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Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Kenwood United Church of Christ
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 4600-08 South Greenwood Avenue, 60653, Chicago, IL
Website: http://kenwooducc.org/
Description nr.: 2067464.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1914) - opus 207
The organ contains older material: Prospect from 1888 by Steer & Turner
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Philomela 8', Waldflöte 8', Salicional 8' - from Swell, Erzähler 8', Octave 4' - from Swell, Flute 4', Posaune 8' - from Swell, Chimes - from Echo.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Dulcet 8' (2 ranks, Flauto Traverso 4', Clarinet 8', French Horn 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremolo, Celesta.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8', Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Posaune 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Echo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Rohrflöte 8', Quintadena 8', Unda Maris 8' (2 ranks) (from c°), Flute 4', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Cathedral Chimes (25 tubes).
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 16' - extension from Great, First Bourdon 16' - from Great, Second Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Echo Bourdon 16' - extension from Echo, Quinte 10 2/3' - from Great, Octave 8' - from Great, Gedackt 8' - from Great, Ophicleide 16' - from Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Echo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Echo to Pedal, Great to Great 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4'.
Accessories: 5 Great Pistons, 5 Choir Pistons, 5 Swell Pistons, Echo Pistons 3', 5 Pedal Pistons, Combination Setter, Crescendo, Sforzando.
Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Kenwood United Church of Christ
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 4600-08 South Greenwood Avenue, 60653, Chicago, IL
Website: http://kenwooducc.org/
Description nr.: 2067464.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1914) - opus 207
The organ contains older material: Prospect from 1888 by Steer & Turner
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1888 | Steer & Turner | 263 | new organ | 1914 | Ernest M. Skinner | 207 | new organ in old case |
- Kenwood United Church of Christ was built as Kenwood Evangelical Church in 1887-1888 to a design by William W. Boyington and H.W. Wheelock. The church was dedicated on November 18, 1888. At first a pipe organ by Steere & Turner (opus 263) was installed.
- Under direction of Palmer Christian, organist of the church, a new organ was designed in 1913, that could be installed in 1914 by Ernest M. Skinner as the first organ of his company in Illinois. The specification was altered during the process, and the organ was built with a four-manual console in stead of the original three manuals. The prospect of Steere & Turner was preserved, and the Great, Choir and Swell Divisions are installed behind it. The organ was dedicated on April 16, 1914, with a recital by Palmer Christian.
- The organ has never been altered, but it is in an unplayable condition since many years.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 (7) |
| - Choir Organ | 8 |
| - Swell Organ | 15 |
| - Echo Organ | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 8 (0) |
| Total number of stops | 46 |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Philomela 8', Waldflöte 8', Salicional 8' - from Swell, Erzähler 8', Octave 4' - from Swell, Flute 4', Posaune 8' - from Swell, Chimes - from Echo.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Dulcet 8' (2 ranks, Flauto Traverso 4', Clarinet 8', French Horn 8', Orchestral Oboe 8', Tremolo, Celesta.
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Gedackt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8', Aeoline 8', Unda Maris 8' (from c°), Octave 4', Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Contra Posaune 16', Posaune 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Echo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Rohrflöte 8', Quintadena 8', Unda Maris 8' (2 ranks) (from c°), Flute 4', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Cathedral Chimes (25 tubes).
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 16' - extension from Great, First Bourdon 16' - from Great, Second Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Echo Bourdon 16' - extension from Echo, Quinte 10 2/3' - from Great, Octave 8' - from Great, Gedackt 8' - from Great, Ophicleide 16' - from Swell.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Echo to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Choir to Pedal 4', Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Echo to Pedal, Great to Great 4', Choir to Choir 16', Choir to Choir 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4'.
Accessories: 5 Great Pistons, 5 Choir Pistons, 5 Swell Pistons, Echo Pistons 3', 5 Pedal Pistons, Combination Setter, Crescendo, Sforzando.
| Literature |
Ernest M. Skinner in Chicago : The first contracts / Stephen Schnurr. - In: The Diapason, 112th Year, No. 4, April 2021. |