Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Concert Hall
“MCG provides the intimacy of a living room with
the acoustics of a great concert hall. I love performing there.”
Nancy Wilson (Her Grammy-winning album RSVP was recorded at MCG)
“Ideal acoustics.”
All About Jazz
• Home of Pittsburgh's critically-acclaimed MCG
jazz series
• A 4,000 sq. ft. acoustically near-perfect hall
• Intimate, theater-style seating for 350
• Steinway D concert grand piano
• Crest powered bi-amped EAW 300i speaker system
• Mono EAW 200i speakers capable of 6 monitor mixes
• Other backline equipment available as needed
• Convenient on-premise parking lot
• Easy access by car (immediately off Route 65) or bus, see directions +
map
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Recording Studio
Grammy winners of several recordings
Tracking:
• Stage inputs (48) are hardwired to a gold-wired 3-way transformerless
switch box that simultaneously feeds signal to the studio, the
front house position and the monitor board
• World-class microphone collection including Neumanns, Schoeps,
Sankens, AKG's, Geffels, as well as, the industry standard array
of Shures and DI boxes
• Channels of high-end mic pre-amps including Millenia Media and Grace
• Tracks Apogee Enhanced digital recording up to 24 bit (DA-88 format)
• Channel fully digital, total recall automation, 48 bit internal processing
RSP Project X console
• Lexicon 480L with Larc controller digital reverb
Mixing/Editing:
• Lexicon 960L digital reverb
• Pro-Tools 5.1 mix/plus digital editing/recording workstation with Mackie
HUI interface console
• Pro-Tools 5.1 mix/plus system with ProControl for mixing/editing/tracking
• Quested 5.1 surround monitor system
• Pilchner & Schustal designed 5.1 mix and mastering environment
Video
Capture/Editing:
• Video production suite is house-synchronized to the digital multitrack
audio allowing for lock up of mixed audio in video post-production
• Component/broadcast-quality 6-camera configurable system, typically
4 telemetrically (robotically) controlled, one hand-held, one on
jib
• Grass Valley 110 digital broadcast switcher with 32 x 32 digital
routing
• Sony BVW Beta-SP decks (4), allowing for isolation tapes on output
from each camera in addition to the live switch
• An AVID Media Composer 1000 digital video editing system with multi-camera
option, allowing for EDL generation as well as finished projects
in multiple formats
About Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild + Bidwell Training Center
Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild is housed along with its sister organization, Bidwell Training Center, in a 62,000 square foot facility located at 1815 Metropolitan Street on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. Hours of operation are 8 AM to 5:30 PM, Monday to Friday and evenings and weekends by appointment. Designed by architect Tasso Katsalas, a pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild houses visual arts and recording studios, classrooms, galleries, a cafeteria, concert hall and conference rooms designed to showcase the roles of creativity and craftsmanship in learning. Natural light pouring in through windows and skylights, terracotta-toned masonry framing archways and circular portals evoke stylistic influences of indigenous African architecture. The building's sense of warmth permeates the organizations’ work with the arts and career education. Handmade objects, furniture, photographs and paintings that adorn public and private spaces create a model environment for education, exhibitions, performances and social and professional gatherings.