Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. (1933)

2008-05-01 - Console (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Left Drawknobs and Console (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Right Drawknobs (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Player Mechanism (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Builder's Nameplate (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Pedalboard, Swell Pedal, and Toe Studs (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Dedication Plaque (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Closed Console (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Peristyle Interior (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Pipework (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

2008-05-01 - Relays (Photograph by William T. Van Pelt/Database Manager)

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2013-04-03 - Altered and relocated existing organ. Identified by Jeff Scofield, using information found in OHS Organ Atlas 2009. -- Originally installed in an 850-seat museum auditorium in 1926, with the dedicatory played by Lynnwood Farnam on January 5, 1927; moved in 1933 by Aeolian-Skinner to The Peristyle, a 1750-seat auditorium in the museum complex; the console was renovated at this time and a minor tonal change made; the organ was restored 2003-2004 by the A. Thompson-Allen Co., New Haven, Connecticut. -Database Manager

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Great (Manual II; unenclosed) Bourdon 16, First Diapason 8, Second Diapason 8, Claribel Flute 8, Octave 4, Flute 4, Fifteenth 2, Mixture IV, Tromba 8, Clarion 4, Chimes (from Solo), [Blank Knob 1], [Blank Knob 2]

Swell (Manual III, enclosed) Bourdon 16, Diapason 8, Gedeckt 8, Salicional 8, Voix Celeste 8, Flute Celeste II 8, Echo Dulcet 8, Octave 4, Flute Triangulaire 4, Mixture III, Waldhorn 16, French Trumpet 8, Oboe 8, Vox Humana 8, Tremolo, Tuba Mirabilis 8 (from Solo), French Horn 8 (from Solo), English Horn 8 (from Solo), Chimes (from Solo), Harp (TC) 8 (--), Celesta 4 (61 bars)

Choir (Manual I, enclosed) Gamba 8, Concert Flute 8, Kleine Erzähler II 8, Flute 4, Nazard 2⅔, Piccolo 2, Clarinet 8, Tremolo, Salicional 8 (from Swell), Voix Celeste 8 (from Swell), Flute Celeste II 8 (from Swell), Harp (TC) (from Swell), Celesta (from Swell), [Blank Knob]

Solo (Manual IV, enclosed) Gamba 8, Gamba Celeste 8, Tuba Mirabilis 8, French Horn 8, English Horn 8, Vox Humana 8, Tremolo, Chimes (25 tubes), [Blank Knob]

Pedal Diapason 16, Violone 16, Bourdon 16, Echo Bourdon 16 (from Swell), Octave 8 (Extension Pedal Diapason 16), Cello 8 (Extension Pedal Violone 16), Flute 8 (Extension Pedal Bourdon 16), Still Gedeckt 8 (From Swell Bourdon 16), Super Octave 4 (Extension Pedal Diapason 16), Flute 4 (Extension Pedal Bourdon 16), Still Gedeckt 4 (From Swell Bourdon 16), Trombone 16, Waldhorn 16 (from Swell), Tromba 8 (Extension Trombone 16), Clarion 4 (Extension Trombone 16), Chimes (from Solo), [Blank Knob]

Couplers (drawknobs above Solo manual, underneath player spoolbox) SWELL TO PEDAL PEDAL, CHOIR TO PEDAL, GREAT TO PEDAL, SOLO TO PEDAL, SWELL TO PEDAL 4, SOLO TO PEDAL 4, CHOIR TO PEDAL 5⅓, CHOIR TO PEDAL 4, SWELL TO GREAT UNISON, CHOIR TO GREAT, SOLO TO GREAT, SWELL TO CHOIR, SOLO TO CHOIR, GREAT TO SOLO, SWELL TO SOLO, SWELL TO SWELL 16 OCTAVE, SWELL TO SWELL 4, SWELL TO GREAT 16, SWELL TO GREAT 4, SWELL TO CHOIR 16, SWELL TO CHOIR 4, CHOIR TO CHOIR 16, CHOIR TO CHOIR 4, CHOIR TO GREAT 16, CHOIR TO GREAT 5⅓, CHOIR TO GREAT 4, SOLO TO GREAT 16, SOLO TO GREAT 4, SOLO TO SOLO 16, SOLO TO SOLO 4

PLAYER VENTIL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC (uses a different variety of music roll in which stops and expression are manipulated manually), AUTOMATIC (full automatic operation), TEMPO LEVER (in Choir manual keyslip), RE-ROLL (rewinds the music roll)

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