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Dyer, USA (Indiana) - Saint Joseph's Church
Municipal: Dyer
Region:Lake County
Address: 440 Joliet Street, 46311, Dyer, IN
Website: http://www.stjosephdyer.org/
Description nr.: 2003019.
Built by: W.W. Kimball Company (1933)
In 1933, the Chicago firm Kimball & Sons built an organ for the Belgian pavilion at the Chicago World Fair. The organ was purchased after the exhibition by Saint Joseph's Church in Dyer, Indiana. It was restored by John Vroom in 1991 and expanded with ten new stops. The inauguration concert was played by William F. Doehring.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Principal 8', Flute 8' - from Swell, Salicional 8' - from Swell, Quintadena 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Salicet 4' - from Swell, Forest Flute 4' - from Swell, Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Clarinet 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Concert Flute 8', Octave 4', Salicet 4', Forest Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32', Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8' - from Swell, Gedeckt 8' - from Swell, Choral Bass 4' - from Swell, Flute 4' - from Swell, Posaune 16', Trumpet 8' - from Swell, Trumpet 4' - from Swell.
Dyer, USA (Indiana) - Saint Joseph's Church
Municipal: Dyer
Region:Lake County
Address: 440 Joliet Street, 46311, Dyer, IN
Website: http://www.stjosephdyer.org/
Description nr.: 2003019.
Built by: W.W. Kimball Company (1933)
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1933 | W.W. Kimball Company | new organ | 1935 | W.W. Kimball Company | transfer/relocate | 1991 | John Vroom Pipe Organs | restoration and enlargement |
In 1933, the Chicago firm Kimball & Sons built an organ for the Belgian pavilion at the Chicago World Fair. The organ was purchased after the exhibition by Saint Joseph's Church in Dyer, Indiana. It was restored by John Vroom in 1991 and expanded with ten new stops. The inauguration concert was played by William F. Doehring.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1933 | Chicago, Illinois (USA) | Chicago World Fair, Belgian Pavaillion |
| 1935 | Dyer, Indiana (USA) | Saint Joseph's Church |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 (7) |
| - Swell Organ | 12 |
| - Pedal Organ | 9 (1) |
| Total number of stops | 33 (20) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Principal 8', Flute 8' - from Swell, Salicional 8' - from Swell, Quintadena 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Salicet 4' - from Swell, Forest Flute 4' - from Swell, Fifteenth 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Clarinet 8', Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Voix Céleste 8', Concert Flute 8', Octave 4', Salicet 4', Forest Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Resultant 32', Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8' - from Swell, Gedeckt 8' - from Swell, Choral Bass 4' - from Swell, Flute 4' - from Swell, Posaune 16', Trumpet 8' - from Swell, Trumpet 4' - from Swell.
| Literature |
New Organs. - In: The Diapason, 83rd Year, No. 2, February 1992. |