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Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Saint John Cantius Catholic Church
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 825 North Carpenter Street, 60642, Chicago, IL
Website: http://www.cantius.org/
Description nr.: 2072549.
Built by: A.B. Felgemaker Organ Company (1900) - opus 723
Replaced by a new organ (1922)
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppel Floete 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Octave Quinte 3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Aeolina 8', Gemshorn 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Flageolet 2', Dolce Cornet 3 ranks, Oboe & Bassoon 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Floete 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great Sub-Octave, Swell to Great Super-Octave, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremolo, Great and Pedal Forte, Great and Pedal Piano, Swell Forte, Swell Piano, General Crescendo.
Chicago, USA (Illinois) - Saint John Cantius Catholic Church
Municipal: Chicago
Region:Cook County
Address: 825 North Carpenter Street, 60642, Chicago, IL
Website: http://www.cantius.org/
Description nr.: 2072549.
Built by: A.B. Felgemaker Organ Company (1900) - opus 723
Replaced by a new organ (1922)
- Saint John Cantius Catholic Church is a large parish church in Chicago, which was built for the Polish community in the years 1893-1898. The Lower Church was inaugurated at Christmas 1893, and the large Upper Church was dedicated on December 11, 1898. The church building was designed by Adolphus Druiding.
- An organ was built in 1899-1900 by A.B. Felgemaker & Son. It was a two manual organ with 25 registers. In 1922 it was replaced by a much larger organ, built by Geo. Kilgen & Son.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 11 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Pedal Organ | 4 |
| Total number of stops | 25 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppel Floete 8', Viola da Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Flute d'Amour 4', Octave Quinte 3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Open Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Salicional 8', Aeolina 8', Gemshorn 4', Flute Harmonique 4', Flageolet 2', Dolce Cornet 3 ranks, Oboe & Bassoon 8'.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Double Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8', Floete 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great Sub-Octave, Swell to Great Super-Octave, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Accessories: Tremolo, Great and Pedal Forte, Great and Pedal Piano, Swell Forte, Swell Piano, General Crescendo.
| Literature |
A history of the organs of Saint John Cantius Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois / Stephen Schnurr. - In: The Diapason, 113th Year, No. 1, January 2022. |