Better Pipe Organ Database

M. P. Möller Opus 10476 (1969)

St. Joseph's Catholic Church
4712 Liberty Avenue (Bloomfield)
Pittsburgh, PA

Images

Before 1942 - Archival image showing the church before the steeples were removed in 1942 (Photograph from an archival source: Parish Anniversary Booklet , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2021-12-27 - Altar (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2022-01-01 - Church interior, Positiv exposed pipes and console (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2010 - Church exterior (Photograph by Pinterest, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2015 - Interior showing Positiv division on left and console on floor level left (Photograph by CZ Sound, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2020s - Gallery facades (Bloomfield Facebook page/Andrew Scanlon)

Consoles

Main

2 manuals
31 stops
14 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-01-24 - Identified from factory documents and publications courtesy of Stephen Schnurr. -Database Manager

2022-08-19 - Positive division located in front of church, the left side. Main organ located in rear gallery. Console on floor, left side. -Andrew Scanlon

Stoplist

Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
        St. Joseph's Church

        Möller   Op. 10476   1969   2/16

        GREAT (3½" wind)       SWELL (4")             PEDAL (3½")
     8' Principal 61        8' Rohrflöte 61       16' Contrebasse 32
     8' Bourdon 61          8' Gemshorn 61        16' Rohrbourdon 12 SW
     8' Gemshorn SW         4' Spitzprincipal 61   8' Principal 12
     4' Octave 61           4' Rohrflöte 12        8' Rohrflöte SW
     2' Doublette 61        2' Octavin 12          4' Octave 12
III-IV  Mixture 207     1 1/3' Kleinquinte 61      4' Rohrflöte SW
        Super               8' Trompette 61       16' Contre Trompette 12
        Chimes 21           4' Clairon 12          4' Clairon SW
                               Tremulant
        POSITIV (2½")          Sub                    POSITIV PEDAL (2½")
     8' Rohrflöte 61           Unison Off         16' Gedackt 12 PO
     4' Principal 61           Super               8' Rohrflöte PO
     4' Rohrflöte 12                               4' Principal PO
     2' Principal 12
 1 1/3' Larigot 30 *
    II  Mixture **

     *  20-61 repeat top octave
    **  from 4' Principal and 1 1/3' Larigot

[Received on line from Jeff Scofield September 07, 2009.]

Documents

(1968-05-07) Factory specifications, via the OHS Archives Stoplist and accessories -Jeff Scofield