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Kimball International, Inc. is an American company which consists of furniture brands: Kimball, National, Interwoven, Etc., David Edward, D'Style and Kimball Hospitality. It is the successor to W.W. Kimball and Company , the world's largest piano and organ manufacturer at certain times in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Casavant Frères (Joseph Casavant) – Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec; Legge Organ Co. Ltd – Toronto, Ontario Gabriel Kney – London, Ontario; Guilbault-Thérien [] – Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec
HORC reports that as of 2024, 95% of the Ballroom Kimball Organ and 67% of the Main Auditorium Midmer-Losh Organ are operational again, [24] the latter including most of the pipe ranks in the Right Stage, Left Stage and Left Forward chambers. Restoration work is ongoing and proceeding, as the organs' 100th anniversary approaches in 2029–2032.
1977 [14] Stereo Genie 98-1 1977 Features Automatic Organ Computer and Lowrey Glide. [15] Super Genie 1974-1975 [11] Symphonic Holiday 1975 [16]-1977 [14] Four channels, 88 keys, two keyboards, Magic Genie. Teenie Genie 1974-1976 [17] Rhythm and auto-bass pedal accompaniment. [18] TG44-1 1977 Two keyboards and bass pedals. [19] TG44BK 1977
Austin Organs, Inc., is a manufacturer of pipe organs based in Hartford, Connecticut. The company is one of the oldest continuously-operating organ manufacturers in the United States. [ 1 ] The first instruments were built in 1893 with the Austin Patent Airchest, and many remain in fine playing condition to this day.
In 1933, a Kimball pipe organ containing 6,853 pipes was installed in the auditorium. The console sits on a hydraulic elevator, which historically enabled the console to be raised or lowered between the stage, the auditorium floor, and one level below. Though the organ has never been altered, it is still in working condition. [10]
The organ is the world's largest pipe organ located in a sacred building. The console has 874 switches for activating the stops, and the action is electro-pneumatic. The instrument is estimated to weigh over 124 tons, and is organized in 23 divisions. [46] It is continually being enlarged. This organ is played for more than 300 services each year.
Holtkamp Organ #1,939 (1978–2015) at University of Notre Dame. The Organ Reform Movement sought to turn away from many of the perceived excesses of Romantic or Symphonic organ building and repertoire, in favor of organs understood to be more similar to those of the Baroque Era in Northern Germany, especially those built by Arp Schnitger.