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Raymond E. Colby (2023)

Resurrection Parish: Saint Thomas More Church
126 Fort Couch Road
Pittsburgh, PA

Images


2006-03-02 - Saint Thomas More Church interior (Photograph from an archival source: Internet, submitted by Nathan Bellas/Nathan Bellas)

2006-03-02 - Saint Thomas More Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Internet, submitted by Nathan Bellas/Nathan Bellas)

2013-01-02 - Loading chambers at new location, St. Thomas More Church, Bethel Park, PA (Photograph by Nathan Bellas/Nathan Bellas)

2013-01-02 - Removal of organ from Central Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY (Photograph by Nathan Bellas/Nathan Bellas)

2018-05-24 - New R.A. Colby Console Rendering (Photograph by R.A. Colby Rendering/Nathan Bellas)

Consoles

Nave

Nave

Notes

2023-03-03 - Moller Opus 8926, located in the former Central Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY, was donated by Buffalo real estate firm and building owner, Ellicott Development, in 2013 for eventual installation at Saint Thomas More Church, Resurrection Parish, Bethel Park, PA. A new console crafted by R.A. Colby and finished by Walker Technical was crafted in 2016 and made into a fully digital organ by Walker Technical as funds were raised for pipe restoration and installation. Pipework was completed in 2023, creating a new hybrid instrument . All pipework was utilized except for Great Mixture, Swell Voix, and 1-12 of Swell Bourdon from the main 1956 original organ, and the 1965 antiphonal. Chambers are located behind screens on either side of the sactuaty with Great, Pedal, and choir of the left of center and Swell, Solo, and Positiv to the right. -Nathan Bellas

Stoplist

Source: Taken from console 

Raymond E. Colby (2023)
Resurrection Parish
Pittsburgh, PA

Pipe/digital hybrid utilizing pipe work and chests from Moller Opus 8926 (originally located in Central Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY) and Walker Technical digital voices. 

Console by R.A. Colby.

Hybrid stoplist designed by Nathan Bellas, Alan E. Sterner, and Dr. Charles Callahan. 

* = pipe

Great:  Manual II, unexpressed
16 Double Diapason
16 Quintaton
8 Open Diapason ext. 16 Double Diapason
8 Principal*
8 Bourdon*
8 Harmonic Flute
8 Salicional*
5 1/3 Grosse Quinte*
4 Octave*
4 Rohrflöte*
3 1/5 Grosse Tierce*
2 2/3 Quinte*
2 Super Octave*
1 1/3 Fourniture IV* (Organ Supply Industries)
16 Double Trumpet
8 Tromba
16 Great to Great
Great Unison Off
4 Great to Great
Zimbelstern, Thumb Piston (no knob)

Swell:  Manual III, expressive on shoe II
16 Bourdon* 1-12 digital
8 Geigen Diapason
8 Bourdon, ext. 16 Bourdon
8 Viole de Gambe*
8 Voix Celeste*
8 Flute Celeste II
4 Principal*
4 Flûte Harmonique*
4 Viole Celeste II
2 2/3 Nazard*
2 Doublette*
1 3/5 Tierce*
2 Plein Jeu IV*
16 Posaune
16 Bassoon*
8 Cornopean
8 Trompette Harmonique*
8 Hautbois*
8 Voix Humaine
4 Clairon Harmonique*
Tremulant
16 Swell to Swell
Swell Unison Off
4 Swell to Swell

Choir:  Manual I, expressive on shoe I
16 Erzähler*
8 English Diapason
8 Cor de Nuit*
8 Viola
8 Viola Celeste
8 Erzähler*
8 Erzähler Celeste* (1-12 digital)
4 Octave Diapason
4 Koppelflöte*
2 2/3 Nasard*
2 Quarte de Nasard*
1 3/5 Tierce*
2 Mixture III
16 Fagot
8 Clarinet
8 Cromorne*
Tremulant
Harp
Chimes (SO)
16 Choir to Choir
Choir Unison Off
4 Choir to Choir
8 Festival Trumpet

Positiv:  Manual I, unenclosed
8 Nason Flute*
4 Cor de Nuit*
2 Principal*
1 1/3 Larigot*
1 Piccolo Harmonique*
Cymbale III*
Positiv Unison Off

Solo:  Manual IV, expressive on shoe III
8 Stentor Diapason
8 Flauto Mirabilis
8 Cello Celeste II
4 Orchestral Flute
16 Basset Horn
8 French Horn
8 Flugel Horn
8 English Horn
Tremulant
8 Festival Trumpet (CH)
16 Tuba
8 Tuba
Chimes
Carillon
Orchestral Harp
16 Solo to Solo
Solo Unison Off
4 Solo to Solo

Pedal:  unexpressed
32 Contra Diapason
32 Contra Violone (CH)
32 Contra Bourdon (SW)
16 Open Diapason
16 Contrebasse*
16 Chimney Flute*
16 Double Diapason (GT)
16 Violone (CH)
16 Erzähler* (CH)
16 Bourdon* (SW)
8 Octave
8 Spitz Principal*
8 Bourdon
8 Flûte Conique*
5 1/3 Quinte*
4 Principal*
4 Harmonic Flute (GT)
4 Cor de Nuit*
2 Octavin, ext. 4 Principal
Fourniture III*
32 Contra Bombarde
32 Contra Posaune (SW)
16 Bombarde*
16 Posaune (SW)
8 Trompette*
4 Clarion*

Couplers:

8 Great to Pedal
4 Great to Pedal
8 Swell to Pedal
4 Swell to Pedal
8 Choir to Pedal
4 Choir to Pedal
8 Positiv to Pedal
8 Solo to Pedal
4 Solo to Pedal
16 Swell to Great
8 Swell to Great
4 Swell to Great
16 Choir to Great
8 Choir to Great
4 Choir to Great
8 Positiv to Great
16 Solo to Great
8 Solo to Great
4 Solo to Great
8 Choir to Swell
8 Solo to Swell
16 Swell to Choir
8 Swell to Choir
4 Swell to Choir
8 Solo to Choir
8 Great on Solo

Combination Action:
Generals: 1-12

Divisionals:
Swell 1-6
Great 1-6
Choir 1-6
Positiv 1-4
Solo 1-6
Pedal 1-4

General Cancel
Piston Sequencing Up/Down
Memory Level Up/Down
Quick Level
Console Lights Off  
Gt/Ch Transfer
Tutti
Reeds Off
Celestes Off
Mixtures Off
Great Reeds Enclosed
All Swells to Swell
Transposer Enabled

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