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Milwaukee, USA (Wisconsin) - Basilica of Saint Josaphat, Lower Church
Municipal: Milwaukee
Region:Milwaukee County
Address: 2333 South 6th Street, 53215, Milwaukee, WI
Website: https://www.thebasilica.org/
Description nr.: 2062636.
Built by: W.W. Kimball Company (1903)
In 1903, the Kimball firm installed a small organ in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Chicago. The organ was restored by the Buzzard company in 2016 and transferred to Milwaukee, where it was installed in the Lower Church of the Basilica of Saint Josaphat. The original Oboe 8' on Great has been replaced by a Violina 4'.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Violina 4' - 2016.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Flute d'Amour 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Super Octave.
Accessories: Crescendo Pedal.
Milwaukee, USA (Wisconsin) - Basilica of Saint Josaphat, Lower Church
Municipal: Milwaukee
Region:Milwaukee County
Address: 2333 South 6th Street, 53215, Milwaukee, WI
Website: https://www.thebasilica.org/
Description nr.: 2062636.
Built by: W.W. Kimball Company (1903)
Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1903 | W.W. Kimball Company | new organ | 2016 | John-Paul Buzard | transfer/relocate |
In 1903, the Kimball firm installed a small organ in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Chicago. The organ was restored by the Buzzard company in 2016 and transferred to Milwaukee, where it was installed in the Lower Church of the Basilica of Saint Josaphat. The original Oboe 8' on Great has been replaced by a Violina 4'.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
1903 | Chicago | Scottish Rite Cathedral |
2016 | Milwaukee | Basilica of Saint Josaphat, Lower Church |
Technical data
Number of stops per division | |
- Great Organ | 3 |
- Swell Organ | 3 |
- Pedal Organ | 1 |
Total number of stops | 7 |
Key action | Mechanical |
Stop action | Mechanical |
Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Open Diapason 8', Dulciana 8', Violina 4' - 2016.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Flute d'Amour 4'.
Pedal Organ (C-d'): Bourdon 16'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Super Octave.
Accessories: Crescendo Pedal.
Literature |
Organ Historical Society : 61st Annual Convention : Philadelphia : June 26 - July 2 2016. - Richmond, VA : Organ Historical Society, 2016. |
Links |
https://buzardorgans.com/st-josaphat-roman-catholic-basilica-kimball-organ/ |