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Murray M. Harris (Organ Co.) (1911)

St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Olive Street (btwn 5th & 6th)
Los Angeles, CA

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


Images


1970-02-22 - Church interior (Photograph by James Lewis/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - "Received a 4m. Console from Aeolian-Skinner in 1949, Op. 1195. Rebuilt in 1924 by Kimball in new building. 1937 Kilgen (rebuild?) The church building was condemned and the organ in storage by 1980. The Aeolian-Skinner console went to St. Mary of Perpetual Help, Chicago, IL in 1993. Organ to St. James Episcopal, Los Angeles, CA as part of their instrument." -Database Manager

2012-11-21 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -Database Manager

2016-09-27 - Low CCCC of 32' Bombarde measured 24 inches across -Database Manager

2016-09-27 - In 1924, organ moved by Kimball to new building at Figueroa and 6th Streets. -Database Manager

2017-02-09 - Updated by Manuel J. Rosales, who maintains the organ. <br>Removed and stored the organ and was consultant for the reinstallation. Throughly examined and documented the organ before it was removed from St. Paul's Cathedral. My research was contributed to Dr. Orpha Ochse's book on Murray M. Harris.. <br> -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>Organs in the Land of Sunshine</i> by James Lewis (OHS Press: 2010) Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Los Angeles, California
St. Paul's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral

Murray M. Harris   1911      3 manuals, 48 registers, 37 stops, 39 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                       SWELL ORGAN
     16' Double Open Diapason  73      16' Bourdon               61
      8' First Open Diapason   61       8' Open Diapason         61
      8' Second Open Diapason  --       8' Horn Diapason         61
      8' Gamba                 61       8' Salicional            61
      8' Viol d'Amour          61       8' Voix Celeste          61?
      8' Grossflute            61       8' Concert Flute         61
      8' Doppelflute           61       8' Stopped Diapason      61
      4' Octave                61       4' Octave                61
      4' Harmonic Flute        61       4' Harmonic Flute        61
     16' Trombone              85          Dolce Cornet III     183
      8' Tuba (fr. 16')        --      16' Contra Fagotto        61
      4' Clarion (fr. 16')     --       8' Cornopean             61
                                        8' Oboe                  61
         CHOIR ORGAN                    4' Clarion               61
     16' Double Dulciana       73          Tremolo
      8' Open Diapason         61
      8' Dulciana (fr. 16')    --          PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Melodia               61      16' Open Diapason         32
      4' Flauto Traverso       61      16' Double Open Diapason  GT
      2' Piccolo               61      16' Violone               44
      8' Clarinet (belled)     61      16' Bourdon               44
      8' Orchestral Oboe       61      16' Dulciana              CH
         Tremolo                       16' Lieblich Gedackt      SW
         Concert Harp                   8' Violoncello (fr. Vln) --
                                        8' Flute (fr. Bdn)       --
         ECHO ORGAN *                  32' Bombarde (ext GT)     12
      8' Aeoline               61      16' Trombone              GT
      8' Unda Maris            61?      8' Tuba                  GT
      8' Vox Humana            61
         Tremolo
         Chimes

         * enclosed in own expression box within Swell Division


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-09-27]


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