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Raymond E. Colby (2023)

Originally M. P. Möller (Opus 8926, 1956)

Location:

Resurrection Parish
126 Fort Couch Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15642 US
Saint Thomas More Church
Organ ID: 72856

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Roman Catholic Churches
  • The organ has been relocated.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Nathan Bellas on March 03, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • 6 divisions. 4 manuals.
Nave:
  • Built by R. A. Colby, Inc.
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Combination Action Name: Walker Technical
  • 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 Combination Action Foot Trundles
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Foot Trundles
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Nathan Bellas on March 03, 2023.

Nave:
  • Built by R. A. Colby, Inc.
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 6
  • 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 without cover.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Combination Action Name: Walker Technical
  • 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 Combination Action Foot Trundles
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Foot Trundles
  • Has a Piston Sequencer
We received the most recent update for this console from Nathan Bellas on March 03, 2023.
Nathan Bellas on March 03, 2023:

Moller Opus 8926, located in the former Central Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY, was donated by Buffalo real estate firm and building owner, Ellicott Development, in 2013 for eventual installation at Saint Thomas More Church, Resurrection Parish, Bethel Park, PA.

A new console crafted by R.A. Colby and finished by Walker Technical was crafted in 2016 and made into a fully digital organ by Walker Technical as funds were raised for pipe restoration and installation.

Pipework was completed in 2023, creating a new hybrid instrument .

All pipework was utilized except for Great Mixture, Swell Voix, and 1-12 of Swell Bourdon from the main 1956 original organ, and the 1965 antiphonal.

Chambers are located behind screens on either side of the sactuaty with Great, Pedal, and choir of the left of center and Swell, Solo, and Positiv to the right.

We received the most recent update for this note from Nathan Bellas on March 03, 2023.
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We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Nathan Bellas on March 03, 2023.

Instrument Images:

New R.A. Colby Console Rendering : Photograph by R.A. Colby Rendering. Taken on 2018-05-24

Removal of organ from Central Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NY: Photograph by Nathan Bellas. Taken on 2013-01-02

Loading chambers at new location, St. Thomas More Church, Bethel Park, PA: Photograph by Nathan Bellas. Taken on 2013-01-02

Saint Thomas More Church exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Internet, submitted by Nathan Bellas. Taken on 2006-03-02

Saint Thomas More Church interior: Photograph from an archival source: Internet, submitted by Nathan Bellas. Taken on 2006-03-02

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