Kimball most likely built this organ in the in the early twentieth century. They used silver on their key contacts and high tin content in their pipework. In the words of one organ builder "Where others used four screws, Kimball used eight. The Kimball company's work was famous for its dedication to quality. Patrick's Cathedral NYC, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Ballroom, and the Mormon Tabernacle. It was built by the Kimball Piano and Organ Company which was founded in Chicago in 1857 and is well known for its organs in St. Cecilia historic pipe organ was built in the theatre-organ style and began life accompanying silent movies or for musical entertainment at a private residence. The organ alone can produce both the highest and lowest pitches perceptible by the human ear. It is the largest of all musical instruments and can speak with a whisper or a roar. Mozart proclaimed the pipe organ the “King of Instruments.” For centuries it has been the chosen means of musical support and inspiration for the church. In recent years, the parish has been looking to raise funds to have the Kimball organ restored. Leo's where I play the monthly Extraordinary Form Mass - a story on a Kimball pipe organ that went south in the 1980's (again - the '80's), only to have a Hammond take its place. Cecilia Church in Pawtucket, just a block away from St.
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