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Skinner Organ Co. Opus 634 (1927)

University of Chicago: Rockefeller Chapel
1156 E. 59th St.
Chicago, IL

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Unknown - Chapel Exterior (Vintage postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis (ca. 1929)/Database Manager)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2004-10-30 - Dedicated 1 Nov 1928 by Lynnwood Farnum. 4m chancel console and 2m gallery console. Altered by Kurt Roderer in 1967. David Skinner added a Reuter Pedal reed unit. Gallery organ rebuilt with new 2m console and some pipework by Schlicker. Some restoration by Bradford Organ Co. As of 2002 the organ was unplayable with an electronic substitute in use. -Database Manager

2007-02-10 - Updated through online information from Martin Hill. -- Currently under renovation by Schantz. -Database Manager

2008-10-20 - Rebuild and enlarged by Schantz, 2008. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: From Allen Kinzey Date not recorded

Chicago, Illinois
University of Chicago - Rockefeller Chapel

Skinner Organ Company   Opus 634   1927           4 manuals, 89 stops, 113 ranks
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                                 CHANCEL ORGAN
        GREAT ORGAN                               SWELL ORGAN
    32' Violone               PED             16' Bourdon                73
    16' Open Diapason          61             16' Dulciana               73
     8' 1st Open Diapason      61              8' Open Diapason          73
     8' 2nd Open Diapason      61              8' Claribel Flute         73
     8' 3rd Open Diapason      61              8' Chimney Flute          73
     8' Principal Flute        61              8' Gamba                  73
     8' Erzähler               73              8' Voix Celeste II       146
     8' Chimney Flute          SW              8' Flute Celeste II      134
     8' Orchestral Strings IV  CH              8' Echo Viole             73
     8' Flute Celeste II       SW              8' Echo Viole Celeste     73
     4' Octave                 61              8' Orchestral Strings IV  CH
     4' Flute Harmonique       61              4' Octave                 73
 2 2/3' Twelfth                61              4' Flute Triangulaire     73
     2' Fifteenth              61              4' Unda Maris II         146
     V  Mixture               305              2' Flautino               61
    16' Double Trumpet         61 *            V  Cornet                305
     8' Tromba                 61 *            V  Chorus Mixture        305
     4' Clarion                61 *           16' Posaune                73
        Chimes                 SO              8' French Trumpet         73
     *  high pressure, enc. in CH              8' Cornopean              73
                                               8' Oboe                   73
        CHOIR ORGAN                            8' Vox Humana             73
    16' Gamba                  73              4' Clarion                73
     8' Geigen Principal       73                 Tremolo
     8' Gamba                  73
     8' Concert Flute          73                 PEDAL ORGAN
     8' Orchestral Strings IV 244             32' Major Bass             32
     8' Kleine Erzähler II    134             32' Violone                32
     4' Flute Harmonique       73             16' Major Bass             12
     4' Gambette               73             16' Contre Basse           32
 2 2/3' Nazard                 61             16' Bourdon                32
     2' Piccolo                61             16' Open Diapason          GT
 1 3/5' Tierce                 61             16' Gamba                  CH
 1 1/7' Septieme               61             16' Echo Lieblich          SW
    16' Bassoon                73             16' Dulciana               SW
     8' English Horn           73              8' Octave                 12
     8' Clarinet               73              8' Octave                 GT
     8' Orchestral Oboe        73              8' Gedeckt                12
     8' French Horn            73              8' Cello                  24
        Tremolo                                8' Still Gedeckt          SW
     8' Harp (TC)              --              4' Flute                  12
     4' Celesta                61 bars        IV  Mixture               128
                                              32' Bombarde               32
        SOLO ORGAN                            16' Trombone               12
     8' Open Diapason          73             16' Posaune                SW
     8' Flauto Mirabilis       73             16' Bassoon                CH
     8' Gamba                  73              8' Tromba                 12
     8' Gamba Celeste          73              8' Posaune                SW
     8' Orchestral Strings IV  CH              4' Clarion                12
    16' Heckelphone            73                 Chimes                 SO
     8' Tuba Mirabilis         73
     8' Tuba (smooth)          73
     8' French Horn            73
     8' English Horn           73
     8' Heckelphone            73
     8' Corno di Bassetto      73
     4' Clarion                73
        Tremolo
        Chimes                 25 tubes

                                 GALLERY ORGAN

        GREAT ORGAN                               SWELL ORGAN
     8' Diapason               61             16' Bourdon                73
     8' Gemshorn               61              8' Open Diapason          73
     8' Melodia                61              8' Rohrflöte              73
     4' Octave                 61              8' Salicional             73
     8' Trumpet                61              8' Voix Celeste           73
                                               4' Octave                 73
        PEDAL ORGAN                            4' Flute Harmonique       73
    16' Sub Bass               32            III  Mixture               183
    16' Bourdon                32              8' Cornopean              73
    16' Echo Bourdon           SW              8' Corno d'Amour          73
     8' Octave                 12              8' Vox Humana             73
     8' Flute                  12                 Tremolo


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-03-02]


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