Pittsburgh, PA
Third Presbyterian Church
Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Year: 1935 Opus: 933
No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 70 No. ranks: 62 No. pipes: 4,050
Specification
Great
16' Diapason 61 8' First Diapason 61 8' Second Diapason 61 8' Third Diapason 61 8' Harmonic Flute 61 8' Claribel Flute 61 (enclosed) 8' Kleinerzahler II CH 4' Octave 61 4' Waldflote 61 (enclosed) 2 2/3' Twelfth 61 (enclosed) 2' Fifteenth 61 (enclosed) IV Mixture 244 (enclosed) 8' Tromba 61 (enclosed) 4' Clarion 61 (enclosed) Chimes (enclosed) Harp CH Celesta CH
Swell
16' Flute Conique 73 8' Diapason 73 8' Rohrflote 73 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73 8' Salicional 73 8' Voix Celeste 73 8' Flauto Dolce 73 8' Flute Celeste 61 tc 4' Octave 73 4' Chimney Flute 73 4' Violina 73 2 2/3' Nasard 61 2' Flautino 61 IV Mixture 244 16' Fagotto 73 8' Cornopean 73 8' Trumpet 73 8' Oboe 73 8' Vox Humana 73 4' Clarion 73 Tremulant
Choir
16' Gamba 73 8' Diapason 73 8' Gedeckt 73 8' Viola 73 8' Erzahler 73 8' Kleinerzahler 61 tc 4' Lieblichflote 73 2 2/3' Nasard 61 2' Piccolo 61 1 3/5' Tierce 61 8' Clarinet 73 8' Orchestral Oboe 73 Tremulant Harp Celesta
Solo
8' Orchestral Flute 73 8' Gamba 73 8' Gamba Celeste 73 8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 8' French Horn 73 8' English Horn 73 Tremulant Chimes GT
Pedal
32' Bourdon 5 32' Resultant -- 16' Diapason 32 16' Contrabass 32 16' Violone 32 16' Bourdon 32 16' Diapason GT 16' Flute Conique SW 16' Gamba CH 8' Contrabass 12 8' Bourdon 12 8' Violone 12 8' Flute Conique SW 4' Contrabass 12 4' Flute Conique SW 16' Trombone 32 8' Trombone 12 4' Trombone 12 Chimes GT
The original organ was 3-manual Austin Op. 76 installed in 1896. In 1908,
Skinner installed 7 new ranks and a chest. This was replaced in 1935 by
Op. 933. In 1966, Op. 933 was replaced by Moller Op. 11016, a
IV/124. The organ was moved to the chapel of Lincoln Christian College,
Lincoln, IL, "by a builder from Quincy, Illinois," without the
combination action and the installation was never completed as initially
envisioned. The organ is located on a platform halfway up the wall
immediately behind the stage of the ultra-modern building constructed in
1970. There is currently no facade, so the organ is presently screened by
a heavy red curtain. Plans call for a facade of polished aluminum 16'
Prestant pipes. Schneider Pipe Organs finished the first phase of the
organ renovation in 1995, which consisted of completely re-wiring the organ and
rehabilitating the console with Harris knobs and coupler tablets, as well as a
Peterson MSP-1000 combination action. Approximately sixteen additional
ranks are prepared for.