St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Catasauqua, PA
Opus 929


Great
8'  Gr. Open Diapason                61
8'  Gr. Melodia                           61
8'  Gr. Dulciana                          61
4'  Gr. Principal                          61
 
 
Swell (Enclosed)
8'  Sw. Stopped Diapason           61
8'  Sw. Salicional                (tc)   49
4'  Sw. Flute Harmonic                61
8'  Sw. Oboe                     (tc)   49
Tremolo                             
 
Pedal
16'  Ped. Bourdon                       30
 
Couplers
 Swell to Pedal                           [8]
Great to Pedal                            [8]
Swell to Great                            [8]
Swell to Great 8ves                     [4]
 
Pedal Movements
Swell Expression           balanced


Action: Tubular-Pneumatic key & stop
 
Voices:  9
 
Stops:  9
 
Ranks:  9

Pipes:  494
 
 
Notes
The organ was free-standing and encased with an attached, projecting keydesk. 
 
The exact nomenclature of stops and controls can not be verified since the organ was electrified in 1965.
 Nomenclatures given here are based on other extant and documented examples of the builder's work from this period.
 
This was the 2nd Estey installed in Catasauqua. The first was built for Grace Methodist in 1904. It was a II-manual instrument
built as the firm's opus 87. St. Mary's organ came next. the date given on the opus list is 1911, but the organ was installed in 1912.  It was quickly followed by a third II-manual Estey installed at St. Stephen's Episcopal in 1912 as Estey's opus 991.
 
Sources
Estey opus list
Extant, altered organ
James R. Stettner
 
 
 
Paul Fritzsche Organ Builders
Allentown, PA.
1965

"Electrification / Tonal Changes / New Console"
 
 
Great
8'  Diapason                              61
8'  Melodia                                61
8'  Dulciana                               61
4'  Principal                               61
 
Great to Great 4'                            

Swell (Enclosed)
8'  Geigen Diapason        (prep)   - -
8'  Stopped Diapason                  61
8'  Salicional                              61
4'  Flute                                     61
8'  Trumpet                     (prep)   - -
8'  Oboe                            (tc)   49
  Tremolo                                  
 
Swell to Swell 16'                           
Swell to Swell 4'                            
 
 
Pedal
16' Bourdon                               32
8'  Metal Diapason         (prep)   - -
8'  Flute Major                           12
4'  Choral Bass               (prep)   - -
4'  Flute                                    12
2'  Super Octave             (prep)   - -
 
 
Couplers
 Swell to Pedal                          8,4
 Great to Pedal                          8   

 Swell to Great                      16,8,4
 
 
Finger Pistons
Undocumented
 
Toe Studs
Undocumented
 
 
Pedal Movements
Expression                     balanced
Crescendo                      balanced


Action: Electro-Pneumatic primary & unit
 
Voices:  9
 
Stops:  11
 
Ranks:  9

Pipes:  518
 
 
Notes
The organ was electrified with a new Reisner console in February and March 1965 at a cost of approximately $9,000.00. The chest pneumatics were all releathered.

The Dedication Service and Blessing of the rebuilt organ was held on Sunday, October 24, 1965 at 7:30 p.m.
 
 
 
Sources
Extant, altered organ
Dedication program
James R. Stettner