Hilborne L. Roosevelt
Opus 73, 1880
St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church
1941 Christian Street
Philadelphia, PA, US
35 Ranks - 1,916 Pipes
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STOPLISTS
| GREAT ORGAN🛈 | ||
| 16' | Open Diapason🛈 | |
| 8' | Open Diapason🛈 | |
| 8' | Doppelflote🛈 | |
| 4' | Principal🛈 | |
| 4' | Waldflote🛈 | |
| 2⅔' | Twelfth🛈 | |
| 2' | Fifteenth🛈 | |
| III | Mixture🛈 | |
| 8' | Trumpet🛈 | |
| 4' | Clarion🛈 |
| SWELL ORGAN🛈 | ||
| 16' | Bourdon🛈 | |
| 8' | Open Diapason🛈 | |
| 8' | Stopped Diapason🛈 | |
| 8' | Salicional🛈 | |
| 4' | Violina🛈 | |
| 4' | Harmonic Flute🛈 | |
| 2' | Flageolet🛈 | |
| II | Cornet🛈 | |
| 8' | Cornopean🛈 | |
| 8' | Oboe🛈 | |
| Tremolo |
| CHOIR ORGAN🛈 | ||
| 8' | Violin Diapason🛈 | |
| 8' | Melodia🛈 | |
| 8' | Dulciana🛈 | |
| 4' | Rohrflute🛈 | |
| 3' | Nazard🛈 | |
| 2' | Piccolo🛈 | |
| 8' | Clarinet (TC)🛈 |
| PEDAL ORGAN🛈 | ||
| 16' | Open Diapason🛈 | |
| 16' | Bourdon🛈 | |
| 8' | Violin Cello🛈 | |
| 16' | Fagotto🛈 |
| COUPLERS🛈 | ||
| Swell to Pedal | ||
| Great to Pedal | ||
| Choir to Pedal | ||
| Swell to Great | ||
| Swell to Choir | ||
| Choir to Great |
| PEDAL MOVEMENTS | ||
| Great piano🛈 | ||
| Great forte🛈 | ||
| Swell piano🛈 | ||
| Swell forte🛈 | ||
| Great to Pedal Reversible | ||
| Balanced Swell pedal |
Pipe counts and material taken from 1996 OHS Handbook
Originally Written/Published: 1996
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CONSOLES
Builder: Roosevelt Organ Works [Hilborne Roosevelt Organs]
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional With a Keyboard Cover That Can Be Lifted To Form a Music Rack
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
3 Manuals (58 Notes)27 Note Pedal3 Divisions32 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Combination Thumb Piston(s)✓ 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 1960, 1996 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: Extant and Playable in this location
This instrument is a three-manual tracker built by Hilbourne Roosevelt in 1880 in the Philadelphia shop. The acquisition of such a very fine instrument was not typical of Irish parishes in South Philadelhia. The obvious instigator of so fine a purchace was the composer of Catholic church music Albert Rosewig, a German national who served as Director of Music at St. Charles Borromeo for thirty-five years -- until his death in 1929.
The organ is in exactly the same form as when it was built with the exception of an electric motor put in in 1904. It has regrettably suffered some damage in the early 2000s. A couple of hunderd pipes were stolen mainly from the bass. For what reason we do not know. It affects the Great and Choir as well as the Fagotto in the pedals.
The instrument itself is nonetheless quite playable and is played every sunday. We need to raise money to restore the pipes. The bellows system is also in poor shape. All of the wooden ranks are complete. I have restored the Clarion down to middle C, but the Trumpet is too far gone.
The accoustics of this church are excellent such that this could be a very important instrument.
--Note submitted with stoplist in 2007, James Hale
Paul R. Marchesano on March 2nd, 2021:
The organ suffered some damage in the early 2000s. A couple of hunderd pipes were stolen mainly from the bass pipework easily accessible behind the C side case panel, likely vandals who thought they could sell the pipes for scrap. It affects the Great and Choir as well as the Fagotto in the Pedal.
Database Manager on May 7th, 2018:
The citation was sent to the church for display, but not presented in a public ceremony.
Database Manager on March 6th, 2016:
According to information received via e-mail from Paul Marchesano, the citation was not awarded in a public ceremony. Presentation was made de facto via mailing the certificate to James Hale, the organist, who arranged its display.
Database Manager on April 1st, 2008:
Updated through online information from James Hale. -- Received OHS Citation 363
Database Manager on February 24th, 2005:
Refurbishment of the action by Edwin Ohl included replacement of wood tracker parts with aluminum.
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1978
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Renovated by Edwin A. Ohl c. 1978. 8' Fagotto in Pedal.
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