Cathedral of Saint Paul, Catholic
2120 3rd Avenue N
Birmingham, AL
Images
2023-01-21 - Cathedral interior (Photograph by Johann Vexo/Johann Vexo)
2023-01-21 - Console (Photograph by Johann Vexo/Johann Vexo)
2023-01-21 - Organ case (Photograph by Johann Vexo/Johann Vexo)
December 2021 - Organ case, rear of cathedral (Photograph by Noack Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
December 2021 - Console (Photograph by Noack Organ Co., via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
December 2021 - Aerial view of organ (Photograph by Noack Organ Co. via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
ca. 2019 - Organ case in rear gallery (Photograph from an archival source: Computer drawing of the organ from the builder's website, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)
Consoles
Gallery
- Organ type: Traditional Without Cover
- Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
- 3 manuals
- 60 registers
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Mechanical (Balanced Tracker)
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped 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: Computerized/Digital
- 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
2019-12-15 - This entry describes an original installation of a new pipe organ.
<br>Identified by Owen Lenzmeier, listing this web site as a source of information: https://stpaulsbhm.org/pipe-organ-project/new-organ/.<br>A number of ranks from the 1986 Möller organ will be retained and incorporated into the new instrument. -Database Manager
2020-07-10 - Organ to be delivered in mid-April 2021, dedicated in October 2021.
The entire Pedal Subbass unit (32'-16') and 32' Bassoon from the previous Moller organ will be reused in this installation. -BRUCE LUDWICK JR
Stoplist
Original document from Owen Lenzmeier. Edits by Bruce Ludwick, Jr. Source: From Builder's Website 2019-12-17 / 2022-1-3
Cathedral of Saint Paul
Birmingham, Alabama
Noack Organ Company
3 Manuals, 58 Stops, 75 Ranks
GREAT SWELL CHOIR
16’ Double Diapason 16’ Bourdon 16’ Quintaton
8’ Open Diapason 8’ Diapason 8’ Diapason
8’ Harmonic Flute 8’ Harmonic Flute 8’ Gedeckt
8’ Chimney Flute 8’ Stopped Diapason 8’ Viola (TC)
8’ Viola 8’ Gamba 8’ Unda (TC)
4’ Principal 8’ Celeste (TC) 4’ Principal
4’ Open Flute 4’ Prestant 4’ Chimney Flute
2-2/3’ Twelfth 4’ Traverse Flute 2-2/3’ Nasard
2’ Fifteenth 2’ Octavin 2’ Fifteenth
1-3/5’ Seventeenth IV Mixture 2’ Nighthorn
III Cornet III Mixture 1-3/5’ Tierce
II Fourniture 16’ Bassoon 1-1/3’ Larigot
IV Mixture 8' Harmonic Trumpet III-IV Mixture
8’ Trumpet 8' Oboe 16’ Clarinet
Tremolo 8' Vox Humana 8’ Cornopean
4’ Harmonic Clarion 8’ Cromorne
Tremolo 8’ Chamade (TC)
Tremolo
PEDAL COUPLERS/ACCESSORIES
32’ Subbass Swell to Great
16’ Contrabass
16' Double Diapason (GT) Choir to Great
16’ Subbass Great to Pedal
16’ Bourdon (SW) Swell to Pedal
8’ Open Bass (ext. 16' Contrabass) Choir to Pedal
8’ Stopped Flute Zimbelstern
4’ Octave
32’ Contra Bassoon
16’ Bombarde
16’ Trombone (ext. 32’)
16’ Bassoon (SW)
8’ Trumpet (ext. 16' Bombarde)
4’ Clarion
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