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Unknown Builder (1960's)

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

Images

Before 2010 - Console (Jeff Donnelly/Andrew Scanlon)

Before 2010 - Estey organ in rear of church (Jeff Donnelly/Andrew Scanlon)

Before 2010 - Church interior from Organ loft (Jeff Donnelly/Andrew Scanlon)

Before 2010 - Exterior (Diocese of Pittsburgh/Andrew Scanlon)

2010 - Interior side, after 2010 snowstorn damage which led to closing/demolition (Flickr/Andrew Scanlon)

Consoles

Main; rear gallery

• Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
• Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
• 2 manuals
• 3 divisions
• Key action Type: Electrical
• Stop action Type: Electrical
• Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
• Manual compass: 61 notes
• Pedal compass: 32 notes
• Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
• Has crescendo
• Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
• Has combination thumb pistons
• Has coupler thumb pistons
• Has tutti thumb pistons

Notes

2024-07-29 - This entry represents the removal, rebuilding, and installation of an existing organ in a new church for the same congregation. Identified through online information from Andrew Scanlon (July 28, 2024). -Jim Stettner

2024-07-29 - Updated through online information from Daniel Weimer (June 13, 2011): Church closed in 2010 and parish merged with St. Mary's and St. Martin de Porres to become Corpus Christi Parish. Pipe organ in storage in the Diocese of Pittsburgh warehouse. The church building is slated for demolition. -Jim Stettner

Stoplist

I played this organ 1962 and also around 1964-1966. Stoplist is from this period but was updated in the 1970's. Source: Received from Ray Janko; 2015-12-07

Great Open Diapason 8, Flute Harmonic 4, Dulciana 8, Melodia 8

Swell Diapason 8, Stopped Diapason 8, Salicional 8, Oboe [tc] 8 (Likely labial), Flute d'Amour 4, Tremolo

Pedal Bourdon 16, Dolce 8

Swell to Pedal 8, Great to Pedal 8, Great to Great 16, Great to Great 4, Swell to Great 16, Swell to Great 8, Swell to Great 4, Swell to Swell 16, Swell to Swell 4

Related Pipe Organ Database Entries

• #30242†* - Estey Organ Co. Opus 2748 (1928)

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