Pipe Organ Database

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C. S. Haskell [Haskell Pipe Organ Manufacturing Co.] (1891)

Location:

Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry
33rd Street & Chestnut
Philadelphia, PA 19104 US
Main Building Auditorium
Organ ID: 57921

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ is no longer extant; destroyed.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
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
  • 3 manuals. 32 stops.
All:
  • Position: In center 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: 3
  • Stops: 32
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on March 16, 2016:

Updated through online information from Paul Marchesano.
From a description in a history of the Drexel Institute: "Upon this stage there was a superb Haskell three-manual organ of the latest construction, an almost unique feature of which is a combination and crescendo pedal by which all or any number of the thirty-two stops can be put on in an instant."

The organ was replaced in 1928 by Austin Organs Opus 1548. It appears that no stops were re-used by Austin in the new installation.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
First Series of Organ Recitals: Open In New Tab First series of organ dedication recitals dedicating the Haskell organ.
Document created on 1891-01-01
We received the most recent update for this document from Paul R. Marchesano on November 26, 2020.

Guilmant's Recital: Open In New Tab Philadelphia Inquirer article on the recital by Alexandre Guilmant at Drexel Institute, Philadelphia PA on 10/16/1893
Document created on 1893-10-17
We received the most recent update for this document from Craig Otto on January 03, 2021.

Instrument Images:

Building Exterior: Photograph from the "Dedication Ceremonies" booklet; image courtesy of Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 1891-12-17

Auditorium Interior, Stage, and Organ Case: Photograph from the "Dedication Ceremonies" booklet; image courtesy of Steven E. Lawson. Taken on 1891-12-17

Contemporary view of Haskell organ and room after installation.: Photograph from an archival source: Unknown, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano. Taken approx. 1891

Closeup of organ case, contemporary after installation.: Photograph from an archival source: Unknown, submitted by Paul R. Marchesano. Taken approx. 1891

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