The smaller pipework is made of polished spotted metal. The exposed flue pipes carry gray felts. The color and design of the exposed pipework is planned so that the Byzantine apse with its gold mosaic of the figure of Christ, by Rudolf Schefller, remains as the chancel focal point. Generously scaled, the sound of this Reuter Organ provides a warm, substantial ensemble of immense color, and dynamic diversity with the ability to build seamless crescendo and diminuendo. As an American Classic instrument, it incorporates the German, French, Italian, and English schools of organ building to create an instrument of enormous versatility.
Tonal colors are available for the full range of organ literature.
With this superb instrument, Shadyside Church has renewed its commitment to uphold the highest standards of sacred music and to carry that tradition vibrantly into the twenty-first century.