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Cathedral of Saint Patrick
(Roman Catholic)
Fifth Avenue at 51st Street
New York, N.Y. 10022
http://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org
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The original St. Patrick's Cathedral, located at 260 Mulberry Street, was built between 1809-1815 on land used as the cemetery of St. Peter's Church. The cathedral's Irish Catholic parishioners were often at odds with local agitators. In 1836, a mob attempted to ransack the cathedral, but defenders cut holes in the wall for their muskets and posted sentries outside, successfully thwarting damage to the cathedral. Although the cathedral was then the largest religious structure in the city, Archbishop John J. Hughes envisioned a new and grander cathedral uptown, to serve as a "public architectural monument of the present and prospective greatness of this metropolis." In 1852, land was purchased far uptown on the relatively-uninhabited Fifth Avenue, and the cornerstone for a new cathedral was laid in 1858 by Archbishop Hughes. Meanwhile, a fire in 1866 caused great damage to the original cathedral, but it was rebuilt and rededicated in 1868. Construction on the new cathedral ground to a halt during the years of the Civil War (c.1860-65), but Archbishop John McCloskey (who in 1875 became the first American Cardinal) resumed work in 1865. Upon the consecration of the new cathedral in 1879, the old cathedral became a parish church and is known today as "Old St. Patrick's Cathedral".
The new cathedral's twin-towered Gothic design, by James Renwick Jr., and William Rodrigue, Archbishop Hughes' brother-in-law, was influenced by Cologne Cathedral, which was being completed after a hiatus of several centuries. Archbishop Michael Corrigan added the towers on the West Front in 1888 and began work on the east addition, including the Lady Chapel, as designed by Charles Mathews, in 1901. Cardinal Hayes completed an extensive renovation of the interior between 1927 and 1931 when the great organ was installed and the sanctuary was enlarged. |
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Geo. Kilgen & Son
St. Louis, Mo.
Gallery Organ – Opus 5918 (1930); rev. Peragallo (1993)
Chancel Organ – Opus 3920 (1928); rev. Peragallo (1993)
Electro-pneumatic action
Twin 5-manual drawknob consoles
207 registers, 116 stops, 142 ranks
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| Gallery Organ Case |
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In 1993, after more than 60 years of daily use, a complete refurbishing of the Gallery and Chancel organs was begun. First, two identical five-manual drawknob consoles were constructed and installed in 1993 by Robert M. Turner Organs of Hacienda Heights, Calif. Next, wood craftsmen cleaned, repaired and oiled the hand-carved organ façade. Paragallo Pipe Organ Company of Paterson, N.J., was awarded the contract to clean and restore all of the pipework, as well as the chests and wind systems. The façade pipes were returned to their original finish, with a protective coating added to prevent oxidation. Finally, the Echo Organ, situated in the south triforium near the crossing, underwent tonal modifications, including the addition of a new principal chorus and a solo trumpet stop; it is now called the Nave Organ. Both organs can be played together or separately from either five-manual console. |
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GRAND GALLERY ORGAN |
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Gallery Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes (6" pressure; 8" reeds)
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16 |
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Diapason |
85 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
16 |
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Violone |
61 |
2 |
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Claribel Flute (fr. 4') |
— |
8 |
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First Diapason |
61 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
61 |
8 |
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Second Diapason (fr. 16') |
— |
1 1/3 |
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Larigot |
61 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
61 |
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Fourniture V ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Viola Sorda |
61 |
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Cymbale IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
16 |
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Posaune |
61 |
8 |
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Flute Harmonique + |
73 |
8 |
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Trompette |
61 |
8 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
5 1/3 |
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Gross Quinte |
61 |
4 |
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Clarion (fr. Tpt.) |
— |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Chimes |
SO |
4 |
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Octave (fr. 16' Diap.) |
— |
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Great Sub |
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4 |
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Flute Octaviante (fr. Fl. Harm.) |
— |
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Great Unison Off |
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4 |
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Clarabella |
73 |
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Great Super |
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4 |
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Erzähler |
61 |
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String Organ |
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2 2/3 |
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Quinte |
61 |
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Gallery Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure; 8" reeds)
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16 |
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Salicional |
97 |
2 |
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Super Octave |
61 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
97 |
1 1/3 |
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Larigot |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
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Fourniture V ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
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Cymbale III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Viola da Gamba |
73 |
16 |
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Contra Fagotto |
73 |
8 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
73 |
8 |
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Trompette |
73 |
8 |
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Viole Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Corno di Bassetto |
73 |
8 |
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Flute Harmonique |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet Flute (fr. Bdn.) |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional (fr. 16') |
— |
4 |
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Clarion |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste (TC) |
49 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Prestant |
61 |
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Swell Sub |
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4 |
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Octave (fr. Diap.) |
— |
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Swell Unison Off |
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4 |
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Forest Flute (fr. Bdn.) |
— |
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Swell Super |
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4 |
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Dolce Flute |
61 |
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String Organ |
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4 |
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Salicet (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Trompette en Chamade |
