Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
St. Paul's Cathedral, Roman Catholic
Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Year: Contract Cancelled Opus: 1318
No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 65 No. ranks: 73 No. pipes: 4,146
Specification
GREAT SWELL
16' Spitzprinzipal 61 16' Rohrbordun 68
8' Principal 61 8' Geigenprinzipal 68
8' Waldflöte 61 8' Flute 68
8' Dulciana 61 8' Gedackt 68
4' Principal 61 8' Viole de Gambe 68
4' Rohrflöte 61 8' Viole Celeste 56 tc
2 2/3' Quint 61 8' Aeoline 68
2' Super Octave 61 4' Prestant 68
IV-VI Mixture 290 4' Flauto Traverso 68
III Scharff 183 2' Octavin 61
8' Trompette-en-Chamade BO III-V Cornet 262
4' Clairon-en-Chamade BO 16' Fagott 68
8' Trompette 68
POSITIV 8' Oboe 68
8' Quintadena 61 8' Vox Humana 68
8' Bourdon 61 4' Clairon 68
4' Principal 61
4' Koppelflöte 61 PEDAL
2 2/3' Nasat 61 32' Resultant --
2' Italian Principal 61 16' Principal 32
1 3/5' Terz 61 16' Spitzprinzipal GT
1 1/3' Larigot 61 16' Bourdon 32
IV-VI Zimbel 290 16' Rohrbordun SW
16' Krummhorn 61 8' Principal 32
8' Rohrschalmei 61 8' Flute Conique 32
8' Rohrbordun SW
BOMBARDE (enclosed) 4' Principal 32
VI Grande Fourniture 366 4' Flute Conique 12
16' Bombarde 61 2' Blockflöte 32
8' Trompette Harmonique 61 IV Mixture 128
4' Clairon 61 32' Fagott 12 SW
(unenclosed) 16' Posaune 32
8' Trompette-en-Chamade 61 16' Fagott SW
4' Clairon-en-Chamade 12 16' Krummhorn PO
8' Trumpet 12
8' Krummhorn PO
4' Clarion 12
4' Krummhorn PO
Source: The Diapason, January 1956
The article in The Diapason says that the design of the organ was drawn up by Paul Koch (then organist-choirmaster of the cathedral) in consultation with G. Donald Harrison.
The contract was eventually cancelled and a 4/97 von Beckerath was installed in 1962. Donald K. Fellows, currently (2004) organist and choirmaster of the cathedral, supplies the following information about the cancellation of the Aeolian-Skinner contract:
"The earlier correspondence that we have is from October of 1956 – letters between Paul Koch, Joseph Whiteford and Rev. Andrew Pauley (then Cathedral Rector).
"Yes, indeed, the cathedral signed a contract with Aeolian-Skinner in November of 1955 with an estimated completion date of August 1957. The organ was to be completed in time for the cathedral's 50th anniversary. Delays and cost overages prevented that from happening. Additionally, Paul Koch stipulated that he wanted the organ to be designed and voiced by G. Donald Harrison, who died shortly after the contract was signed. Considerable correspondence occurred, with the result of the contract being terminated and some monies returned to the Cathedral. A letter from Whiteford in July of 1957 gives a pretty clear summary of the timeline on all of this as well as some explanation of the escalator.
"It was only after the cancellation of the Aeolian-Skinner contract that Paul Koch pursued Rudolf."
The above information was provided by Donald K. Fellows via Allen Kinzey.
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