2011-11-06 - Church Interior and Altar (Photograph by Robert Wyrozebski/Database Manager)
2011-11-06 - Nave, Balcony, and Organ Case (Photograph by Robert Wyrozebski/Database Manager)
2009-11-01 - Identified through information in <i>List of More than 5200 Moller Pipe Organs</i> (Hagerstown, Maryland. M. P. Möller, 1928). -Database Manager
2011-07-08 - Updated through on-line information from David M Storey. -- The organ currently has a large Schantz console attached to it. Tonal alterations have considerably diminished the usefulness of the organ. It is a relatively small organ for a vast space. It functions, though poorly, and is used weekly. -Database Manager
2012-01-24 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Firmin Swinnen served as consultant. -Database Manager
2015-04-30 - Updated through online information from Mark Hurley. -- I played this instrument several times in the 1970's. At that time, the entire organ was in decent working condition with the Schantz console. Although the Church seats 2,000 people, the organ, because of its huge scaling (I looked in the organ chambers and remember the clarinet's CC resonator being very large), had absolutely no problem in filling the Church. The principal chorus on the great was unenclosed and the balance of the great enclosed, possibly with the choir. The Church's acoustic is very live. Albert (Al) Bowders, a well-known local Moller service technician, once told me that he thought that most of the pipe work was to be installed into a theatre but was repossessed, hence the large scaling. The sound was not to be missed. <br> About ten years ago or so, friend of mine, who worked for Al, told me that the organ had been altered. The pedal 16' wood first diapason has disappeared. This organ was an excellent example of mid-1920's organ building of "orchestral" sound. The original console was a stop key type console with the stops arranged on 45 degree angled jambs. The couplers were above the swell keyboard. I saw pieces of it in the local Schantz representative's (who installed the current console) store room. This is how I learned about Holy Rosary's original console. <br> Holy Rosary Church was one of three Polish Catholic Churches within five minutes walking distance of one another. The area is known as Upper Fells Point. Holy Rosary was the largest and still has a Mass said in Polish on Sundays. -Database Manager
2015-07-21 - Firmin Swinnen, the organist for Pierre S. Dupont, was the consultant. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> August 1928 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Baltimore, Maryland
Holy Rosary R. C. Church
Möller Op. 4986 1928 3/40
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GREAT SWELL
16' Open Diapason 73 16' Bourdon 73
8' First Diapason 73 16' Contra Gamba 12
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Horn Diapason 73
8' Stentorphone 61 8' Gamba 61
8' Grossflöte 73 8' Salicional 73
8' Doppelflöte 73 8' Viole d'Orchestre 61
8' Viola d'Gamba 61 8' Viole Celeste 73
8' Gemshorn 73 8' Gedeckt 73
4' Principal 73 4' Rohrflöte 61
4' Stentorphone 12 4' Gambette 12
4' Flute Harmonic 73 4' Violina 12
IV Mixture 292 2 2/3' Nazard 7
16' Tuba Profunda 61 2' Flageolet 5
8' Tuba Magna 12 1 3/5' Tierce --
4' Tuba Clarion 12 III Dolce Cornet 219
Sub 16' Bassoon 61
Unison Off 8' Cornopean 12
Super 8' Oboe 73
Chimes 25 8' Vox Humana 61
4' Corno Clarion 12
PEDAL Tremulant
32' Resultant -- Sub
16' Open Diapason 32 Unison Off
16' Second Diapason GT Super
16' Bourdon 32 Chimes GT
16' Contra Viol 32
16' Contra Gamba SW CHOIR
8' Diapason 12 8' Diapason Phonon 73
8' Flute 12 8' Concert Flute 73
8' Cello 12 8' Cello 73
8' Gedeckt SW 8' Dulciana 73
16' Trombone GT 4' Flauto Traverso 73
16' Basson SW 2' Harmonic Piccolo 61
8' Tuba GT 8' French Horn 73
8' Clarinet 73
Tremulant
Sub
Unison Off
Super
Chimes GT
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