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Gallery Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure; 8" reeds)
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16 |
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Contra Viola |
85 |
4 |
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Violetta |
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16 |
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Quintaton (unit) |
85 |
2 |
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Super Viola |
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8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo (fr. Con. Fl.) |
— |
8 |
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Geigen Diapason |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Doppelflöte |
61 |
8 |
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Schalmei |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Viola (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
85 |
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Tremolo |
73 |
8 |
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Flute Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Harp + |
digital |
8 |
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Quintadena |
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4 |
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Celesta + |
digital |
8 |
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Cor de Nuit |
73 |
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Choir Sub |
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8 |
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Cor de Nuit Celeste (TC) |
61 |
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Choir Unison Off |
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4 |
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Fugara |
73 |
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Choir Super |
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4 |
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Flauto Traverso (fr. Con. Fl.) |
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String Organ |
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4 |
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Rohrflöte |
61 |
8 |
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Trompette en Chamade |
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Gallery Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed (10" pressure; 20" reeds)
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16 |
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Contra Gamba |
85 |
8 |
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English Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Stentorphone |
73 |
4 |
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Tuba Clarion (fr. 16') |
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8 |
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Solo Flute |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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Gross Gamba (fr. 16') |
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Gamba Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Harp |
CH |
4 |
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Octave |
73 |
4 |
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Celesta |
CH |
4 |
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Flute Ouverte (fr. Solo Fl.) |
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Solo Sub |
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Tierce |
61 |
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Solo Unison Off |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
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Solo Super |
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16 |
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Tuba Profunda (unit) |
97 |
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String Organ |
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Trompette |
73 |
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Trompette en Chamade * |
61 |
8 |
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Tuba (fr. 16') |
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Triforium Trumpet |
NV |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
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Gallery String Organ (floating) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure)
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Contra Salicional |
97 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste (TC) (flat) |
61 |
8 |
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Viola |
73 |
4 |
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Violina |
73 |
8 |
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Viola Celeste (TC) (sharp) |
61 |
4 |
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Salicet (fr. 16') |
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8 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
73 |
2 |
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Salicet (fr. 16') |
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8 |
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Viole Celeste (TC) |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Salicional (fr. 16') |
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Nave Organ (Manual V) – 61 notes, partially enclosed (5" pressure) – south triforium crossing
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Bourdon ** |
97 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
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Diapason ** |
73 |
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Oboe Horn |
73 |
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Bourdon ** (fr. 16') |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Melodia |
73 |
4 |
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Clairon Harm. ** + (fr. 16') |
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8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Gamba Celeste (TC) |
61 |
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Octave ** |
73 |
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Nave Sub |
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Stopped Flute ** (fr. 16' Bdn.) |
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Nave Unison Off |
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Violetta |
73 |
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Nave Super |
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Super Octave ** (fr. 4') |
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8 |
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Triforium Trumpet ** + (18") |
61 |
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Fourniture IV ranks ** |
244 |
8 |
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Trompette en Chamade |
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16 |
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Bombarde ** + |
85 |
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** unenclosed |
8 |
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Trompette Harmonique ** + |
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Nave Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Sub Bass |
32 |
8 |
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Trompette Harmonique |
NV |
16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Triforium Trumpet |
NV |
8 |
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Flute (fr. Bdn.) |
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Chimes |
NV |
16 |
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Bombarde |
NV |
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+ new stops added 1994-97 |
Gallery Pedal Organ – 32 notes (6" pressure)
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Gravissima |
derived |
8 |
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Gamba |
SO |
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(derived from 32 Diapason) |
8 |
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Cello |
GT |
32 |
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Diapason (open wood, 4") |
44 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
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4 |
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Super Octave (fr. 1st Diap.) |
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32 |
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Contra Violone + |
