Pittsburgh, PA
Schenley High School
Builder: Skinner Organ Co.Year: 1922 Opus: 377
No. manuals: 3 No. stops: 34 No. ranks: 33 No. pipes: 2,243
Specification
Great (enclosed in Chamber 1) 8' First Diapason 73 8' Second Diapason 73 8' Grossflote 73 8' Erzahler 73 4' Octave 73 8' Tuba 73 8' French Horn 73 Tremulant Chimes EC
Swell (enclosed in Chamber 2)
16' Bourdon 73 8' Diapason 73 8' Rohrflote 73 8' Voix Celeste II 134 8' Spitzflote 73 8' Flute Celeste 73 4' Flauto d'Amore 61 III Dolce Cornet 183 16' English Horn 73 8' Cornopean 73 8' Oboe 73 Tremulant Harp 61 bars Celesta
Choir (enclosed in Chamber 1)
8' Concert Flute 73 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73 8' Voix Celeste 73 4' Flute Harmonique 73 2' Piccolo 61 8' English Horn 73 8' Clarinet 73 Harp SW Celesta SW
Echo (enclosed in Chamber 3)
8' Gedeckt 73 4' Flute a Cheminee 61 8' Vox Humana 73 Tremulant Chimes 25 tubes
Pedal (enclosed in Chamber 2)
16' Diapason 32 16' Bourdon 32 16' Gedeckt SW 8' Major Flute 12 (ext. of 16' Diapason) 8' Flute SW 16' English Horn SW
Source: THE AMERICAN ORGANIST, June 1924.
T. Scott Buhrman, the longtime TAO editor who was never hesitant to express
himself, said the following of the organ:
"What's the matter with the rest of the country? Shall the West have
all the new High School organs? Pittsburgh says not. Among the
special details of the Schenley High School organ---
"The entire organ is expressive -- as the organ of the future must be.
The Swell is enriched by a 2-rank Voix Celeste and a 3-rank Dolce Cornet; this
[division], it will be noted, has 1 Diapason, 1 String, 3 Flutes and 2 Reeds at
8' pitch--somewhat unusual proportions. Its percussion is subject to sub
and super couplers. The Echo has but three registers, but note the
combinational possibilities. The Pedal has but two independent registers,
but is enriched by a borrowed English Horn, much to its advantage. There
are percussions on every manual."