Kilgen Organ Company Opus List

3,655 entries compiled from surviving company records, opus 410–7854, 1880–1980. Search by opus number, institution, city, or any word in the notes.

Opus numbers may refer to an entire organ, or just to a particular modification or addition to an existing organ.

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Showing 1,951–2,000 of 3,655 entries.

Opus	Date	Institution	City	State	Man.	Ranks	Notes
5468		Walton Piano Co.	Memphis	TN
5469		Reed Music Co.	Little Rock	AR
5470		McPherson M. Co.	Mt. Vernon	IL			parts, leather
5471		KMOX Radio Station	St. Louis	MO
5472	1935	Schwartz, E. F.	Buffalo	NY
5473		St. Paul’s R. C. Church	Brooklyn	NY			swell engine
5474		Heckman & Newcomer	Charlotte	NC
5475		First Christian Church	Muskogee	OK			parts
5476		First Christian Church	Maywood	IL			used St. Lucy
5477		Forest Avenue Presbyterian Church	Dayton	OH			material
5478		Villa Annunciation	Clayton (STL)	MO			Repairs - reed organ
5479		Tait, R. H. & Son	St. Louis	MO			Blower #261
5480	1935	St. Joseph Church	High Bridge	NJ
5481		St. Francis Hospital	Wilmington	DE			Sold to St. Francis Hospital by Strawbridge.
5481		Strawbridge & Clothier	Philadelphia	PA			Sold to St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE
5482		Lee Thagard Music Co.	Oklahoma City	OK			Returned to factory from Strawbridge & Clothier in March 1936
5482		Strawbridge & Clothier	Philadelphia	PA			Returned to factory 3/1936
5483		Rees, Troll – residence	New York	NY
5483 A		Rees, Troll – residence	New York	NY
5484		Scott, John G.	St. Louis	MO
5485		Central College	Fayette	MO			generator brushes
5486		Church of Good Shepherd	Chicago	IL			used 348B
5487		S. Ernest Philpitt & Son	Miami	FL
5488	1935	First Church of Christ Scientist	Pacific Grove	CA	2	3	Petit Ens.
5489		St. Mary’s Assumption	Cottonport	LA
5489		Thomas Music Co.	Scranton	PA
5490		Golterman, Edw.	St. Louis	MO			Reed organ loan
5491		St. Joseph Slovenian Church	Leadville	CO			Same # assigned to job at Carthage, OH – Convent of the Good Shepherd
5491		Convent of the Good Shepherd	Carthage	OH
5491 A		Convent of the Good Shepherd	Carthage	OH			Vox Humana
5492		First Presbyterian Church	Caruthersville	MO
5493		Second Baptist Church	St. Louis	MO
5494		Strawbridge & Clothier	Philadelphia	PA			Returned to factory then given job #5661 and sold to Oster Bros., Rochester. They then sold to the Little Theatre, Rochester.
5494 A		Strawbridge & Clothier	Philadelphia	PA
5495		Normal Institute	Ammendale	MD			sold by Peabody Piano Co.
5495		Peabody Piano Co.	Baltimore	MD			sold to Normal Institute, Ammendale, MD
5496		Pinkston, L. M.	St. Joseph	MO
5497		First Baptist Church	Moberly	MO			Chimes
5498		St. John the Baptist Catholic Church	Fort Smith	AR			canceled and returned to prospect file
5499		St. Joseph’s Male Orphanage	St. Louis	MO
5500		Augustana Lutheran Church	Hobart	IN
5500		Marion Music Co.	Indianapolis	IN			Same # as Augustana Lutheran in Hobart, IN
5501		Lee Thagard Music Co.	Oklahoma City	OK			This organ sold to KTUL, Tulsa, returned to Thaggard, and then sold to Rackley Funeral Home, Purcell, OK
5501		Radio Station KTUL	Tulsa	OK			Bought from Thaggard Music Co. Taken back by Thaggard and then sold to Rackley Mortuary, Purcell.
5502		First Christian Church	Martins Ferry	OH			Formerly at Spence Music Co.
5502		Spence Music Co.	Zanesville	OH			This is the job no. originally given to Zuelke.
5503		Stephens, A. B.	Kansas City	MO
5503		Jenkins Music Co.	Honesdale	PA			This job now at Gimbel Bros., Philadelphia
5503		Gimbel Bros., Inc.	Philadelphia	PA			Sold to A. B. Stephens, Kansas City, MO
5503 A		Stephens, A. B.	Kansas City	MO

Opus numbers with a letter suffix (5281 A, 5281 B…) are follow-up jobs on the same contract. A "?" or two numbers on one line means the original record was unclear. Linked numbers in the notes link to the entry they reference.

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