digital |
4 |
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Flute (fr. 16' Bdn.) |
— |
32 |
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Bourdon + |
digital |
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Mixture V ranks |
160 |
16 |
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Principal (fr. 32' Diap.) |
— |
16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
SO |
16 |
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First Diapason (unit) |
56 |
16 |
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Posaune |
GT |
16 |
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Second Diapason |
GT |
16 |
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Contra Fagotto |
SW |
16 |
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Violone |
GT |
8 |
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Posaune |
GT |
16 |
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Bourdon |
56 |
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Jeux de Bombardes – south triforium |
16 |
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Contra Gamba |
SO |
32 |
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Contra Bombarde (18") |
68 |
16 |
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Viola |
CH |
16 |
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Bombarde (fr. 32') |
— |
16 |
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Salicional |
SW |
8 |
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Trompette (fr. 32') |
— |
16 |
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Dolce Bass |
32 |
4 |
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Clairon (fr. 32') |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon |
SW |
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String Organ |
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8 |
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Octave (fr. 1st Diap.) |
— |
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Chimes |
SO |
8 |
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Flute (fr. 16' Bdn.) |
— |
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CHANCEL ORGAN |
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Chancel Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
(6" pressure; 8" reeds)
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16 |
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Diapason |
73 |
2 |
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Flautino |
CH |
8 |
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First Diapason (unenc.) |
61 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Second Diapason (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
4 |
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Clarion (fr. Tpt.) |
— |
8 |
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Melodia |
85 |
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Chimes |
CH |
8 |
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Viola da Gamba |
CH |
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Great Sub |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
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Great Unison Off |
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4 |
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Octave (was ext.) |
61 |
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Great Super |
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4 |
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Flute |
CH |
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Chancel Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
(6" pressure; 8" reeds)
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt (unit) |
97 |
2 |
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Gedecktflöte (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Gedeckt (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Gedeckt (fr. 16') |
— |
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Swell Sub |
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4 |
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Salicet (fr. 8') |
— |
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Swell Unison Off |
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Principal |
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Swell Super |
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Chancel Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
(6" pressure; 8" reeds)
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16 |
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Bass Flute (TC) |
— |
4 |
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Dulcet |
GT |
16 |
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Dulciana (TC) |
— |
2 |
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Flautino |
GT |
8 |
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Diapason |
GT |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe (syn) |
— |
8 |
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Viola da Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Melodia |
GT |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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4 |
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Principal |
GT |
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Choir Sub |
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4 |
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Gambette |
— |
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Choir Unison Off |
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4 |
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Flute |
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Choir Super |
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Chancel Pedal Organ – 32 notes
(6" pressure; 8" reeds)
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Resultant |
derived |
8 |
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Gamba |
CH |
16 |
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Diapason (ext. GT) |
12 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
16 |
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Double Trumpet |
GT |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
8 |
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Trumpet |
GT |
8 |
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Bass Flute (fr. 16' Bdn.) |
— |
4 |
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Clarion |
GT |
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MIDI Controls (drawknobs – duplexed in left and right jambs)
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Great MIDI |
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Swell MIDI to Great |
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Swell MIDI |
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Great MIDI to Pedal |
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Solo MIDI |
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Swell MIDI to Pedal |
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Pedal MIDI |
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Solo MIDI to Pedal |
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Solo MIDI to Great |
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MIDI Tremolo |
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Couplers and Console Controls
(two rows of rocking tablets above top manual)
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Gallery Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Gallery Great on Solo |
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Gallery Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great-Choir Transfer |
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Gallery Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Chancel Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Solo to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Chancel Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Nave to Pedal 8' |
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Chancel Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Gallery Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Chancel Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Gallery Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Chancel Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Solo to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Chancel Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Nave to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Chancel on Nave |
