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Pasadena TX, USA (Texas) - Saint Pius V Catholic Church
Municipal: Pasadena TX
Region:Harris County
Address: 824 South Main Street, 77501, Pasadena, TX
Website: http://stpiusvchurch.com/

Description nr.: 2028547.

Built by: Visser-Rowland Association (1978) - opus 18


The Visser-Rowland Association built a new organ for Saint Pius V Catholic Church in Pasadena in 1978. It has three manuals, but the third manual is constructed as a coupling manual between the other two. The instrument has a classical layout with a Hauptwerk and a Rückpositiv. Both trumpet stops are installed horizontal ('en chamade').

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Hauptwerk7
- Rückpositiv6
- Pedal2
Total number of stops15
Key actionMechanical
Stop actionMechanical
Windchest(s)Slider chests

Specification
Hauptwerk (C-g'''): Prinzipal 8', Rohrflöte 8', Oktav 4', Blockflöte 4', Waldflöte 2', Mixtur 4 fach (1 1/3'), Trompet 8' - horizontal.
Rückpositiv (C-g'''): Gedeckt 8', Kleinflöte 4', Prinzipal 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Kleinmixtur 3 fach (1'), Trompetregal 8' - horizontal, Tremulant.
Pedal (C-f'): Subbass 16', Fagott 16'.
Couplers: Koppelmanual, Pedal - Hauptwerk, Pedal - Rückpositiv.

Literature
  • New Organs. - In: The Diapason, 70th Year, No. 4, March 1979.
  • Pieter A. Visser, Organ Builder : His Life, Work and Rejuvenation of Principles of Classical Organ Building / Jon Allan Stuber. - Austin : The University of Texas, 2001. - (Treatise).