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Davenport IA, USA (Iowa) - Sacred Heart Cathedral
Municipal: Davenport IA
Region:Scott County
Address: 422 East 10th Street, 52803, Davenport, IA
Website: https://www.shcdavenport.org/
Description nr.: 2076478.
Built by: Kilgen Organ Company (1950) - opus 7401
Sold (1992)
In 1992, the Noack Organ Company built a new 35-stop organ for the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport, Iowa. The church's previous organ, built in 1950 by Kilgen, was sold and installed by Dale Ziegenfelder at his home in Glenford, New York.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Gemshorn 8', Principal 4', Koppel Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Viola 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Zart Floete 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Tremolo, Chimes.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohr Bourdon 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Rohr Floete 8', Viole d'Gamba 8', Viole Celeste 8', Octave Geigen 4', Flute Triangulaire 4', Flautino 2' - extension, Plein Jeu 3 ranks, Trompette 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Sub Bourdon 32' - acoustic extension, Octave Bass 16', Major Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Rohr Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension, Rohr Floete 8' - from Swell, Super Octave 4' - extension, Block Floete 4' - extension, Doublette 2' - extension, Plein Jeu 3 ranks - from Swell, Trombone 16' - extension from Swell, Trompette 8' - from Swell.
Davenport IA, USA (Iowa) - Sacred Heart Cathedral
Municipal: Davenport IA
Region:Scott County
Address: 422 East 10th Street, 52803, Davenport, IA
Website: https://www.shcdavenport.org/
Description nr.: 2076478.
Built by: Kilgen Organ Company (1950) - opus 7401
Sold (1992)
In 1992, the Noack Organ Company built a new 35-stop organ for the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport, Iowa. The church's previous organ, built in 1950 by Kilgen, was sold and installed by Dale Ziegenfelder at his home in Glenford, New York.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1950 | Davenport IA | Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| 1992 | Glenford NY | Dale Ziegenfelder Residence |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 7 |
| - Choir Organ | 6 |
| - Swell Organ | 12 (11) |
| - Pedal Organ | 14 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 39 (28) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Diapason 8', Hohl Flute 8', Gemshorn 8', Principal 4', Koppel Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2'.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Viola 8', Concert Flute 8', Dulciana 8', Unda Maris 8', Zart Floete 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Tremolo, Chimes.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Rohr Bourdon 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Rohr Floete 8', Viole d'Gamba 8', Viole Celeste 8', Octave Geigen 4', Flute Triangulaire 4', Flautino 2' - extension, Plein Jeu 3 ranks, Trompette 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Sub Bourdon 32' - acoustic extension, Octave Bass 16', Major Bass 16', Bourdon 16', Rohr Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8', Bass Flute 8' - extension, Rohr Floete 8' - from Swell, Super Octave 4' - extension, Block Floete 4' - extension, Doublette 2' - extension, Plein Jeu 3 ranks - from Swell, Trombone 16' - extension from Swell, Trompette 8' - from Swell.
| Literature |
Organ for Cathedral in Davenport, Iowa : Kilgen will be installed. - In: The Diapason, 40th Year, No. 8, July 1949. |
| Links |
https://chvago.org/Organs/Ziegenfelder.htm |