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Gallery Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Solo to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Gallery Organ On |
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Nave to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Chancel Organ On |
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Gallery Choir to Swell 8' |
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Organs Separate |
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Solo to Swell 8' |
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Gallery Crescendo Off |
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Nave to Swell 8' |
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Chancel Crescendo Off |
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Nave to Solo 16', 8', 4' |
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All Swells to Swell |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Great Organs |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Swell Organs |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Choir Organs |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Solo Organ |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Nave Organ |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organs |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb & toe) |
| Couplers |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Entire Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18 (thumb & toe) |
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Reversibles
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Great to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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64' Gravissima (toe) |
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Swell to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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32' Diapason (toe) |
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Choir to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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32' Contra Viol (toe) |
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Solo to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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32' Bourdon (toe) |
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String to Pedal (thumb) |
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32' Contre Bombarde (toe) |
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All Swells to Swell (thumb) |
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16' Bombarde (toe) |
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Mixtures Off (thumb) |
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Adjustable Reversible (toe) |
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Reeds Off (thumb) |
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Sforzando (thumb & toe) |
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All Strings On (thumb) |
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Zimbelstern (thumb & toe) |
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All Tremolos On (thumb) |
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Sequencer Controls
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PREV and NEXT pistons under Swell manual |
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NEXT piston under Great manual |
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NEXT toe stud to right of Crescendo Pedal |
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| Gallery Console (Turner, 1993) |
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Chancel Console (Turner, 1993) |
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Geo. Kilgen & Son
St. Louis, Mo. – Opus 5918 (1930) – Gallery and Echo
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manual stopkey console
157 registers, stops, 114 ranks
In 1926, Pietro Yon was appointed Organist & Director of Music, and plans were initiated to replace the 1879 George Jardine & Son organ in the gallery and the 1880 J.H. & C.S. Odell organ in the chancel. The St. Louis firm of Geo. Kilgen & Son was contracted to build two new instruments according to designs heavily influenced by Mr. Yon.
The Kilgen company first installed the Chancel Organ in 1928. Its 1,480 pipes were encased in the north Ambulatory, across the aisle from its three-manual console.
During the installation period and concurrent renovation of the cathedral in 1927-31, a concrete-reinforced extension to the original gallery was constructed to accommodate the new Gallery Organ. In 1930, the Grand Gallery Organ, with one of the nation's most glorious wood façades adorned with angels and Latin inscriptions, was completed.
Tonal changes were made to the organs in the 1940s and 50s by Charles Courboin, the Belgian-born virtuoso who succeeded Pietro Yon. Courboin was organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral from 1943-1973, and had been organist for the John Wanamaker stores in Philadelphia and New York. In the 1970s, John Grady, cathedral organist from 1970-1990 and also organist of the Metropolitan Opera, instigated the revoicing of many reeds and the addition of the Trompette en Chamade. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Diapason |
85 |
4 |
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Diapason (fr. 16') |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon |
85 |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
8 |
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First Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Clarabel Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Second Diapason (fr. 16') |
— |
4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
61 |
8 |
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Horn Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Violina Sorda |
— |
8 |
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Philomela |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
— |
8 |
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Clarabella |
73 |
2 |
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Flute Octaviante |
— |
8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
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Ripieno IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
61 |
16 |
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Posaune |
61 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
61 |
8 |
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Tromba |
73 |
8 |
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Gedeckt (fr. 16' Bdn.) |
— |
4 |
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Tromba Clarion (fr. 8') |
— |
8 |
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Viol d'Amour |
61 |
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Chimes |
SO |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Salicional (unit) |
97 |
4 |
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Salicional |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon (unit) |
97 |
4 |
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Forest Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Diapason Phonon |
73 |
4 |
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Dolce Flute |
— |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
2 |
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Flautino |
61 |
8 |
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Small Diapason (unit) |
85 |
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Ripieno V ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
73 |
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Dolce Cornet III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Flute Harmonic |
73 |
16 |
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Fagotto |
73 |
8 |
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Viol d'Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 |
8 |
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Corno di Bassetto |
73 |
8 |
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Viol Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe (unit) |
85 |
8 |
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Salicional |
— |
4 |
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Oboe Clarion |
