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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 884 (1935)

East Liberty Presbyterian Church
116 South Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA

Images

2018-08-08 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church website, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2017-03-21 - Church interior (Photograph by Church website, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1955)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
4 manuals
80 stops
106 registers
9 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Tubular Pneumatic (Details Unknown)
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Computerized/Digital
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1995. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Also has 1973, 38rk Austin in chapel. -Database Manager

2006-02-04 - Updated through on-line information from Charlie Dickson. -- Organ removed to Goulding and Wood shop, 2006. -- Listed stops were original spec in 1931. Changes were made in 1974 by Aeolian Skinner, and also a few years later by another firm that brought the stop totals to aprox. 120, and 7,500 ish pipes as it stood until now. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: From THE DIAPASON July 1935

        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
        East Liberty Presbyterian Church

        Aeolian-Skinner   Op. 884   1935   4/108
        ______________________________________________________

        GREAT                            SWELL
    16' Diapason            61       16' Bourdon            73
    16' Bourdon          PD 17        8' Diapason           73
     8' 1st Diapason        61        8' Geigen Diapason    73
     8' 2nd Diapason        61        8' Rohrflöte          73
     8' 3rd Diapason        61        8' Gamba              73
     8' Gemshorn            61        8' Gamba Celeste      73
     8' Claribel Flute      61        8' Salicional         73
 5 1/3' Quint               61        8' Voix Celeste       73
     4' Octave              61        8' Flauto Dolce       73
     4' Principal           61        8' Flute Celeste      61
     4' Flute               61        4' Octave             61
 3 1/5' Tenth               61        4' Flute Triangulaire 61
 2 2/3' Twelfth             61        2' Piccolo            61
     2' Fifteenth           61        V  Cornet            305
     V  Harmonics        a 305        V  Chorus Mixture    305
III-VI  Plein Jeu        b 268       16' Posaune            73
    16' Contra Tromba    b  61        8' French Trumpet     73
     8' Tromba           b  61        8' Cornopean          73
     4' Octave Tromba    b  61        8' Oboe               73
        Chimes              25        8' Vox Humana         73
        Harp and Celesta    SW        4' Clarion            73
                                         Tremolo
        CHOIR                            Chimes             GT
    16' Gamba               12           Harp and Celesta   61
     8' Diapason            73
     8' Concert Flute       73           SOLO
     8' Viol d'Orchestre    73        8' Flauto Mirabilis   73
     8' Viol Celeste        73        8' Gamba              73
     8' Kleine Erzähler     73        8' Gamba Celeste      73
     8' Kleine Erz Celeste  73        4' Orchestral Flute   73
     8' Quintadena          73        8' Tuba Mirabilis     73
     4' Flute Harmonic      73        8' French Horn        73
     4' Violina             73        8' English Horn       73
 2 2/3' Nazard              61           Tremolo
     2' Piccolo             61           Chimes             GT
 1 3/5' Tierce              61           Harp and Celesta   SW
 1 1/3' Septieme            61
    16' Fagotto             73           PEDAL
     8' Trumpet             73       32' Stopped Diapason   12
     8' Corno di Bassetto   73       16' Contra Bass        32
     8' Orchestral Oboe     73       16' Diapason           32
        Tremolo                      16' Diapason           GT
        Chimes              GT       16' Bourdon            32
        Harp and Celesta    SW       16' Echo Lieblich      SW
                                     16' Gamba              CH
        STRING ORGAN             10 2/3' Quint               7
    VI  Orchestral Strings 438        8' Principal (C B)    12
                                      8' Octave (Principal) 12
        ECHO                          8' Gedeckt (Bourdon)   5
     8' Zartflöte           73        8' Still Gedeckt      SW
     8' Vox Angelica II    134    5 1/3' Twelfth             7
     4' Fernflöte           73        4' Flute               5
     8' Vox Humana          73        V  Harmonics       a 160
        Tremolo                      32' Bombarde  20"      12
        Chimes              25       32' Fagotto   10"   CH 12
                                     16' Trombone           32
        ANTIPHONAL                   16' Fagotto            CH
     8' Diapason            73   10 1/3' Quint Trombone     GT
     8' Melodia             73        8' Tromba             12
     4' Octave              73        4' Clarion            12 
    II  Grave Mixture      122           Chimes             GT
     8' Tuba                73           Harp and Celesta   SW
     4' Clarion             73
                                      a  15-17-19-21-22
        ECHO-ANTIPHONAL PEDAL         b  in separate box on
    16' Major Bass          32           high pressure
    16' Gemshorn            32
     8' Gedeckt             12
     8' Gemshorn            12

            [Received from Jeff Scofield April 29, 2022]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON July 1935 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield

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