St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church [now Grand Hall for Banquets/The Priory]: Rear Gallery
614 Pressley Street
Pittsburgh (North Side), PA
Note: Not playable. (in this location)
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December 2019 - Console. Builder's nameplate reads: Fred J. Gallam (Galiam, Galian?), Organ Builder, Pittsburgh, PA (Photograph by Rich Goforth, Flickr, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
ca. 1900 - Church exterior showing the onion domes before removal (Photograph by Priory Website, hostoric postcard image, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2010 - Building exterior (Photograph by Wikipedia, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2020 - Nave and organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Pittsburgh Grand Hall for Banquets, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
2020 - Organ in rear gallery (Photograph by Pittsburgh Grand Hall for Banquets, submitted by Andrew Scanlon/Andrew Scanlon)
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Notes
2004-10-30 - Building now The Priory: A City Inn (hotel). Organ rebuilt and enlarged 1927 by A. Gottfried Organ Co. as EP. -Database Manager
2022-08-24 - Building was St. Mary's R.C., Northside. Unplayable in 1991. Built originally A. B. Felgemaker, Op. 880, 1905 (3m, 32, 2011 pipes). Organ rebuilt and enlarged 1927 by A. Gottfried Organ Co. as EP. New detached console, date unknown by Fred J. Gallas, Pittsburgh.
Church originally contained 1854 Pomplitz- Rodewald. Stop list (1991) GT : Open Diap. 16', 1st. Open Diap. 8', 2nd Open Diap. 8', Gamba 8', Dopple Fl.8', Prin. 4', Flute Harmonic 4', Twelfth, Fifteenth, T uba 8'; SW: Bourdon 16', Open Diap. 8', Gedeckt 8', Quintadena 8', Salicional 8', Vox Celeste 8', Muted Viol 8', Flute Traverso 4', Flautina 2', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8'; CH: Geigen Prin. 8', Melodia 8', Flute Celeste 8', Dulciana 8', Gemshorn 8', Flut e D'Amour 4', English Horn 8', Clarinet 8'; STRING: Contra Viol 16 ', Viol 8', Viol d'Orch 8', Viol Celeste 8', Violina 4'; PED: Resu ltant 32',Open Diap. 16',Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Liebl. Ged. 16', Ged. 8', Flute 8', Trombone 16', G/S/Ch-P, Ped. octaves. Reported Leo E. Longan, 1050 McKinley Dr., Clairton, PA 15025 1991. Contact person: Mrs. Mary Ann Graf, 614 Pressley Str., Pittsburgh, PA 15212, (412) 231-3338. -Andrew Scanlon
Stoplist
Source: Reported Leo E. Longan, 1991
Great Open Diapason 16, 1st Open Diapason 8, 2nd Open Diapason 8, Gamba 8, Doppel Flute 8, Principal 4, Flute Harmonic 4, Twelfth 2⅔, Fifteenth 2, Tuba 8
Swell Bourdon 16, Open Diapason 8, Gedeckt 8, Quintadena 8, Salicional 8, Vox Celeste 8, Muted Viol 8, Flute Traverso 4, Flautina 2, Cornopean 8, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8
Choir Geigen Principal 8, Melodia 8, Flute Celeste 8, Dulciana 8, Gemshorn 8, Flute D'Amour 4, English Horn 8, Clarinet 8
STRING Contra Viol 16, Viol 8, Viol d'Orchestre 8, Viol Celeste 8, Violina 4
Pedal Resultant 32, Open Diapason 16, Bourdon 16, Violone 16, Lieblich Gedeckt 16, Gedeckt 8, Flute 8, Trombone 16
Couplers G/S/Ch-P, Ped. Octaves
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