— |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
16 |
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Vox Humana (unit) |
85 |
8 |
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Clarinet Flute |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
— |
4 |
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Prestant |
— |
4 |
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Vox Humana |
— |
4 |
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Violina |
73 |
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String Organ |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Quintaton (unit) |
85 |
4 |
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Flauto Traverso |
— |
16 |
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Contra Viole (unit) |
97 |
4 |
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Flûte à Chiminée |
73 |
8 |
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English Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Salicet |
73 |
8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Violetta |
— |
8 |
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Tibia Minor |
73 |
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Tertian II ranks |
122 |
8 |
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Concert Flute (unit) |
85 |
2 |
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Super Viola |
61 |
8 |
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Flute Celeste (TC) |
61 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
— |
8 |
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Viola Horn |
73 |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Quintadena |
— |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Cor de Nuit |
73 |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Cor de Nuit Celeste |
73 |
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8 |
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Viole? |
— |
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String Organ |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Contra Gamba (unit) |
85 |
4 |
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Fugara |
73 |
8 |
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Stentorphone |
73 |
16 |
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Tuba Profunda (unit) |
97 |
8 |
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Flauto Major |
73 |
8 |
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Tuba Sonora |
73 |
8 |
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Gross Gamba |
— |
8 |
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Tuba Harmonic |
— |
8 |
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Gamba Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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English Horn (Orchestral) |
73 |
8 |
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Clarabella |
73 |
8 |
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Solo Trumpet (Brass) |
73 |
8 |
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Concerto Viola II ranks |
134 |
4 |
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Tuba Clarion |
— |
4 |
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Octave |
73 |
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4 |
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Flute Ouverte |
73 |
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String Organ |
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String Organ (floating) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Contra Salicional (unit) |
97 |
8 |
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Violina Sarda |
73 |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 |
8 |
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Sordo Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Viol Celeste, sharp (TC) |
61 |
4 |
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Violina |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
— |
4 |
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Salicet |
— |
8 |
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Voix Celeste, flat (TC) |
61 |
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Grand Celeste |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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64 |
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Gravissima |
derived |
8 |
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Diapason |
— |
32 |
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Diapason (unit) |
44 |
8 |
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Violone |
— |
32 |
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Resultant Bourdon |
derived |
8 |
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Bass Flute |
— |
16 |
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Principal |
— |
8 |
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'Cello |
— |
16 |
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Diaphone |
32 |
4 |
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Octave |
— |
16 |
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First Diapason (unit) |
56 |
4 |
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Flute |
— |
16 |
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Second Diapason (from 32') |
— |
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Ripieno Great |
GT |
16 |
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Violone (unit) |
44 |
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Ripieno Swell |
SW |
16 |
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First Bourdon (unit) |
56 |
32 |
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Bombarde (unit) |
56 |
16 |
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Second Bourdon |
SW |
16 |
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Bombarde |
— |
16 |
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Contra Gamba |
SO |
16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
SO |
16 |
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Salicional |
SW |
16 |
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Posaune |
GT |
16 |
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Viola |
CH |
16 |
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Fagotta |
SW |
16 |
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Dolce Bass |
32 |
8 |
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Bombarde |
— |
10 2/3 |
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Quint |
— |
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String Organ |
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Echo Organ (floating) – 61 notes (in South Gallery chamber)
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16 |
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Bourdon (unit) |
97 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
— |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Flauto Amabile |
73 |
8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
2 2/3 |
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Flute Nazard |
— |
8 |
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Tibia Major |
73 |
2 |
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Flautino |
— |
8 |
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Melodia |
73 |
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Echo Ripieno V ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Echo Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Gemshorn Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Keraulophon |
73 |
8 |
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Echo Flute |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Angelica |
73 |
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8 |
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Vox Aetheria (TC) |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Violina |
73 |
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Echo Pedal Organ– 32 notes
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16 |
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Sub Bass (unit) |
44 |
8 |
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'Cello (Echo Gamba) |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon (ext. Tibia Major) |
12 |
8 |
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Dolce Flute (man. Bourdon) |
EC |
16 |
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Still Gedeckt |
— |
