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Tellers-Sommerhoff Organ Co. Opus 55 (1912)

Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
721 St. Ferdinand Street
New Orleans, LA

OHS convention: 1989

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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1989 - Organ in rear gallery and nave (Photograph from an archival source: 1989 OHS Handbook, William T. Van Pelt, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano/Paul R. Marchesano)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 1989. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Originally tubular pneumatic to slider chests. Electrifed & new console added by August Laine 1934. Historic Organ Recital 7 Jun 1987. Church closed March 1997 with organ still inside. -Database Manager

2005-10-03 - Online update from Watson D. Copeland -- Organ was purchased by St. Francis Xavier R.C.C. to be used in their new sanctuary. Roy Redman removed the organ and it is in storage in his shop. It will be added on to and rebuilt when St. Francis's sanctuary is complete. -Database Manager

2006-05-22 - Updated through online information from Roy Redman. -- Organ was given to St. Francis Xavier, not purchased by them. Conventional wedge pneumatic pulldowns located on the bottom of the pallet box (not parallel, Blackington, style). -Database Manager

2006-05-22 - Updated through online information from Roy Redman. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Source: Organ Handbook 1989 1989

Tellers-Sommerhoff Organ Co. (Opus 55, 1912)
Holy Trinity R.C. Church
New Orleans, LA

Great:  61 notes
8'  Open Diapason  61m
8'  Second Open Diapason  61m
8'  Viola Di Gamba  61m
8'  Gross Flute  61m
8'  Claribella (sic)  61w
4'  Octave  61m
4'  Flauto Traverso 61w&m
8'  Tuba  61m
8'  Vox Humana (Sw)*

Swell:  61 notes, enclosed
16' Bourdon  61w
8'  Open Diapason 61m
8'  Stop'd Diapason 61w
8'  Salicional  61m
8'  Aeolina  61m
8'  Vox Celeste  49m
4'  Flute Harmonique  61w&m
2'  Piccolo Harmonique  61m
8'  Cornopean  61m
8'  Oboe  61m
8'  Clarinet 61m
8'  Vox Humana*
    Tremolo

Choir:  61 notes, enclosed
8'  Violin Diapason  61m
8'  Viol D'Amour  61m
8'  Concert Flute  61w
4'  Wald Flute  61 w&m
8'  Saxaphone  61m
8'  Vox Humana*

Pedal:  
16' Open Diapason  30w
16' Bourdon  30w
16' Lieblich Gedackt  30w
8'  Violoncello  30m
16' Trombone  30m

Couplers:
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Choir to Great
Swell to Great
Swell to Great Super Octave
Swell to Great Sub Octave
Swell to Choir

balanced Swell pedal
balanced Choir pedal

*1934 Addition by August Laine
                 

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