Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2008-10-20 - Identified by Jim Stark. The organ originally cost $5,000.00. Replaced by Tellers Kent 1922. -Database Manager
2016-06-05 - Updated through online information from Jim Stark. <br>The organ cost $5,000. The church had initially applied to Andrew Carnegie for a grant of one half the cost of a $3,375 2 manual organ, which he agreed to, and the church raised the additional funds. -Database Manager
from contract Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
1909 Wirsching Organ Company Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Pittsburgh, Pennslvania Three manuals of 61 keys each CC to c4. Pedal, 30 keys each , CCC to F Electro-pneumatic action throughout. Pneumatic Wind- sheets of Individual Pallet type, Fleming patent. ------------ GREAT ORGAN 1. Open diapason 8’ 61 pipes Metal 2. Viol di Gamba 8’ 61 pipes Wood 3. Dulciana 8’ 61 pipes Pure Tin 4. Concert Flute 8’ 61 pipes Wood 5. Flute d’amour 4’ 61 pipes Wood & metal 6. Trumpet 8’ 61 pipes Reed (Stops 2 to 6 included in Choir Swell Box) SWELL ORGAN 7. Bourdon 16’ 61 pipes Wood 8. Violin Diapason 8’ 61 pipes Metal 9. Stopped Diapaso 8’ 61 pipes Wood 10. Salicional 8’ 61 pipes Pure Tin 11. Aeoline 8’ 61 pipes Metal 12. Vox Celeste 8’ 49 pipes Metal 13. Violina 4’ 61 pipes Pure Tin 14. Flute Harmonique 4’ 61 pipes Metal 15. Vox Humana 8’ 61 pipes Metal 16. Oboe 8’ 61 pipes Reed 17. One Set Tubular Chimes, 30 notes. CHOIR ORGAN (Enclosed in separate Swell-Box) 18. Horn Diapason 8’ 61 pipes Metal 19. Viole d’orchestre 8’ 61 pipes Pure Tin 20. Quintadena 8’ 61 pipes Metal 21. Melodia 8’ 61 pipes Wood 22. Flauto traverso 4’ 61 pipes Wood 23. Clarinet 8’ 61 pipes Reed PEDAL ORGAN 24. Contra Basso 16’ 30 pipes Wood 25. Bourdon 16’ 30 pipes Wood 26. Lieblich Gedeckt16’ 30 pipes Wood 27. Flauto basso 8’ 30 pipes Wood COUPLERS 1. Swell to Great 2. Swell to Great, octaves 3. Swell Octaves 4. Choir to Pedal 5. Choir to Great 6. Swell to Pedal 7. Great to Pedal 8. Choir to Pedal 9. Coupler Cancel ADJUSTABLE COMBINATION PISTONS Duplicated by Foot Pistons Two, affecting Great and Pedal stops Three, affecting Swell and Pedal stops Two, affecting Choir and Pedal stops ACCESSORIES 1. Swell Tremolo 2. Choir Tremolo 3. Crescendo Indicator 4. Switch for Electric Motor PEDAL MOVEMENTS 1. Great to Pedal Reversible 2. Balanced Crescendo and Diminuendo Pedal 3. Balanced Choir Pedal 4. Balanced Swell Pedal 5. Sforzando Pedal All stops run through the entire compass, no borrows or grooving, all open Registers have full length open pipes to lowest note. Detached and Extended Console, facing Choir Kinetic Blower with Electric Motor, to be placed in basement underneath organ. The foregoing Specification is for Organ when completed. Source: Carnegie Corporation Archives [Received from 2013-09-13.]
Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.