Pipe Organ Database

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Schantz Organ Co. (Opus 2275, 2007)

Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 9200, 1959)

Location:

Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Catholic
5200 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210 US
Sanctuary
Organ ID: 27354

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on March 07, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: EP pitman
  • 130 ranks. 7,330 pipes. 9 divisions. 4 manuals. 93 stops. 130 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): EP pitman chests
  • Position: Pipes exposed (in whole or in part) at floor level at the rear of the room.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Gallery Console:
  • Built by Schantz Organ Co.
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 9
  • Stops: 93
  • Registers: 130
  • Position: Movable console.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Toe Pistons
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Jacob Kruzansky on April 23, 2020.
Database Manager on August 15, 2007:

Identified through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Rebuild of 1959 Möller. 103 ranks in gallery, 23 in sanctuary; duplicate master consoles in gallery and sanctuary.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on February 11, 2019.
Stoplist from personal knowledge of the organ; pipe counts and rank count from Schantz Organ Co. brochure.: Open In New Tab My personal knowledge of the organ is from my being the Organ Scholar and Choir Organist at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. Originally published Apr. 23, 2020
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jacob Kruzansky on April 23, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Cathedral Exterior: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2007-09-01

Gallery Pipe Displays: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2007-09-01

Console: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2007-09-01

Console and Pipe Display: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2007-09-01

Pipework: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2007-09-01

Pipework: Image from Schantz Organ Company; used with permission. Taken on 2007-09-01

Expression Shoes: Photograph by Jacob Kruzansky. Taken on 2019-10-22

Gallery Console: Photograph by Jacob Kruzansky. Taken on 2019-10-22

Left Stop Jamb: Photograph by Jacob Kruzansky. Taken on 2019-10-22

Right Stop Jamb: Photograph by Jacob Kruzansky. Taken on 2019-10-22

Builder nameplate: Photograph by Paul Binko, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2021-03-06