MOVEMENTS
                              Expression            (bal.)


ACTION: E-P unit        VOICES: 4        STOPS: 23        RANKS: 4        PIPES: 280
                                        (inc. harp)
                                         (& chimes)

NOTES
This organ was originally installed for Kilgen by Balcom and Provorse of Seattle, WA.
Writing on the wall of the chamber reads as follows:

                                   Kilgen * Unit
                                  Chapel * Organ
                               Installed * May, 1930.
                                 Balcom * Provorse
                                 Organ * Engineers
                               Frank * Rasor * asst.
                                   Warren * Webb

The organ has an interesting array of colored stoptablets. Flute stops and the Aeoline
have white tablets. The Vox Hum has red tablets. The V D Orch/Salic has blue tablets.
And the percussions have yellow tablets. The console is horseshoe shaped. The blower
and Tremolo are in the basement which renders the tremolo rather ineffectual by virtue
of its distance from the regulator.

Sources: Balcom & Vaughan opus list; JRS; extant organ







 [Received from James R. Stettner 2014-01-19.]

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