SS. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral Basilica
18th St. & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.
Philadelphia,
PA
19103 US
Organ ID: 26270
The console is from Austin Op. 1010 (1922), Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New York.
Updated through online information from Philip J. Fillion.
The organ is in a deplorable condition due to minimal maintenance, and some unfortunate work. Presently the entire Gallery Swell division is unplayable, since at an unknown time the wind trunk to its windchest was cut to stop ciphers.
This wind trunk also fed the C# side of the Pedal Principal 16 and all Pedal stops from 8' up (added by Brantley Duddy on new chests next to the old case); thus they no longer play. A variety of action problems have caused a number of dead notes, and the combination action is no longer reliable, failing to both add and cancel stops in every division at various times.
The shutters to the Chancel Swell no longer function, nor do any stops in the Antiphonal. The electronic 32s continue to operate with some regularity. The Serpent 16' has been returned to its original home in St. Paul's Church, Chestnut Hill.
View of Antiphonal facade, right front of the cathedral where the Austin Echo Division is installed.: Photograph by Paul R Marchesano. Taken on 2006-09-04
Close view of Antiphonal facade, front left of the cathedral where the Moller ranks were installed in the 1980s.: Photograph by Paul R Marchesano. Taken on 2006-09-04
Detail view of the case showing one of the carved angels.: Photograph by Paul R Marchesano. Taken on 2006-09-04
Detail view of one of the carved angels in the organ case.: Photograph by Paul R Marchesano. Taken on 2006-09-04
View of the dome, painted by Carlo Brumidi, 1860.: Photograph by Paul R Marchesano. Taken on 2006-09-04
Cathedral interior to rear and organ case: Photograph by Joseph Routon, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2017-01-19