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Holy Cross Catholic Church
Columbus, OH
2/6 Page
1928/1981

Photos of the Pipes - Page 1
All of the pipes in the Page pipe organ are in a single room under expression (all pipes in a chamber behind shutters which open and close). It is common for smaller pipe organs to be configured this way.

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Pipe Chamber The pipe organ chamber sits in the middle of the choir loft in the back of the church. It is a relatively small room compared to the overall size of the church. The door to the chamber has been opened for our inspection!

Just about every pipe rack in the room is visible in this photo. With the exception of the pipe organ wiring and a couple of the ranks in the organ (and the trash can), everything in this photo is at least 80 years old, if not older!
Bass Flute Right inside the door is this set of pipes marked "B. Flute". These are of the 8' Bass Flute stop on the console, part of the Concert Flute rank.
Salicional and Bourdon pipes This is a close up of the Bass Flute/Concert Flute rank, showing the name of the pipe and pitch stamped on the front of it. Also note the cuts in the wood from the manufacturing of the pipe, which was likely done by hand. 
Bourdon pipes Just above the access door to the chamber is a set of J.C. Deagan chimes. These are also likely original to the organ. Traps such as chimes and percussion were common on theater organs. It is unknown what other traps were originally a part of the organ when it was first installed in a theater.
pipes Next in line are these two racks of pipes. On the right is the 4' Viol Celeste rank, and on the left is the Principal rank at 4' pitch. Both of these ranks also appear to be original Page equipment.
Pipes In the center of the room are the bottom 12 notes of the 8' Open Diapason rank. This rank replaced one of the "theater organ" ranks.

On the other side of these pipes are the bottom 12 notes of the 8' Viol d' Orchestra rank.
Bass pipes Here's a closer look at the CC notes of the 8' Open Diapason rank in back (stamped "OPEN" on the pipe), and the 8' Viol d' Orchestra rank in front. Note the similarities and differences in construction between the two ranks.


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