J.G. Pfeffer & Son
1890
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Shrine
1220 N. 11th Street at Biddle Street
St. Louis, MO, US
32 Ranks - 1,895 Pipes
Instrument ID: 1318 ● Builder ID: 3090 ● Location ID: 1278
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STOPLISTS
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
2 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal27 Stops30 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Hitchdown Coupler(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 1979 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
There is an 8' Viola on the Swell that is not on the stoplist. According to Horst Buchholz, the Bourdon Bass encompasses the bottom 20 notes, not 12.
Joseph Eckelkamp on April 11th, 2025:
Reservoir was releathered by Christopher Soer Pipe Organs LLC in 2021. At that time, the Shrine did not elect to have the feeder bellows releathered and were using an external blower to power the organ. Blower was replaced with a new static reservoir added outside the organ case in 2024. No tonal changes were made to the instrument.
Database Manager on January 3rd, 2012:
Updated through online information from Michael Bavlsik. -- Current state is: Restored to original condition by Martin Ott, organbuilder 2003. It is a museum quality restoration. The organ is completely unaltered from its 1890 state.
Database Manager on January 2nd, 2012:
Updated through online information from Michael Bavlsik.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1995.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Case may be 1860s. Compass 58/27.
- Organ Media Foundation Exploration of the organ
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