2015-06-12 - Gallery and Pipe Facade (Photograph by Dan Papa/Database Manager)
2010-09-01 - Identified through online information from James Hale. -- The church is home to one of the largest pipe organs in the Delaware Valley, a four-manual, 6,000-plus pipe organ used by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra for their 1980 recording of Camille Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony No. 3. It is one of the best examples of French organ in the United States. It is the largest church organ in the region. I believe originally by Haskell but greatly expanded by Bruce Schultz. -Database Manager
2013-09-03 - Updated through online information from Fred Riley. -- Jane Parker-Smith made a recording in 1980 on this organ. Angel DS 37748 (EMI) Bruce Shultz is listed on church website as music director -Database Manager
2015-07-18 - Updated through online information from Doug Backman. -Database Manager
2021-12-07 - The size of this instrument, both in ranks and pipe counts, have been greatly overstated in publicity and in comments and notes on this database, particularly the claims made in the note from 2010. It is not the largest church organ in Philadelphia and has a little less than 5000 pipes, certainly not more than 6000! The 1911 Haskell organ was 44 ranks. -Paul R. Marchesano
Stoplist taken from the console August 20, 2012 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
-- (prepared for Walker Digital) Great- 16’ Montre 61 8’ Diapason -- 8’ Principal 61 8’ Montre 12 8’ Flute Harmonique -- 8’ Flute a Cheminee 61 8’ Gambe 61 4’ Octave -- 4’ Prestant 61 4’ Block Flute 61 2 2/3’ Twelfth 61 2’ Fifteenth 61 2’ Flute Ouverte 61 IV Fourniture 244 III Cymbale 183 16’ Contre Bombarde 61 8’ Trompette 61 8’ Bombarde 12 4’ Clairon 61 4’ Bombarde Clarion 12 16’ Trompette en Chamade 61 8’ Trompette en Chamade 12 4’ Trompette en Chamade 12 Swell- 16’ Viola -- 16’ Flute Ouverte 61 8’ Montre 61 8’ Flute Ouverte 12 8’ Bourdon 61 8’ Viola Pomposa -- 8’ Viola Celeste -- 8’ Viole de Gambe 61 8’ Viole Celeste 61 8’ Erzahler -- 8’ Erzahler Celeste -- 4’ Octave 61 4’ Flute Harmonique 61 4’ Viola Pomposa -- 2 2/3’ Nazard 61 2’ Doublette 61 1 3/5’ Tierce -- V Mixture 305 V Cornet -- 16’ Bombarde 61 8’ 1st Trompette -- 8’ 2nd Trompette 61 8’ Hautbois 61 8’ Vox Humana 61 4’ Clairon 61 Tremolo 16’ Swell to Swell Unison Off 4’ Swell to Swell Choir- 16’ Viol Sourdine -- 8’ English Diapason -- 8’ Flute Harmonique -- 8’ Bourdon 61 8’ Viole de Gamba -- 8’ Viole Celeste -- 8’ Viol Sourdine -- 8’ Viol Celeste -- 8’ Bois Celeste II -- 8’ Flauto Dolce 61 8’ Flute Celeste 61 4’ Octave Conique -- 4’ Koppel Flute 61 4’ Dolcan -- 4’ Dolcan Celeste -- 2 2/3’ Nazard 61 2’ Block Flute 61 1 3/5’ Tierce 61 1’ Sifflote 61 IV Mixture -- 16’ Bassoon -- 8’ Trompette -- 8’ Fagotto -- 8’ Cromorne 61 8’ Orchestral Oboe -- 8’ Vox Humana -- 4’ Rohr Schalmei -- Tremolo Harp Celesta 16’ Choir to Choir Unison Off 4’ Choir to Choir Positiv- 16’ Quintade 61 8’ Montre 61 8’ Flute Harmonique -- 8’ Bourdon 61 8’ Quintade 12 8’ Salicional -- 4’ Octave 61 4’ Flute Octaviante -- 4’ Quintade 12 2’ Quarte de Nazard 61 II Cornet 122 IV Mixture 244 16’ Bombarde 61 16’ Dulzian -- 8’ Trompette 12 8’ Cor Anglais 61 4’ Clairon Harmonique 12 4’ Trichter Regal -- Tremelo Solo- 16’ Diapason Conique -- 16’ Violoncello -- 8’ Diapason 61 8’ Flauto Mirabilis -- 8’ Doppel Flute 61 8’ Violoncello -- 8’ Cello Celeste -- 8’ Viole de Gamba 61 8’ Viole Celeste (#) 61 8’ Viole Celeste (b) 61 8’ Dolcan -- 8’ Dolcan Celeste -- 4’ Octave 61 4’ Flute Harmonique 61 4’ Violoncello -- 2’ Doublette -- V Grand Fourniture -- 16’ Contra Tuba -- 8’ Tuba Mirabilis -- 8’ Tuba Sonora 61 8’ French Horn -- 8’ Clarinet 61 16’ Vox Humana -- 8’ Vox Humana -- 8’ English Horn 61 4’ Tuba Clarion -- 16’ Trompette en Chamade GT 8’ Trompette en Chamade GT 4’ Trompette en Chamade GT Tremelo Chimes 16’ Solo to Solo Unison Off 4’ Solo to Solo Pedal- 64’ Gravissima -- 32’ Open Wood -- 32’ Contre Bourdon 12 32’ Contre Violone -- 16’ Open Wood 32 16’ Diapason -- 16’ Principal 32 16’ Montre 32 16’ Montre GT 16’ Bourdon 32 16’ Flute Ouverte SW 16’ Quintade PO 16’ Violone -- 16’ Viola SW 10 2/3’ Sub Quint 32 8’ Diapason -- 8’ Principal GT 8’ Montre 12 8’ Flute 32 8’ Flute Ouverte SW 8’ Viole 32 8’ Viole Pomposa SW 4’ Choralbass 12 4’ Bourdon 12 4’ Viola Pomposa SW 2’ Flute Harmonique 32 V Grand Mixture 160 IV Fourniture -- 32’ Contre Bombarde -- 32’ Contre Bassoon -- 16’ Bombarde -- 16’ Bombarde GT 16’ Petite Bombarde SW 16’ Bassoon 32 16’ Dulzian PO 8’ Bombarde -- 8’ Bombarde GT 8’ Bombarde SW 4’ Clairon Harmonique -- 4’ Clairon GT 4’ English Horn SO 4’ Trichter Regal PO 16’ Trompette en Chamade GT 8’ Trompette en Chamade GT 4’ Trompette en Chamade GT [Received from Doug Backman 2015-07-04.]
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