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Ernest M. Skinner Company Opus 183 (1911)

Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Episcopal: Bethlehem Chapel
Washington, DC

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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Notes

2005-11-29 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Replaced by #1248; moved to Unitarian-Universalist Church, Portsmouth, New Hampshire by Ernest M. Skinner Co. (Bassett) in 1953.</i> -Database Manager

2024-10-29 - This organ was listed for sale in the March 1949 Diapason Magazine's Classified Ads The advert notes - 4 manuals, from Washington Cathedral, Bethlehem Chapel, 37 ranks. built by E. M Skinner, 1912 -Steven Bartley


Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: from <i>A Musical History of the Washington National Cathedral 1893-1998</i>, by Kitty Chi-ti Yang, via Jonathan Bowen Date not recorded

Washington, District of Columbia
The National Cathedral - Bethlehem Chapel

The Ernest M. Skinner Co.   Opus 183   1911   4 manuals, 25 stops, 27 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
     16' Bourdon             17 PED         16' Bourdon             73
      8' First Diapason      61              8' Diapason            73
      8' Philomela           29 PED          8' Gedackt             73
      8' Erzähler            61              8' Salicional          73
      8' Wald Flute          61              8' Voix Celeste        73
      4' Flute               61              8' Aeoline             73
                                             8' Vox Angelica (TC)   61
         CHOIR ORGAN                         4' Flute               73
      8' Diapason            73            III  Mixture            183
      8' Concert Flute       73             16' Horn                73
      4' Flute               73              8' Cornopean           73
      2' Piccolo             61              8' Oboe                73
      8' Clarinet            73                 Tremolo
      8' Orchestral Oboe     73
      8' Vox Humana          73                 PEDAL ORGAN
         Tremolo                            16' Diapason            32
         Chanson Angelique                  16' 1st Bourdon         32
                                            16' 2nd Bourdon         SW
         SOLO ORGAN                          8' Octave              12
      8' Philomela           GT              8' Gedeckt             12
      8' Clarinet            CH             16' Horn                SW
      8' Orchestral Oboe     CH
         Chanson Angelique   CH


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2017-09-27]


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