United States Air Force Academy: Protestant Chapel [now Cadet Chapel]
2306 Sijan Drive
Colorado Springs, CO
OHS convention: 1998
Images
Unknown - Chapel interior to rear and exposed pipes (Photograph by Unidentified source on Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2016-08-23 - Chapel exterior, entrance to Catholic Chapel is lower left (Photograph by Chris Stroh, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2009-12-29 - Console (Photograph by Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2009-12-29 - 32' Contre Bombarde (Photograph by Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2009-12-29 - Trompetas (Photograph by Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2009-12-29 - Organ and exposed pipes (Photograph by Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2009-12-29 - Organ and exposed pipes in the gallery (Photograph by Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2009-12-29 - Chapel interior from the upper Swell (Photograph by Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2009-12-29 - Chapel interior to the front from the floor (Photograph by Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
1997-05-04 - Pipe Display (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Campus (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Chapel exterior (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Lower Great pipework (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Upper Great pipework (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Lower Swell pipework (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Upper Swell pipework (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Positiv pipework (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Upper Pedal pipework (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - 16' Pedal Principal (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - 32' Contre Bombarde boots (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2009-12-29 - Access door showing Peterson relay (Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald/Database Manager)
2008-12-15 - Organ (Möller promotional photo, courtesy of James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
2008-12-15 - Detail of pipe display (Photograph from a Möller brochure, courtesy of James R. Stettner/Database Manager)
Consoles
Main
- 3 manuals
- 61 stops
- 67 registers
- 4 divisions
- Key action Type: Electrical
- Stop action Type: Electrical
- Manual compass: 61 notes
- Pedal compass: 32 notes
- Has crescendo
- Has combination thumb pistons
- Has combination toe pistons
- Has coupler thumb pistons
- Has coupler toe pistons
- Has tutti thumb pistons
- Has tutti toe pistons
Notes
2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2004. -Database Manager
2004-10-30 - "May be 2 ranks too many listed in Positiv (Trompeta 8 & 4 more likely from the Trompeta 16'). Compass 61/32. Positiv compass, 56 notes. Spence Organ Co. John Grunow has a contract under John Grunow in 2004 to releather all windchest actions." -Database Manager
2010-01-22 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Great and Swell 61 notes, Positiv 56 notes -Database Manager
2018-08-07 - Updated by Owen Lenzmeier, listing this website as a source of information: https://gazette.com/military/iconic-air-force-academy-cadet-chapel-to-close-for-four/article_e8140656-8cde-55d0-b9d5-9f5385e4dc9f.html.<br>\r\nThe organ will be removed and restored over a period of four years beginning in 2018 in order to fix water damage caused over 55 years. -Database Manager
Stoplist
Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> June 1960 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Colorado Springs, Colorado
United States Air Force Academy
Protestant Chapel
Möller Op. 9480 1963 3/79
GREAT SWELL
16' Quintadena 61 16' Lieblich Gedeckt 61
8' Principal 61 8' Principal 61
8' Flute 61 8' Chimney Flute 61
8' Gedeckt 61 8' Gambe 61
8' Quintflöte 61 8' Voix Celeste 56 GG
4' Octave 61 8' Flauto Dolce 61
4' Spitzflöte 61 8' Flute Celeste 56 GG
2 2/3' Quinte 61 4' Octave Geigen 61
2' Superoctave 61 4' Bourdon 61
2' Waldflöte 61 2' Doublette 61
V Mixture 305 1 1/3' Quinte 61
III Scharf 183 IV Plein Jeu 244
16' Fagott 61 16' Dulzian 61
8' Trumpet 61 8' Trumpet 61
4' Clarion 61 8' Oboe 61
4' Rohrschalmey 61
PEDAL Tremolo
16' Principal 32
16' Subbass 32 POSITIV
16' Quintadena GT 8' Copula 56
16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW 8' Gemshorn 56
8' Grossoctav 32 4' Principal 56
8' Octave 32 4' Rohrflöte 56
8' Gedeckt 32 2 2/3' Nazard 56
5 1/3' Quinte 32 2' Octava 56
4' Choralbass 32 2' Blockflöte 56
4' Nachthorn 32 1 3/5' Tierce 56
2' Rohrgedeckt 32 1' Piccolo 56
III Mixture 96 III Fourniture 168
V Mixture 160 II Cymbal 112
32' Cornet 179 16' Rankett 56
32' Contre Bombarde 32 8' Cromorne 56
16' Posaune 32 16' Trompetas 109
16' Fagott GT 8' Trompetas (ext)
16' Dulzian SW 4' Trompetas (ext)
8' Trumpet 32
4' Schalmey 32
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