Saint Basil Church [merged as Blessed Trinity Parish]
1735 Brownsville Road
Carrick
Pittsburgh, PA
Images
2024 - Nave to rear showing twin chambers either side of gallery (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
2024 - Close-up of façade pipes (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
2024 - Church interior (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
2024 - Ceiling (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
2024 - Altar (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
2024 - Right hand organ chamber (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
2024 - Churh interior to front (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
2024 - Church exterior (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
2024 - Church exterior (Pawsburgh /Andrew Scanlon)
Ca 1940 - Interior before Vatican II (Unknown/Andrew Scanlon)
Notes
2024-07-31 - From Dan Broderick Cuba's organist of this church for about 10 years in 2010s
The organ is a mix, with several builders - including one priest that was there- working on it over the years. Harry Ebert had done a bit of the work, but not enough to leave a nameplate. We don't remember the original builder.
When I left some years ago, it was in OK shape. It needed new key contacts, an offset chest in the swell had some water damange, and the bee-in-bottle krumhorn needed racking help.
Since then, the original blower caught fire and was replaced, but I don't think much else has been done.
Back then, it was serviceable, with two manuals and about 22 ranks, including four (or five?) reeds.
-Andrew Scanlon
Other Links
Regrettably, it is not possible to display the information about the sponsor of this pipeorgandatabase entry or if there is a sponsor. Please see About Sponsors on Pipe Organ Database.