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Skinner Organ Co. (1920)

New England Conservatory: Jordan Hall
290 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA

Note: Not playable. (in this location)


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2015-11-11 - Stage and Organ Case (Photograph by James Poolner/Database Manager)

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Notes

2006-01-03 - 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> Enlargement of 1902 three manual Geo. S. Hutchings, #1480 with new chassis and console; inaugural recital on November 5, 1920 by Henry M. Dunham, G. Wallace Goodrich and Horner C. Humphrey; AEolian-Skinner did repair work in 1947, #303-A; extant, barely playable; casework restored in 1996 as part of hall renovation.</i> -Database Manager

2009-09-17 - Updated through online information from John Elwood. -Database Manager

2016-12-05 - Updated through online information from Ian Wiese. <br>Though not completely destroyed, organ is mostly damaged beyond use to the point of being destroyed. Blower has been completely removed and large sections of stops have been walled off to change organ loft into storage. -Database Manager

2019-07-12 - Updated by William E. Catanesye, who gave this as the source of the information: Brief inspection of organ chamber on 6/9/2019. <br> <br>Organ is unplayable at this time. Brief inspection of the organ chamber (Choir and Great) revealed that the organ is mostly intact but has sustained some damage to pipes in addition to a great deal of dust and debris in the chamber. One rank of pipes missing in the Choir division was evident but unknown which stop that is. Console was not viewed at this time but supposedly still exists under the main stage. -Database Manager


Stoplist

From Allen Kinzey via <i>The Aeolian-Skinner Archives</i> Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Boston, Massachusetts
New England Conservatory - Jordan Hall

Skinner Organ Company   Opus 303   1920       4 manuals, 61 stops, 67 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
     16' Diapason            61             16' Bourdon             61
      8' First Diapason      61              8' Diapason            61
      8' Second Diapason     61              8' Bourdon             61
      8' Flute Harmonique    61              8' Viola               61
      8' Gemshorn            61              8' Voix Celeste        61
      4' Octave              61              8' Gamba               61
      4' Flute               61              8' Quintadena          61
  2 2/3' Twelfth             61              8' Spitz Flute         61
      2' Fifteenth           61              8' Flute Celeste       61
     IV  Mixture            244              8' Aeoline             61
     16' Trumpet             61              4' Octave              61
      8' Trumpet             61              4' Flute Harmonique    61
      4' Trumpet             61              2' Flautino            61
                                            IV  Dolce Cornet       244
         CHOIR ORGAN                        16' Fagotto             61
     16' Dulciana            61              8' Cornopean           61
      8' Diapason            61              8' Oboe                61
      8' Bourdon             61              8' Vox Humana          61
      8' Salicional          61              4' Clarion             61
      8' Dulciana            61                 Tremolo
      8' Unda Maris (TC)     49
      8' Traverse Flute      61                 PEDAL ORGAN
      4' Fugara              61             32' Bourdon             32
      4' Rohr Flute          61             16' Diapason            32
  2 2/3' Nazard              61             16' Violone             32
      2' Piccolo             61             16' Bourdon             12
  1 3/5' Tierce              61             16' Soft Bourdon        SW
      8' Clarinet            61             16' Dulciana            CH
         Tremolo                             8' Flute               12
                                             8' Violoncello         12
         SOLO ORGAN                          8' Bourdon             12
     16' Bourdon             61          5 1/3' Quint               --
      8' Diapason            61              4' Octave              32
      8' Gross Flute         61             16' Trombone            32
      8' Gamba               61             16' Fagotto             SW
      8' Gamba Celeste       61              8' Trumpet             12
      4' Flute Harmonique    61              4' Clarion             12
      2' Piccolo             61
      8' Tuba                61
      8' French Horn         61
      8' Orchestral Oboe     61
      4' Clarion             61
         Tremolo


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2014-09-12]


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