Better Pipe Organ Database

Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2970 (1968)

St. Philip R. C. Church: Church
50 W. Crafton Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA

Images

2023 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Pawsburgh , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2015 - Church exterior side (Photograph by WikiWand , submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2011 - Church exterior (Photograph by Pittsburgh Tribune review, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2010 - Exterior front (Photograph by Pittsburgh Tribune review, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)

2020-04-05 - Church exterior (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-05-18 - Church interior to the front, floor level (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2020-05-28 - Church interior from the balcony to the front (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2019-03-09 - Church interior to the gallery and organ, exposed pipes (Photograph by Church Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
2 manuals
23 stops
23 registers
5 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Tilting/Rocking Tablets Above Top Manual
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: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2010-10-31 - Identified through on-line information from Jeff Scofield. -- Main organ located in gallery; Choir Organ mounted on left transept wall; console located in the left transept as well. -Database Manager

2021-04-29 - Judging by recent Facebook photos, the console and Choir organ have been moved to the gallery - there is no longer any organ in the left transept. Though it could be that there was never any Choir organ. A Memo of Agreement dated 18 August 1967 says: "It is mutually agreed that the Choir organ to be located in the transept will not be provided in the initial installation, but that all necessary provisions will be included in the console for the future addition of this division. Consequently, all items pertaining to the Choir organ in the original contract, with the exception of console preparations, shall not be provided by the Builder." Since the MoA doesn't mention the console, it could be that it was installed in the gallery in the first place. -Jeff Scofield

Stoplist

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

     Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
     St. Philip R. C. Church

     Casavant   Op. 2970   1968   2/31

     Courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives
     St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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     GALLERY GREAT              TRANSEPT CHOIR
  8' Prinzipal     61        8' Rohrflöte   61
  8' Rohrflöte     61        4' Prinzipal   61
  4' Oktav         61        2' Flachflöte  61
  4' Spitzflöte    61
  2' Blockflöte    61           TRANSEPT PEDAL
 IV  Mixtur       244       16' Subbass     32

     GALLEY SWELL               GALLERY PEDAL
  8' Salizional    61       16' Subbass     32
  8' Vox coelestis 54 GG     8' Prinzipal   32
  8' Gedackt       61        4' Choralbass  32
  4' Gemshorn      61       IV  Mixtur     128
  4' Koppelflöte   61       16' Fagott L/2  32
  2' Prinzipal     61
III  Zimbel       183
  8' Oboe          61
     Tremulant

[Received online from Jeff Scofield October 31, 2010]