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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 1022 (1941)

Curtis Institute of Music: Casimir Hall
1726 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA

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

Images

1941 - Console (Photograph from an archival source: Courtesy of the Aeolian-Skinner Archives, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Left
5 manuals
77 stops
7 divisions
Stop layout Type: Drawknobs in Vertical Rows on Angled Jambs
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Has crescendo
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons
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

2007-07-06 - Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: Replaced Aeolian, #1625; console rebuilt 1960; later rebuilt by Möller. [See #958] -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from The Aeolian-Skinner Archives Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Curtis Institute of Music - Casimir Hall

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.   1941   Opus 1022   5 manuals, 77 stops, 91 ranks
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       II. GREAT ORGAN (3-3/4" wind)           IV. SOLO ORGAN (10" wind)
   16' Violone            61 (a)            4' Flute              73 (a)
    8' Principal          61 (b)            8' Trompette          73
    8' Bourdon            61                8' English Horn       73
    8' Spitzflöte         61 (b)            8' French Horn        73
    4' Octave             61                4' Clarion            73
    4' Rohrflöte          61                   Tremulant
2 2/3' Quint              61                   Chimes             20 (a) 
    2' Super Octave       61                   Harp               GT
 II-V  Fourniture        285                   Celesta            GT
  III  Cymbel            183
       Tremulant                               V. POSITIV ORGAN (2-1/2" wind)
       Chimes             SO                8' Principal          61 (c)
       Harp               -- (a)            8' Rohrflöte          61 (c)
       Celesta            61 (a)            4' Principl           61 (c)
                                            4' Koppelflöte        61 (c)
       III. SWELL ORGAN (5" wind)       2 2/3' Nasard             61 (c)
   16' Quintaten          73                2' Blockflöte         61 (c)
    8' Geigen             73            1 3/5' Tierce             61 (c)
    8' Rohrflöte          73                1' Sifflöte           61 (c)
    8' Viole de Gambe     73               IV  Scharf            244 (c)
    8' Viole Celeste      73              III  Zimbel            183 (c)
    4' Principal          73
    4' Cor de Nuit        73                   V. ECHO ORGAN (5" wind)
    2' Fifteenth          61                8' Fernflöte          73 (a)
  III  Cornet            183                8' Echo Viole         73 (a)
   IV  Plein Jeu         244                8' Viole Celeste TC   61 (a)
   16' Fagotto            73                8' Vox Humana         61 (a)
    8' Trompette          73                   Tremulant
    8' Flügel Horn        73 (c)               Chimes             SO
    8' Vox Humana         73
    4' Clarion            73                   PEDAL (5" wind)
       Tremulant                           32' Contra Bourdon      1 (d)
       Chimes             SO               16' Contrabass         32
       Harp               GT               16' Bourdon            32 (a)
       Celesta            GT               16' Violone            GT
                                           16' Quintaten          SW
       I. CHOIR ORGAN (5" wind)            16' Dulciana           CH
   16' Dulciana           73 (a)            8' Contrabass         12
    8' Nason Flute        73                8' Gedecktpommer      32
    8' Viole d'Orchestre  73 (a)            8' Cello              GT
    8' Flauto Dolce       73            5 1/3' Quint              32
    8' Flute Celeste TC   61                4' Choralbass         32
    4' Zauberflöte        73                4' Koppelflöte        32
    4' Unda Maris II     146 (a)            2' Blockflöte         32
2 2/3' Nasard             61               IV  Grand Cornet      128
    2' Blockflöte         61              III  Mixture            96
1 3/5' Tierce             61               32' Posaune            12 (c)
   16' Dulzian            73               16' Posaune            32 (c)
    8' Krummhorn          73               16' Dulzian            CH
    4' Schalmei           73                8' Trompette          32
       Tremulant                            4' Clarion            32
       Chimes             SO                   Chimes             SO
       Harp               GT
       Celesta            GT

    (a) Retained from Aeolian Co. organ, Op. 1625 (1927)
    (b) Notes 1-12 from Aeolian Co. organ, Op. 1625 (1927)
    (c) Installed by Aeolian-Skinner, Op. 958 (1937)
    (d) The 32' Bourdon begins at GGGG and consists of one polytonic pipe


[Received from Steven E. Lawson March 27, 2014]

Documents

Write-up from THE DIAPASON January 1942, p.2 Continuation of stoplist -Jeff Scofield
Write-up from THE DIAPASON January 1942, p.1 Stoplist and description -Jeff Scofield

Websites

Opus 1022: Curtis Institute of Music - Casimir Hall - (Aeolian-Skinner Archives Web Site) Stoplist, photographs (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)

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