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Philipp Wirsching (1909)

Christ's Evangelical Lutheran Church
331 Collins Ave
Pittsburgh, PA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Consoles

Main


Notes

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


Stoplist

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.

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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.]

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