Lyon & Healy
Opus 90, 1902
Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Basilica
3121 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL, US
57 Ranks - 3,212 Pipes
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
Design: Traditional With Roll Top
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note Pedal4 Divisions50 StopsElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionCombination Thumb Piston(s)Coupler Toe Piston(s)Sforzando Thumb Piston(s)Sforzando Toe Piston(s)Stop Layout: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Details Unknown)
Combination Action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
Exhibited in the 2002 OHS convention(s)
This instrument is: ExtantandPlayable in this location
Updated by David Rhodes, who maintains the organ.
Database Manager on March 3rd, 2016:
Updated through online information from Rev. Frank Falco.
By June 2016 the organ and chimes will be completely restored by the Bradford Organ company
Database Manager on November 8th, 2008:
Updated through online information from Mary Gifford. -- The 4' Violina in the choir division had, at some point, been re-pitched to 2 2/3' by moving the pipes down and adding 7 pipes at the top. In 2008, the rank was restored to its original pitch by moving the pipes back up and replacing the missing pipes with vintage string pipes of the same scale and composition. The organ is, now, tonally unaltered.
Database Manager on June 27th, 2007:
Updated through on-line information from Mary Gifford. -- In addition to the 57 ranks, also has a harp (disconnected) and chimes (taken down from their frames). As of this writing (2007) the organ is carefully maintained by the Servite community and is used for some Masses as well as organ recitals and other concerts. -- 30-note chests in pedal division, 32-note pedalboarded added when the Austin console was put in.
Database Manager on September 4th, 2005:
Online update from David Kinyon -- My first visit, all of the Great, part of the pedal and part of the Choir were out for repairs. Second time organ was in full glory. Wonderful sound in an almost too live room. Console is in a recessed gallery high up and to the left of the high altar. Was in good shape when I performed, although it doesn't receive much maintenance. Basilica has been on the verge of closing for sometime. Organ receives very little use last I knew
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
Status Note: There 1984
Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
E. Semerad replaced console, did other work as Austin Op. 978 in 1920.
- Organ Media Foundation Exploration of the organ
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