John C. B. Standbridge
1868
Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul [Roman Catholic]
18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Logan Square)
Philadelphia, PA, US
57 Ranks - 3,155 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
4 Manuals (58 Notes)29 Note Pedal5 Divisions50 Stops51 RegistersMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Hitchdown Coupler(s)Stop Layout: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Flat Jambs
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: Fixed Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
The Standbridge organ contract was reported to be for $10,000.
Paul R. Marchesano on November 10th, 2020:
Some small number of stops have remained in each rebuild of the organ in some form or other. The 32' Pedal Bourdon definitely remains in the current installation at the cathedral.
Database Manager on September 11th, 2005:
Stoplist and description of opening published in Philadelphia Inquirer November 18, 1868.
Database Manager on September 11th, 2005:
Three composition pedals [diapason & principal, positive organ, full organ]. Reversible or hitchdown for Pedal Double Open Diapason.
Database Manager on September 11th, 2005:
The organ details have been verified from a description of the opening of the organ on November 17, 1868, published the following day in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Previous reports of dates and size were incorrect. The case is described as measuring 31 ft. wide, 16 ft. deep, and 41 ft. high. Pipe counts were given for each division, and therefore it appears the Great Sesquialtera was typical (two) II ranks and the Great Mixture was IV-V ranks in composition.
Database Manager on June 7th, 2005:
The organ is known from a pencil sketch of the case drawn by an Austin salesman or technician in 1920. The specification is unknown at this time, but there are corroborating reports that the organ was a four-manual and pedal with approximately 70 stops.
Related Instrument Entries: Austin Organ Co. (Opus 939, 1920) , Tellers Organ Co. (1955) , Brantley A. Duddy (1977)
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