J. H. & C. S. Odell & Co.
Opus 228, 1886
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cathedral
55 W. San Fernando Street
San Jose, CA, US
27 Ranks - 1,473 Pipes
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STOPLISTS
| Great (I)🛈 | ||
| Gr. 16 ft. Double Open Dia. | 58 | |
| Gr. 8 ft. Open Diapason | 58 | |
| Gr. 8 ft. Gamba | 58 | |
| Gr. 8 ft. Melodia | 58 | |
| Gr. 8 ft. Dulce | 58 | |
| Gr. 4 ft. Octave | 58 | |
| Gr. 4 ft. Wald Flute | 58 | |
| Gr. 2⅔ ft. Twelfth | 58 | |
| Gr. 2 ft. Fifteenth | 58 | |
| Gr. 3 Rks Mixture | 174 | |
| Gr. 8 ft. Trumpet | 58 | |
| Sw. to Gr. Coupler |
| Swell (II)🛈 | ||
| Sw. 16 ft. Bourdon | 58 | |
| Sw. 8 ft. Open Diapason | 58 | |
| Sw. 8 ft. Stopped Flute | 58 | |
| Sw. 8 ft. Salicional | 58 | |
| Sw. 8 ft. Vox Celeste | 58 | |
| Sw. 4 ft. Violina | 58 | |
| Sw. 2 ft. Flautino | 58 | |
| Sw. 3 Rks Cornet | 174 | |
| Sw. 8 ft. Oboe | 58 | |
| Sw. Tremolo |
| Pedal🛈 | ||
| Pedal 16 ft. Open Diapason🛈 | 27 | |
| Pedal 16 ft. Bourdon | 27 | |
| Pedal 8 ft. Violoncello | 27 | |
| Sw. to Ped. Coupler | ||
| Gr. to Ped. Coupler |
FINGER PISTONS [in Sw. keyslip]: S [Swell to Pedal reversible], S [Great to Pedal reversible]; COMPOSITION FOOT TRUNDLES [labeled; l-r]: Swell Piano, Swell Forte, Great Piano, Great Mezzo, Great Forte; PEDAL MOVEMENTS: Swell Expression (balanced). [This stoplist is a corrected amalgamation of three previously submitted stoplists: (1) OHS PC Database, (2) Cathedral website, and (3) Copied from console 01-20-2025 - all with errors. This stoplist is copied from the console with spellings recorded exactly as engraved. -- JS].
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CONSOLES
Builder: J. H. & C. S. Odell & Co.
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 Pedal3 Divisions23 Stops23 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Coupler Thumb Piston(s)✓ Combination Trundle(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Horizontal Rows on Terraced/Stepped Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Not Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
Instrument is in excellent condition and the reverb is appreciable, but it is not used frequently enough. The new vicar is one of the few to play it; piano or guitar is largely used instead. The instrument is reported to be one of four Odells in this style, and the only one in original condition on the West Coast.
Database Manager on September 1st, 2015:
Updated through online information from Denis D'Aoust.
Database Manager on August 28th, 2014:
Updated through online information from Joseph Adam.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
This entry represents the original installation of a new organ. Status Note: There 1992.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Restored Edward Stout 1988. Rededicated 22 Nov 1992. Ed Stout and Dick Taylor & Co. did the restoration. One of the first organs to be shipped to California by rail. Composition Pedals: Swell p, Swell f, Great p, Great mf, Great f. Reversibles: Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal
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