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Ripieno V ranks |
EC |
8 |
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Bass Flute (Tibia) |
— |
16 |
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Posaune (ext. Trumpet) |
12 |
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Geo. Kilgen & Son
St. Louis, Mo. – Opus 3920 (1928) – Chancel
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 46 registers, 18 stops, 18 ranks
The
first of two new organs built by Geo. Kilgen & Son
of St. Louis was a small instrument installed in 1928 in
the north Ambulatory of the cathedral. A detached three-manual
stopkey
console controlled the four divisions, and its pipes were
enclosed in an oak case. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Choir except as noted
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16 |
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Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Octave |
— |
8 |
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First Open Diapason * |
61 |
4 |
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Flute |
CH |
8 |
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Second Open Diapason |
— |
2 |
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Flute Octaviante |
CH |
8 |
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Philomela * |
61 |
8 |
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Tuba |
73 |
8 |
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Viol de Gamba |
CH |
4 |
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Tuba Clarion (fr. 8') |
— |
8 |
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Melodia |
CH |
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Ripieno V ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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* unenclosed |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
97 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour (fr. Bdn) |
— |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Violina (fr. Salic) |
— |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason (fr. Bdn) |
— |
2 |
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Flautina (fr. Bdn) |
— |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Great
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16 |
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Bass Flute (TC) |
— |
4 |
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Flute |
— |
16 |
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Contra Dulciana (TC) |
GT |
4 |
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Fugara |
— |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
GT |
4 |
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Dulcet |
GT |
8 |
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Violoncello |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
— |
8 |
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Melodia |
85 |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe (Syn) |
— |
8 |
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Quintadena |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Dulce |
GT |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Resultant |
derived |
8 |
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Bass Flute (fr. Bdn) |
— |
16 |
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Open Diapason (ext. GT) |
12 |
8 |
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Dulce Flute |
SW |
16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
CH |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
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Ripieno |
GT |
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Ripieno
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| Great Ripieno, 5 ranks to draw: |
Pedal Ripieno as specified in Great with: |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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16 |
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Open Diapason |
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8 |
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Second Open Diapason |
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8 |
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Violoncello |
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8 |
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Melodia |
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8 |
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Bass Flute |
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4 |
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Octave |
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2 |
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Flute Octaviante |
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J.H. & C.S.
Odell & Co.
New York City – Opus 175 (1880)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 20 stops, 23 ranks
The original Chancel organ was built by J.H. & C.S.
Odell. This organ is described in
the History of St. Patrick's Cathedral (1908)
by Archbishop John Farley:
The chancel organ of the Cathedral, built in 1881
by G.H. (sic) and C.S. Odell of New York
City, is a two manual and pedal (thirty-two notes)
instrument of the tracker action type. The general
scheme, by Very Rev. Mgr. A. Lammel, at the time
chancel organist and choir director of the Cathedral,
embodies all the requirements of a choir organ, for
which purpose it is being used exclusively.
It has
twenty stops and three couplers. While deprived of
great volume it has a fine quality of tone, and
for this alone stands well inside the dividing line
between the old tin horn combinations and the modern
organ.
The following specification was recorded in
an organ notebook
by Lynnwood
Farnam
(1885-1930),
noted
concert organist of the early 20th century. Farnam
indicated the Pedal division had 30 notes. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
58 |
4 |
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Principal |
58 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
58 |
8 |
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Melodia |
58 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
58 |
8 |
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Gamba |
58 |
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Mixture, 3 ranks |
174 |
8 |
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Dolce |
58 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
58 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
58 |
8 |
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Salicional |
58 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
58 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
58 |
8 |
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Oboe |
58 |
4 |
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Fugara |
58 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason |
30 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
30 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
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Couplers and Accessories
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Tremulant |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Bellows Signal |
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Swell to Great |
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3 composition pedals to Great |
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From Jardine
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From History
of St. Patrick's Cathedral |
George Jardine & Son
New York City (1879)
Mechanical action
4 manuals, 51 stops, 56? ranks
The first organ in the new St. Patrick's Cathedral was built in 1879 by George Jardine & Son of New York City. A notice placed by the firm in the June 28, 1879 issue of the American Art Journal stated, "The organ was built in the new open style, displaying all the pipes, symmetrically grouped, highly decorated in the Gothic style and richly gilded...There are four enormous pair of bellows, blown by French treadles, which require four men to handle them. Patent vacuum pallets overcome the tremendous wind pressure, rendering the touch pliable..." The uncased organ arranged the larger basses at the sides, with the smaller pipes and a sunburst display of flared-reed pipes in the center. Surprisingly, although sizes of both the organ and room warranted it, the organ lacked any 32' stops in the Pedal.
