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Saint Louis MO, USA (Missouri) - Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Saint Louis MO
Region:St. Louis County
Address: 1210 Locust Street, 63103, Saint Louis, MO
Website: http://www.christchurchcathedral.us/

Description nr.: 2039552.

Built by: Frank Roosevelt (1893)
Interior removed (1927?)


In april 1893 werd in de Christ Church Cathedral in Saint-Louis, Missouri, een nieuw orgel in gebruik genomen. Het instrument was het laatste orgel van de hand van Frank Roosevelt. In 1927 bouwde Ernest Skinner een nieuw hoofdorgel voor de kerk. De kassen van Roosevelt zijn leeg bewaard gebleven.

Technical data
Number of stops per division
- Great Organ12
- Choir Organ11
- Swell Organ16
- Pedal Organ8
Total number of stops47
Key actionPneumatic
Stop actionPneumatic
Windchest(s)Cone chests

Specification
Great Organ: Principal 16', Principal (1) 8', Principal (2) 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Gemshorn 8', Doppelflöte 8', Octave 4', Hohlflöte 4', Octav Quinte 2 2/3', Superoctave 2', Mixtur 4 ranks, Trompete 8'.
Choir Organ: Contra-Gamba 16', Principal 8', Salicional 8', Concertflöte 8', Quintadena 8', Flûte d'Amour 4', Fugara 4', Piccolo Harmonique 2', Dolce Cornet 5 ranks, Orchestral Oboe 8', Clarinette 8', Tremulant.
Swell Organ: Bourdon 16' (B/D), Principal 8', Geigenprincipal 8', Spitzflöte 8', Aeoline 8', Vox Coelestis 8', Gedackt 8', Octave 4', Salicet 4', Flûte Harmonique 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 3-4-5 ranks, Contra Fagot 16', Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ: Principal 16', Violone 16', Dulciana 16', Bourdon 16', Quint 10 2/3', Violoncello 8', Flöte 8', Posaune 16'.
Couplers: Choir to Great, Swell to Great, Swell to Choir, Great to Pedal, Choir to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell Suboctave.
Accessories: Calcant.

Literature Orgelbau-Nachrichten. - In: Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, 13. Jahrg. No. 29, 11. Juli 1893.