Pasadena, California

Pasadena Presbyterian Church

Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Contract Year:  1957
Install Year:   1957-1960
Opus:           1131-A

No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      79
No. ranks:      96
No. pipes:      5,482

           GREAT ORGAN                               SWELL ORGAN
       16' Violone               61              16' Quintaton             68
        8' Principal             61               8' Geigenprinzipal       68
        8' Bourdon               61               8' Rohrflöte             68
        8' Gemshorn              61               8' Viole de Gambe        68
        4' Octave                61               8' Viole Celeste         68
        4' Flute Ouverte         61               8' Spitzflöte            68
    2 2/3' Quinte                61               4' Principal             68
        2' Super Octave          61               4' Cor de Nuit           68
        2' Blockflöte            61               2' Octavin               61
       IV  Fourniture           244             III  Plein Jeu            183
      III  Cymbel               183             III  Cymbale              183
       16' Fagot                 61              16' Contre Trompette      68
           Chimes                SO               8' Trompette             68
                                                  8' Hautbois              68
           CHOIR ORGAN                            8' Voix Humaine          68
       16' Dulciana              68               4' Clairon               68
        8' Viola Pomposa         68                  Tremulant
        8' Singendgedect         68
        8' Flauto Dolce          68                  SOLO ORGAN
        8' Flute Celeste         68               8' Major Flute           68
        4' Prestant              68               8' Violoncello           68
        4' Koppelflöte           68               8' Violoncello Celeste   68
    2 2/3' Nazard                61               4' Orchestral Flute      68
        2' Nachthorn             61          VIII-X  Chorus Mixture       556
    1 3/5' Tierce                61               8' Trompette Harmonique  68
    1 1/3' Larigot               61               8' English Horn          68
        1' Sifflöte              61               4' Clairon Harmonique    68
       IV  Scharf               244                  Tremulant
      III  Zimbel               183                  Chimes                25 tubes
       16' Dulzian               68
        8' Cromorne              68                  PEDAL ORGAN
        4' Rohrschalmei          68              32' Flute Ouverte         12
           Tremulant                             16' Contrebasse           32
                                                 16' Bourdon               32
           ANTIPHONAL ORGAN                      16' Violone               GT
        8' Principal             pf              16' Quintaton             SW
        8' Concert Flute         pf              16' Dulciana              CH
        8' Viole                 pf               8' Principal             32
        8' Viole Celeste         pf               8' Gedecktpommer         32
        4' Prestant              pf               8' Violone               GT
        4' Waldflöte             pf               8' Quintaton             SW
        2' Flautino              pf           5 1/3' Octave Quint          32
       IV  Fourniture            pf               4' Choralbass            32
        8' Fagot                 pf               4' Nachthorn             32
           Tremulant             pf               2' Blockflöte            32
                                                III  Fourniture            96
           ANTIPHONAL PEDAL                      II  Cymbale               64
       16' Bourdon               pf              32' Bombarde              32
       16' Fagot (ext ANT)       pf              16' Bombarde              12
                                                 16' Contre Trompette      SW
                                                 16' Dulzian               CH
                                                  8' Trompette             32
                                                  8' Cromorne              CH
                                                  4' Clairon               32
                                                  4' Rohrschalmei          CH
                                                  2' Kornet                32
                                                     Chimes                SO

Source: Dedication Program

Photo 5 Source: Murray M. Harris and Organ Building in Los Angeles, 1894-1913, by David Lennox Smith and edited by Orpha Ochse, photo by Jim Lewis; available through the Organ Historical Society.

Photos 6-9 Source: Jim Stettner

Notes: In 1948, Aeolian-Skinner installed a new console as Op. 1131 for the existing 1905 Murray Harris organ in the old sanctuary. From 1957-1960 Aeolian-Skinner installed a new organ as Op. 1131-A and soon thereafter the Antiphonal and Antiphonal Pedal as Op. 1131-B. Only the 32' Flute Ouverte was retained from the Murray Harris organ. Due to earthquake damage, the 1905 sanctuary was replaced in 1976 by a new 900-seat sanctuary. Casavant moved the organ to the new building, where it is functionally installed in the contemporary building. Casavant also created a new façade made up of the 32' Principal and 16' Octave. Due to the design of the new building, the Antiphonal divisions did not make the move and were placed in storage.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=25334