In 1905, organ builder Robert Hope-Jones installed the first Diaphone stop in the country on the Jardine organ. This addition proved to be temporary. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Double Open Diapason |
61 |
3 |
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Nazard |
61 |
8 |
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Grand Open Diapason |
61 |
2 |
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Doublette |
61 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
2 |
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Fife |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
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Plein Jeu, 5 ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
16 |
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English Horn |
61 |
4 |
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Prestant |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
4 |
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Night Horn |
61 |
4 |
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Clarion |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
61 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
61 |
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Cornet (3 ranks?) |
183? |
8 |
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Dolce |
61 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
61 |
8 |
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Viola d'Amour |
61 |
8 |
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Hautboy and Bassoon |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Pyramid Flute |
61 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Pyramid Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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German Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Clarabella |
61 |
4 |
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Violin |
61 |
8 |
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Lieblich Gedackt |
61 |
2 |
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Flageolet |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
8 |
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Cremona |
61 |
8 |
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Keraulophone |
61 |
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Solo Organ/Clavier de Bombardes (Manual IV) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Pyramid Diapason |
61 |
16 |
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Bombarde |
61 |
8 |
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Flute à Pavillon |
61 |
8 |
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Horn |
61 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
61 |
8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
61 |
2 |
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Fife |
61 |
8 |
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Posaune |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason |
32 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
32 |
16 |
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Gamba |
32 |
4 |
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Flute |
32 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
32 |
16 |
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Trombone |
32 |
10 2/3 |
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Quint |
32 |
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Sources:
Archdiocese of New York website: www.ny-archdiocese.org/pastoral/cathedral_about.html
Biswanger, Ray. Music in the Marketplace: the Story of Philadelphia's Historic Wanamaker Organ. Bryn Mawr: The Friends of the Wanamaker Organ, Inc., 1999.
Cameron, Peter T., "A Chronology of the Organ Builders Working in New York City from the Mid-eighteenth Century to the Early Twentieth Century," The Bicentennial Tracker. Richmond: Organ Historical Society, Inc., 1976.
Cathedral of St. Patrick
website: http://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org
The Diapason (August 1, 1927). Stoplists of Geo. Kilgen & Son organs: Chancel (Op. 3920, 1928) and Gallery (Op. 5918, 1930). Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Farley, The Most Rev. John
M. History of St. Patrick's Cathedral. New York:
Society for the Propogation of the Faith, Archdiocese of
New York, 1908.
Farnam, Lynnwood. "Organ Notebook," p.
1422. Specification of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 175 (1880). John de Lancie
Library, The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia; Sally Branca, archivist.
Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Ogasapian, John. Organ Building in New York City: 1700-1900. Stoplist of George Jardine & Son organ (1879). Braintree: The Organ Literature Foundation, 1977.
Illustrations:
Baker, Mike ( www.bakerlite.co.uk/ ). Exterior. Used with permission.
The Diapason (July 1930). Geo. Kilgen & Son Gallery Organ console. Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
Farley, The Most Rev. John
M. History of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Interior
looking toward Jardine organ in gallery.
Garvey, David. Geo. Kilgen & Son Gallery Organ case. Used with permission.
George Jardine & Son catalog. George Jardine & Son organ case. Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Lawson, Steven E. Robert M: Turner consoles in gallery and chancel; Kilgen Gallery Organ case. |
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