Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry [now Drexel University]: Main Building Auditorium
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
Images
1891 - Closeup of organ case, contemporary after installation. (Photograph from an archival source: Unknown, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
1891 - Contemporary view of Haskell organ and room after installation. (Photograph from an archival source: Unknown, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)
1891-12-17 - Building Exterior (Photograph from the "Dedication Ceremonies" booklet; image courtesy of Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
1891-12-17 - Auditorium Interior, Stage, and Organ Case (Photograph from the "Dedication Ceremonies" booklet; image courtesy of Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)
Consoles
Keydesk
- Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
- Console position: Keydesk Attached
- 3 manuals
- 32 stops
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 30 notes
- Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
- Has crescendo
- Has combination thumb pistons
Notes
2016-03-16 - Updated through online information from Paul Marchesano.
From a description in a history of the Drexel Institute: "Upon this stage there was a superb Haskell three-manual organ of the latest construction, an almost unique feature of which is a combination and crescendo pedal by which all or any number of the thirty-two stops can be put on in an instant."
The organ was replaced in 1928 by Austin Organs Opus 1548. It appears that no stops were re-used by Austin in the new installation. -Database Manager
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