Pipe Organ Database

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Shenandoah Organ Studio, Inc. (1991)

Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 1334, 1912)

Location:

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
823 Cathedral Place
Richmond, VA 23220 US
Organ ID: 49698

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on October 27, 2022.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 53 ranks. 5 divisions. 4 manuals. 59 registers.
All:
  • Position: In a gallery-level case at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 5
  • Registers: 59
  • Position: Console in fixed position, center.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on June 14, 2022.
Owen Lenzmeier on April 25, 2022:

The organ will be removed and replaced in 2025 by Juget-Sinclair Opus 56.

We received the most recent update for this note from Owen Lenzmeier on April 25, 2022.
Database Manager on May 13, 2012:

Identified through online information from Stephen Hall. -- Second console added during rebuild, preparation for chancel divisions.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Churches of Virginia website: Open In New Tab Originally published September 15, 1991
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Paul R. Marchesano on October 27, 2022.

Instrument Images:

New Trompette en Chamade; original organ façade: Photograph by John G. DeMajo. Taken on 2008-06-16

New console: Photograph by John G. DeMajo. Taken on 2008-06-16

Cathedral interior to rear and organ case: Photograph by Organ Clearing House, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-07

Gallery and en-chamade: Photograph by Organ Clearing House, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-07

Trumpet-en-Chamade: Photograph by Organ Clearing House, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-07

Console: Photograph by Organ Clearing House, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-07

Left stopjamb: Photograph by Organ Clearing House, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-07

Right stopjamb: Photograph by Organ Clearing House, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2022-01-07

Cathedral exterior: Photograph by Virginia Dept. of Historical Resources, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-10-14