Pipe Organ Database

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Hall Organ Co.

Location:

Homewood Cemetery
Pittsburgh, PA US
Chapel
Organ ID: 18929

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Status and Condition:

  • The organ is extant in this location, possibly in original state.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Information unknown or not applicable
  • 2 manuals.
All:
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
  • Console Style: Traditional style without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Stop keys above top manual.
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on April 14, 2014:

Updated through online information from Joseph Tuttle. -- Organ situated in gothic casework on right side of the chapel apse. The instrument has been unplayable for many years. All pipe work appears extant. The console has been moved to storage in the basement.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on June 28, 2005:

Identified through information in Classified List of Hall Organs, published in 1929 by Hall Organ Co., West Haven, Connecticut.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab taken from console 2007
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Organ Case (non-speaking pipes): (2007) Photograph by Jim Stark.

Console: Photograph by Jim Stark.

Setterboard and Builder's Nameplate: Photograph by Jim Stark.

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