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Holtkamp (1970)

Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian
199 Old Clairton Road
Pittsburgh, PA

OHS convention: 2010


Images


Unknown - Sanctuary interior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

Unknown - Console (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

Unknown - Chancel, exposed pipes and console (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

Unknown - Church exterior (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

Unknown - Exposed pipes (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2009-09-18 - Sanctuary interior and organ (Photograph by Len Levasseur/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2009-08-16 - Identified through research conducted by Sand Lawn, courtesy of David Scribner. -Database Manager

2013-01-15 - Updated through online information from Paul Dessau. -- date taken from Holtcamp website ----http://www.holtkamporgan.com/Chart/Default.aspx -Database Manager

2016-02-01 - Updated through online information from James Stark. <br>Setterboard replaced by Syndyne solid state combination action 2014. Console visually unaltered. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist provided by James Stark Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pleasant Hills Presbyterian Church

Holtkamp   1970

GREAT (61 notes)

16 Quintadena
     23 zinc, 38 spotted metal, scale 43, capped, un-nicked
 8 Principal
     12 zinc, 49 spotted metal, scale 46, ¼ mouth cut-up 2/9,
     ears to f3#
 8 Gedackt
     5 zinc, 44 spotted metal, capped;
     12 open spotted metal
 4 Octave
     61 spotted metal, scale 58, ¼ mouth cut-up 2/9
 4 Rohrflöte
     49 capped spotted metal with chimneys;
     12 open spotted metal
 2 Doublette
     61 tin, scale 73, 2/9 mouth cut-up ¼ 
   Mixture IV
     Unison = scale 51 @ 8’ CC, mouth ¼ cut-up ¼
     Quints = scale 51 @ 8’ CC, mouth ¼ cut-up ¼
     CC              19.22.26.29
     c0              15.19.22.26
     c1              12.15.19.22
     c2               8.12.15.19
     c3               8.12.15.15
 8 Trumpet
     3” scale; 12 copper, 44 spotted metal resonators,
     harmonic at c#3; 5 open spotted metal flues

Swell to Great


SWELL (61 notes, enclosed)

 8 Gamba
     10 zinc, 51 spotted metal, beards to c0, scale 50,
     18 halving, 2/9 mouth cut-up 2/7
 8 Voix Celeste (56 notes from FF)
     7 zinc, 49 spotted metal, beards to g0, scale 54,
     20 halving, 1/5 mouth cut-up 1/3;
     FF-BB zinc, c0 first spotted pipe, marked "56"
 8 Copula
     49 stopped wood (white oak); 12 open spotted metal
 4 Spitzflöte
     61 spotted metal, scale 56 with 1/3 taper to c3,
     1/5 mouth cut-up 2/7
2 2/3 Nazard
     61 common metal, tapered to f1
     1/5 mouth cut-up ¼
 2 Octave
     61 tin, scale 75, ¼ mouth cut-up ¼
   Scharff III
     183 pipes, tin
     Unison = 53 scale @ 8’ CC, 1/4 mouth cut-up 2/9
     Quints = 53 scale @8’ CC, 1/4 mouth cut-up 1/3
     CC              29.33.36
     GG              26.29.33
     d0#             22.26.29
     b0              19.22.26
     g1              15.19.22
     d2#             12.15.19
     f3              12.15.15 
 8 Cromorne
     1½” scale; 56 spotted metal resonators, capped to d3#;
     5 open spotted metal flues
 
Swell to Swell 16


PEDAL (32 notes)

16 Subbass
     32 stopped wood (pine)
16 Quintadena (Gt.)
 8 Octave
     12 zinc, 20 spotted metal, scale 48, ¼ mouth cut-up ¼
 8 Flute
     32 stopped wood (mahogany with maple caps), 114 mm x 86 mm,
     cut-up 1/3
 4 Choralbass
     32 spotted metal, scale 57, ¼ taper, ¼ mouth cut-up ¼
   Rauschquint III
     96 pipes, tin
     2’ = 53 scale @ 8’ CC, ¼ mouth cut-up 2/9
     1 1/3’ = 53 scale @ 8’ CC, ¼ mouth cut-up ¼
     1’ = 52 scale @ 8’ CC, ¼ mouth cut-up ¼
16 Posaune
     5½” scale; 32 copper resonators
 4 Schalmei
     2 5/8” scale; 32 capped reeds, spotted metal resonators

Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal

Combination Action:
Originally adjustable by setterboard (now Syndyne Solid-State, 2014)

Great – 1,2,3,4
Swell – 1,2,3,4
Pedal – 1,2,3,4
General – 1,2,3,4,5,6 (duplicated by toe studs)
General Cancel - 0

Action: electro-pneumatic
Wind Pressure: 73 mm
Pitch: A440, Equal temperament

Documentation: Joseph G. Zamberlan, James M. Stark

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