W. W. Kimball Co.
1936
H. J. Heinz Co.
Auditorium
Pittsburgh, PA, US
57 Ranks - 4,595 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal5 Divisions51 Stops107 RegistersElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop Action✓ Crescendo✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Toe Piston(s)✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Coupler Toe Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)✓ Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The original organ, Skinner Op. 545 4/47 from the Metropolitan Theatre in Boston, was sold to Wurlitzer, who installed it in the new Heinz Auditorium (built for Heinz employees), which was completed in 1930; the auditorium was damaged in a 1936 floor; Kimball rebuilt and enlarged the organ in 1936, also adding a new console.
Database Manager on May 29th, 2016:
Kimball claimed this to be a new organ, but it appears to a rebuild and enlargement of E M Skinner Op. 545 that was originally installed at the Metropolitan Theatre in Boston c.1926; it was sold to Wurlitzer in 1930 and relocated by them to the Heinz auditorium; it sustained serious flood damage and was rebuilt and enlarged by Kimball as a 4/57 with a new console; it was later moved to Texas and broken up for parts in 1987.
Related Instrument Entries: The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (1930)
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