Los Angeles, California
First Baptist Church
GEO. KILGEN & SON, Opus __, 1887 - Original Specifications
GREAT COUPLERS (Drawknob)
Gr. 8 ft. Open Diapason 58 Coupler Sw. to Ped. [8]
Gr. 8 ft. Melodia 58 Coupler Gr. to Ped. [8]
Gr. 8 ft. Viol d'Gamba 58 Coupler Ch. to Ped. [8]
Gr. 4 ft. Principal 58
Gr. 4 ft. Flute Harmonic 58 Coupler Sw. to Gr. [8]
Gr. 3 ft. Twelfth 58 Coupler Ch. to Gr. [8]
Gr. 2 ft. Fifteenth 58
Gr. 8 ft. Trumpet 58 Coupler Sw. to Ch. [8]
SWELL (Expressive) FINGER PISTONS (Mechanical)
Sw. 16 ft. Bourdon (tc) 46 Swell to Pedal ON / OFF
Sw. 8 ft. Open Diapason 58 Swell to Great ON / OFF
Sw. 8 ft. Stopped Diapason 58
Sw. 8 ft. Dulce (tc) 46
Sw. 4 ft. Violina 58 FOOT LEVERS (Unlabeled; l – r)
Sw. 4 ft. Flute Traverso 58 Gr. Piano...........8' Mel., 4' F.H.
Sw. 3 rks. Dulce Cornet 174 Gr. Forte.......8, 8, 8, 4, 4, 3, 2
Sw. 8 ft. Oboe (tc) 46 Gr. to Ped. (rev)
Sw. 8 ft. Bassoon 12
Sw. Vox Tremolo
PEDAL MOVEMENTS
Swell Expression (bal.)
CHOIR
Ch. 8 ft. Geigin Principal sic 58
Ch. 8 ft. Dulciana 58
Ch. 4 ft. Flute d'Amour 58
Ch. 2 ft. Piccolo 58
Ch. 8 ft. Clarionet (tc) 46 ACTION: Mechanical Key & Stop
VOICES: 24
PEDAL
Ped. 16 ft. Grand Open Diapason 27 STOPS: 25
Ped. 16 ft. Bourdon 27
Ped. 8 ft. Violoncello 27 RANKS: 26
Bellows Signal PIPES: 1,379
NOTES
The organ is free-standing and housed behind a large front façade of which both the pipes
and the surrounding wooden structure are highly decorated. The lower wooden case front is
of American walnut. The keydesk is attached and projecting. The 5-sectional façade contains
33 pipes arranged: 4 - 5 - 15 - 5 - 4. The outer flats of 4 pipes each are from the Ped. 16
ft. Grand Open Diapason, and the mouths face inward. The middle flats of 5 pipes each are
from the Gr. 8 ft. Open Diapason (4 pipes) and the Gr. 8 ft. Viol d'Gamba (1 pipe). The
center flat of 15 pipes contains 7 more Open Diapason pipes and notes 2 thru 10 of the Viol
d'Gamba.
The organ was originally built for First Baptist in Los Angeles. It was moved twice, but re-
mained in the third home of First Baptist when they moved in 1927. It was used by the several
denominations who occupied that building in the years that followed, but eventually fell into
disrepair and disuse.
In 1980, Holy Rosary Catholic Church of Edmonds, WA. acquired the organ through the Organ
Clearing House of Harrisville, NH., and it was installed here in 1981 by Bond Pipe Organs of
Portland, OR. after refurbishing and slight modifications.
Sources: Organ Historical Society; JRS; extant, altered organ.
[Received from James R. Stettner 2013-02-23.]