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Burger & Schafer (1976)

East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Pittsburgh, PA

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1995-09-25 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1995-09-25 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1995-09-25 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

1995-09-25 - Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

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Notes

2006-11-16 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Alterations to Aeolian-Skinner Op. 884 with some new pipework; later work by Richard Houghton.</i> -Database Manager

2021-09-01 - Mechanical and tonal alterations over the years until the organ was comprehensively rebuilt in 2007 by Goulding & Wood retaining 40% of the previous pipework. -Jeff Scofield


Stoplist

Source: From THE AMERICAN ORGANIST February 1976 and from the console Sep. 25, 1995

        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
        East Liberty Presbyterian Church

        Aeolian-Skinner   Op. 884   1935   4/108
        Burger & Schafer            1976   4/119
        ______________________________________________________

        GREAT                             CHOIR
    16' Diapason            61        16' Gamba             12
    16' Bourdon              5 PD      8' Diapason          73
     8' 1st Diapason        61         8' Concert Flute     73
     8' 2nd Diapason        61         8' Viol d'Orchestre  73
     8' 3rd Diapason        61         8' Viol Celeste      73
     8' Claribel Flute      61         8' Kleinerzähler     73
     8' Gemshorn            61         8' Kleinerzähler Cel 61
    VI  String Organ       438 a       4' Prestant          61 nu
     4' Octave              61         4' Flute Harmonic    73
     4' Principal           61         4' Violina           73
     4' Flute               61     2 2/3' Nazard            61
 2 2/3' Twelfth             61         2' Piccolo           61
     2' Fifteenth           61     1 3/5' Tierce            61
    II  Gross Sesquialtera 122 b       1' Sifflöte          61
     V  Harmonics          293        IV  Cymbale          244 nu
III-VI  Plein Jeu          268        16' Fagotto           73
    IV  Scharf             244 n       8' Corno di Bassetto 73
    16' Contra Tromba       61         8' Trumpet           73
     8' Tromba              61         8' Orchestral Oboe   73
     4' Octave Tromba       61            Tremolo
        Chimes                            Sub
        Harp                              Unison Off
        Celesta                           Super
        Blank                          8' State Trumpet     73 nd
        Blank                             Harp
        Blank                             Zimbelstern
        Blank
        Blank                             SOLO
        Blank                          8' Flauto Mirabilis  73
                                       8' Gamba             73
        SWELL                          8' Gamba Celeste     73
    16' Bourdon             73        VI  String Organ      GT
     8' Diapason            73         4' Orchestral Flute  73
     8' Geigen Diapason     73         V  Cornet           210 n
     8' Rohrflöte           73         8' French Horn       73
     8' Salicional          73         8' English Horn      73
     8' Voix Celeste        73            Tremolo
     8' Gamba               73         8' Tuba Mirabilis    73
     8' Gamba Celeste       73         8' Tuba              73
     8' Flauto Dolce        73            Sub
     8' Flute Celeste       61            Unison Off
    VI  String Organ        GT            Super
     4' Octave              73            Harp
     4' Flute Triangulaire  73            Celesta
     2' Piccolo             61            Blank
     V  Chorus Mixture     305            
    IV  Acuta              244 n          PEDAL
    16' Posaune             73        32' Stopped Diapason  32
     8' French Trumpet      73        16' Diapason          12
     8' Cornopean           73        16' Diapason          GT
     8' Oboe                73        16' Contra Bass       32
     8' Vox Humana          73        16' Bourdon           32
     4' Clarion             73        16' Quintaton         32
        Tremolo                       16' Echo Lieblich     SW
        Sub                           16' Gamba             CH
        Unison Off                10 2/3' Quint              7
        Super                          8' Octave            12
        Chimes                         8' Principal         12
        Harp                           8' Gedeckt            5
        Celesta                        8' Quintaton         12
        Blank                          8' Still Gedeckt     SW
        Blank                          4' Choralbass        32 n
        Blank                          4' Flute             12
        Blank                          2' Italian Principal 32 n
                                       V  Harmonics        160
        ECHO-ANTIPHONAL               32' Bombarde Magna    32 d
     8' Zartflöte           73        32' Fagotto           12 CH
     8' Vox Angelica II    134        16' Trombone          12
     4' Fern Flute          73        16' Contra Tromba     GT
     8' Vox Humana          73        16' Fagotto           CH
        Tremolo                        8' Tromba            12
        Chimes                         4' Clarion           12
     8' Diapason            73            Harp
     8' Melodia             73            Celesta
     4' Octave              73            Blank
    IV  Mixture            244        16' Echo Major Bass   32
     8' Tuba                73        16' Echo Gemshorn     32
     4' Clarion             73         8' Echo Diapason     12
        Super                          8' Echo Gedeckt      12
     8' Trompette-en-Chamade c            Chimes            EC
     4' Trompette-en-Chamade c

     a  independently enclosed         n  new
     b  5 1/3' and 3 1/5'              nd new, hooded, center 
     c  added 1974                        triforium at reredos
     d  on 30" wind                    nu new and unenclosed


            [Received from Jeff Scofield August 31, 2021]

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