Pittsburgh, PA
Sixth United Presbyterian Church
Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Year: 1955 Opus: 1266
No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 60 No. ranks: 68 No. pipes: 4,057
Specification
Great
16' Quintaton 61 8' Principal 61 8' Bordun 61 4' Principal 61 2 2/3' Quint 61 2' Super Octave 61 IV Fourniture 244 III Cymbel 183 Chimes Zimbelstern Unison Off Pos on GT
Swell
16' Contra Salicional 68 8' Geigen 68 8' Gedeckt 68 8' Viole de Gambe 68 8' Viole Celeste 68 8' Flauto Dolce 68 4' Octave Geigen 68 4' Flauto Traverso 68 2' Fifteenth 61 III Plein Jeu 183 16' Contre Trompette 68 8' Trompette 68 8' Hautbois 68 4' Clairon 68 Tremulant Sub Unison Off Super Pos on SW
Choir
8' Viola Pomposa 68 8' Concert Flute 68 8' Dolcan 68 8' Dolcan Celeste 56 tc 4' Prestant 68 4' Koppelflote 68 2 2/3' Nasat 61 III Scharf 183 16' Dulzian 68 8' Cromorne 68 4' Regal 68 Tremulant Sub Unison Off Super Harp Pos on CH
Antiphonal
8' Spitzprincipal 68 8' Gedeckt 68 4' Principal 68 4' Flute 68 III Acuta 183 Tremulant Super
Positiv
8' Singendgedeckt 61 4' Nachthorn 61 2' Spillflote 61 1 3/5' Tierce 61 1 1/3' Larigot 61 1' Sifflote 61 III Zimbel 183
Pedal
32' Contre Flute Conique 32 16' Contre Basse 32 16' Flute Conique 12 16' Quintaton GT 16' Contra Salicional SW 8' Principal 32 8' Spitzflote 32 4' Choralbass 32 IV Fourniture 128 16' Posaune 32 16' Contra Trompette SW 8' Trumpet 12 8' Trompette SW 4' Clairon 12 4' Clairon SW
The church, now known as Eastminster Presbyterian Church, is located almost in
the shadow of the towering East Liberty Presbyterian Church in a not-so-pleasant
section of Pittsburgh. Eastminster now only has around 200 members.
Its nave looks quite a bit like that of Third Presbyterian Church, which is
located in the affluent Shadyside area of Pittsburgh; it also has only 200
members, but has a IV/123 Moller.
The Eastminster nave has a pretty dry acoustic. The organ, which replaced
4-manual 1925 Austin Op. 1755, is located in a chamber across the front wall of
the nave; the intricate but fairly open grillwork in front of it looks like it
may have had pipes in it at one time.
Photo Source: Jeff Scofield