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H. A. Howell (Pipe Organs) (2002)

St. Ita's Catholic Church
5500 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL

Images

2012-06-25 - Sanctuary interior from gallery (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2012-06-25 - Sanctuary interior from floor (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2012-06-25 - Gallery and exposed pipes (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

2012-06-25 - Sanctuary interior to rear and organ (Photograph by Stephen Schnurr/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Movable Console
4 manuals
61 stops
74 registers
6 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)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Has sequencer
Has combination thumb pistons
Has combination toe pistons
Has coupler thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti thumb pistons
Has tutti toe pistons

Notes

2012-02-15 - Identified through online information from Randall Karstens. -- The organ has Electric-slider chests in the Swell and Choir. Electro-mechanical chests are used for unit stops for these two divisions as well as the Solo. The orgiginal Wicks chests are still used in the Great, with some additions of other electro-mechanical chests. I am looking up the updated specification to see if there are any changes to the numbers of ranks, stops, and pipes. -Database Manager

2017-10-18 - Updated by Paul Marchesano, listing this website as a source of information: https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171016/edgewater/saint-ita-catholic-church-st-bing-crosby-organ-pipes-beach-hotel-henry-j-schlacks.<br> Article about Bing Crosby donating money for the original installation. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Stoplist from the 2006 AGO National Convention Book Date not recorded

       Chicago, Illinois
       St. Ita R. C. Church

       Wicks   Op. 2918   1951   4/68
       Howell             2003   4/70
       ______________________________________________

       GREAT                        CHOIR

   16' Dbl Open Diapason        16' Contra Dulciana
   16' Bourdon                   8' Geigen Principal
    8' Open Diapason             8' Gedackt
    8' Harmonic Flute            8' Dulciana
    8' Chimney Flute             8' Unda Maris
    8' Stopped Diapason          4' Octave
    8' Gemshorn                  4' Chimney Flute
    4' Octave                2 2/3' Nazard
    4' Octave Flute              2' Flageolet
2 2/3' Twelfth               1 3/5' Tierce
    2' Fifteenth             1 1/3' Quinte
   IV  Harmonics             1 1/7' Septieme
  III  Mixture                   1' Sifflute [sic]
    8' Trumpet                   8' Trompette
    4' Clarion                   8' Cromorne
                                 4' Clarion
       SWELL                        Tremulant
                                 8' Tuba
   16' Lieblich Bourdon
   16' Contra Salicional            BOMBARDE
    8' Open Diapason
    8' Stopped Flute            32' Bourdon
    8' Salicional               16' Open Diapason
    8' Voix Celeste              8' Octave
    4' Octave                    4' Super Octave
    4' Block Flute              II  Grave Mixture
2 2/3' Nazard                    V  Grand Cornet Bass                
    2' Hohl Flute               IV  Mixture
1 3/5' Tierce
III-IV Mixture                      PEDAL
   16' Basson
    8' Trompette                32' Bourdon
    8' Oboe                     16' Open Wood
    8' Vox Humana               16' Dbl Open Diapason
    4' Clairon                  16' Subbass
       Tremulant                16' Lieblich Bourdon
    8' Tuba Fanfare    *        16' Contra Salicional
                                16' Contra Dulciana
       SOLO                      8' Octave
                                 8' Flute Bass
    8' Stentorphone              8' Gemshorn
    8' Claribel Flute            8' Bourdon
    8' Viole d'Orchestre     5 1/3' Quinte
    8' Viole Celeste             4' Choral Bass
    4' Claribel Flute        3 1/5' Tierce
    8' French Horn           2 2/7' Septieme
    8' Clarinet                 IV  Mixture
    8' Orchestral Flute         32' Ophecleide
       Tremulant                16' Ophecleide
   16' Trombone                 16' Trombone
    8' Tuba                     16' Basson
    8' Tromba                    8' Ophecleide
    4' Clarion                   8' Tromba
                                 4' Clarion
    *  Draws Solo Tuba           4' Cromorne
       at 8' and 4' 

      [Received from Jeff Scofield August 15, 2019]

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