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Unknown Builder (2021)

Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 8733, 1955)

Location:

Holy Cross Evangelical-Lutheran Chapel
5319 Second Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15207 US
Nave
Organ ID: 69885

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Lutheran Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition needs attention, but in usable condition.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from The Rev. Douglas H. Spittel on December 19, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP unit
  • 4 ranks. 328 pipes. 1 divisions. 2 manuals. 4 stops. 28 registers.
All (unit organ):
  • Chest Type(s): EP unit chests
  • Built by M. P. Möller
We received the most recent update for this division from Jim Stettner on December 22, 2021.
Main:
  • Built by M. P. Möller
  • Manuals: 2
  • Divisions: 1
  • Stops: 4
  • Registers: 28
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Jim Stettner on December 22, 2021.
Jim Stettner on December 22, 2021:

This organ was originally built for Ascension R.C. Church in Pittsburgh. It was relocated here to Holy Cross in 2021 and instaled without tonal or mechanical changes.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jim Stettner on December 22, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Parish website, submitted by Jim Stettner. Taken approx. ca. 2020

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