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Photo: Len Levasseur
Philadelphia, USA (Pennsylvania) - Highway Mission Tabernacle
Municipal: Philadelphia
Region:Philadelphia County
Address: 1801 Spring Garden Street, 19130, Philadelphia, PA
Website: https://highwaytabernacle.org/
Description nr.: 2044900.
Built by: Hilborne L. Roosevelt (1884) - opus 148
In 1884 Hilborne L. Roosevelt built a new organ for Highway Tabernacle Church in Philadelphia. In 1986 Patrick J. Murphy started a restoration of the instrument. A large part of the interior was dismantled and moved to the large parish hall next to the church, and the bellows were removed form the building for restoration. On August 21, 1986 a big fire broke out in the church building. This fire also damaged the organ, of which the prospect pipes were lost, as well as a number of wooden pipes that were still present. New front pipes have been made by the company A.R. Schopps. The windchests and mechanisms could largely be restored, as well as the organ case.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Violin Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dolce 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Gemshorn 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
Other sources
Photo: Len Levasseur
Philadelphia, USA (Pennsylvania) - Highway Mission Tabernacle
Municipal: Philadelphia
Region:Philadelphia County
Address: 1801 Spring Garden Street, 19130, Philadelphia, PA
Website: https://highwaytabernacle.org/
Description nr.: 2044900.
Built by: Hilborne L. Roosevelt (1884) - opus 148
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1884 | Hilborne L. Roosevelt | 148 | new organ | 1987 | Patrick J. Murphy | 1 | restoration |
In 1884 Hilborne L. Roosevelt built a new organ for Highway Tabernacle Church in Philadelphia. In 1986 Patrick J. Murphy started a restoration of the instrument. A large part of the interior was dismantled and moved to the large parish hall next to the church, and the bellows were removed form the building for restoration. On August 21, 1986 a big fire broke out in the church building. This fire also damaged the organ, of which the prospect pipes were lost, as well as a number of wooden pipes that were still present. New front pipes have been made by the company A.R. Schopps. The windchests and mechanisms could largely be restored, as well as the organ case.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 10 |
| - Swell Organ | 10 |
| - Pedal Organ | 3 |
| Total number of stops | 23 |
| Key action | Mechanical |
| Stop action | Mechanical |
| Windchest(s) | Slider chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-g'''): Double Open Diapason 16', Open Diapason 8', Doppel Flöte 8', Viola di Gamba 8', Dulciana 8', Octave 4', Octave Quint 2 2/3', Super Octave 2', Mixture 3 ranks, Trumpet 8'.
Swell Organ (C-g'''): Bourdon 16', Violin Diapason 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Dolce 8', Flûte Harmonique 4', Gemshorn 4', Flageolet 2', Cornet 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Cornopean 8', Oboe 8', Tremulant.
Pedal Organ (C-f'): Open Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Violoncello 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal.
| Literature |
Organ Historical Society : 61st Annual Convention : Philadelphia : June 26 - July 2 2016. - Richmond, VA : Organ Historical Society, 2016. |
- Bert Wisgerhof