San Fernando Roman Catholic Cathedral: Sanctuary; rear gallery
115 Main Plaza San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Images
Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1900s)/Database Manager)
Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1918)/Database Manager)
2014-12-23 - Pipework (Photograph by John L. Hoopes/Database Manager)
2014-12-23 - Swell and Pedal Stopkeys (Photograph by John L. Hoopes/Database Manager)
Unknown - Choir and Great Stopkeys (Photograph by John L. Hoopes/Database Manager)
2014-12-23 - Cathedral Nave, Loft, and Organ Case (Photograph by John L Hoopes/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 3 manuals
- 24 stops
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
- Has combination toe pistons
Notes
2008-12-13 - Identified through online information from John Igoe. -- Minimal Info from the Cathedral web site. -Database Manager
2014-12-26 - Updated through online information from John L. Hoopes. -- I played this organ for three hours on Dec 23, 2014. A few pipes didn't work, e,g, clarinet in choir, but most did. It sounded really good. The acoustics in the beautiful cathedral are wonderful. The organist was kind to let me play and the people who kept coming in and out seemed to appreciate the Christmas music I was playing. -- ` -Database Manager
2024-04-26 - Electrified by unknown builder, date unknown. Photos appear to show electro-pneumatic pull downs installed on original slider chests. -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist
Swell Expression (bal.) Crescendo (bal.) Source: Received from John L. Hoopes 2014-12-29
GREAT Bourdon 16, First Open Diapason 8, Second Open Diapason 8, Twelfth 3, Dulciana 8, Melodia 8, Principal 4, Fifteenth 2, Trumpet 8, Mixture III
SWELL Open Diapason 8, Bourdon 8, Fugara 4, Viola 8, Flute Traverse 4, Tremulant, Oboe Bassoon 8
CHOIR Geigen Principal 8, Stopped Diapason 8, Chimney Flute 4, Clarinet 8 (intermittent dead notes in 2014), Violin Principal 4
PEDAL Open Diapason 16, Bourdon 16, Violin Cello 8
SWELL to SWELL 4, CHOIR to CHOIR 4, GREAT to PEDAL 8, SWELL to PEDAL 8, GREAT to PEDAL 4, SWELL to GREAT 8, CHOIR to PEDAL 8, SWELL to GREAT 4, CHOIR to GREAT 8, CHOIR to GREAT 4
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