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Patrick J. Murphy & Associates Organbuilders Opus 53 (2009)

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
724 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA

Images

2015-11-27 - Organ case in rear gallery (Photograph by Joseph Routon/Joseph Routon)

2009 - Organ and console in gallery (Photograph by Patrick J. Murphy, submitted by John Roper/John Roper)

2015-11-27 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Joe Routon/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
39 stops
64 registers
4 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 combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2009-09-05 - Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Replaces Möller opus 9614, disposition unknown. (information from builder's website, accessed Sept 4, 2009) -Database Manager

2015-04-15 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ. Identified by Pat Murphy, based on personal knowledge of the organ. -- Original 1848 case retained- built by Henry Erben - New York City. New Facade pipes installed. Selected ranks from the previous 1964 M.P. Moller organ retained and revoiced. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from builder's web site Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

Patrick J. Murphy & Associates, Inc.   Opus 53   2009
3 manuals, 39 stops, 49 ranks
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        GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
    16' Violone                 61         16' Lieblich Gedackt        61
     8' Open Diapason           61          8' Diapason                61
     8' Principal               61          8' Rohrflöte               61
     8' Harmonic Flute       tc 49          8' Viola de Gamba          61
     8' Bourdon                 61          8' Viola Celeste (TC)      49
     8' Violoncello (ext)       12          4' Principal               61
     8' Viola de Gamba          SW          4' Traverse Flute          61
     4' Octave                  61          2' Flautino                61
     4' Spitzflute              61             Plein Jeu IV           244
 2 2/3' Twelfth                 61         16' Bassoon                 61
     2' Fifteenth               61          8' Trompette               61
 1 3/5' Seventeenth             61          8' Oboe                    61
        Mixture IV             244          4' Clarion                 61
    16' Bassoon                 SW          8' Vox Humana              pf
     8' Trompette               SW             Tremulant
     4' Trompette Clarion       SW
     8' Bombarde                CH             PEDAL ORGAN
        Chimes                  CH         32' Diapason                12 b
                                           16' Open Diapason           32
        CHOIR ORGAN                        16' Violone                 GT
     8' Geigen Diapason         61         16' Bourdon                 32
     8' Gedeckt                 61         16' Lieblich Gedackt        SW
     8' Erzähler                61          8' Diapason                GT
     8' Erzähler Celeste (TC)   49          8' Octave Diapason (ext)   12
     4' Geigen Octave           61          8' Bourdon (ext)           12
     4' Koppelflöte             61          8' Rohrflute               SW
 2 2/3' Nazard                  61          4' Principal               GT
     2' Blockflute              61          4' Harmonic Flute          GT
 1 3/5' Tierce                  61             Mixture IV             128
        Mixture III            183         32' Cornet                  --
     8' Trumpet                 61         16' Trombone (ext CH)       12
     8' Clarinet                61         16' Bassoon                 SW
        Tremulant                           8' Bombarde                CH
    16' Contra Bombarde (TC)    --          8' Trumpet                 CH
     8' Bombarde                61          4' Clarion                 CH
     4' Bombarde Clarion (ext)  12
     8' Cor de Hoppe            -- a

                                            a  Brings on all 8' reeds
                                            b  1-12 independent 10-2/3'


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2015-09-15]

Websites

Opus 53, St. Patrick's RC, New Orleans, LA [Builder's website] - Photographs, stoplist (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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