2016-06-12 - This is a rebuild of an existing organ. Identified by Adam Chlebek, based on personal knowledge of the organ.<br> <br>The largest pipe organ in Chicago, and the Midwest. -Database Manager
2016-07-26 - Updated through online information from S. Robertson. -Database Manager
2023-10-24 - A correction to Adam Chlebek's note. This is considered by Quimby to be a new organ, not a rebuild of the Aeolian-Skinner. 30% of the Aeolian-Skinner pipework was retained, but it is still a new organ. -Julius Coyle
Typed Specification Source: from church and builder's websites Date not recorded
Chicago, Illinois
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc. 2015 5 manuals, 153 registers, 103 stops, 142 ranks
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GREAT ORGAN (II) SWELL ORGAN (III)
32' Contra Violone (1-24 dig) 61 16' Spitz Flute 73
16' Double Open Diapason 61 8' Diapason 61
16' Violone (fr. 32') -- 8' Chimney Flute 61
8' First Diapason 61 8' Viole 61
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Viole Celeste 61
8' Third Diapason 61 8' Spitz Flute (fr. 16') --
8' Violoncello (fr. 32') -- 8' Spitz Flute Celeste 61
8' Harmonic Flute 61 4' Octave 61
8' Bourdon 61 4' Night Horn 61
8' Stopped Diapason (Pos) -- 2 2/3' Nazard 61
5 1/3' Quint 61 2' Flageolet 61
4' Octave 61 1 3/5' Tierce 61
4' Principal 61 2' Plein Jeu IV 244
4' Wald Flute 61 1' Mixture III-IV 232
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 16' Contre Trompette 61
2' Fifteenth 61 8' Trompette 61
1 3/5' Seventeenth 61 8' Oboe 61
8' Cornet V (TC) 245 8' Vox Humana 61
1 1/3' Mixture IV-V 293 4' Clairon 61
1' Sharp Mixure III-IV 232 Tremolo
16' Contra Trumpet 73 8' Tuba Major (Orch) --
8' Trumpet (fr. 16') -- 8' Trompette Heroique (Ant) --
4' Clarion 61 Swell to Swell 16'
Tremolo Swell Unison Off
8' Tuba Major (Orch) -- Swell to Swell 4'
8' Trompette Heroique (Ant) -- Fanfare on Swell
8' French Horn (Orch) -- MIDI
Great to Great 16'
Great Unison Off ORCHESTRAL ORGAN (IV)
Great to Great 4' 8' Doppel Flute 61
Fanfare on Great 8 8' Gross Gamba 61
Fanfare on Great 4 8' Gross Gamba Celeste 61
Positiv on Great 8' Viole d'Orchestre 61
Carillon 8' Voix Celeste 61
Chimes 4' Orchestral Flute 61
MIDI 4' Violin 61
2 2/3' Cornet de Violes III-V 269
CHOIR ORGAN (I) 8' Tuba Major (30" wp) 61
16' Kleiner Erzähler 73 8' French Horn 61
8' Diapason 61 8' English Horn 73
8' Flauto Traverso 61 Tremolo
8' Kleiner Erzähler (fr. 16') -- Orch. to Orch. 16'
8' Erzähler Celeste (TC) 49 Orch. Unison Off
4' Octave 61 Orch. to Orch. 4'
4' Harmonic Flute 61 8' Trompette Heroique (Ant) --
2' Harmonic Piccolo 61 Fanfare on Orchestral
1 1/3' Mixture IV-V 293 Positiv on Orchestral
2/3' Cymbal II-III 171 Carillon
16' Fagotto 73 Chimes
8' Corno di Bassetto 61 Harp
8' Fagotto (fr. 16') -- Celesta
Tremolo MIDI
Carillon (digital)
Harp (digital) FANFARE ORGAN (floating)
Celesta (digital) 8' Stentor Diapason 61
Bells 4' Octave 61
8' Tuba Major (Orch) -- 2 2/3' Twelfth 61
8' Trompette Heroique (Ant) -- 2' Fifteenth 61
Choir to Choir 16' 1 3/5' Seventeenth 61
Choir Unison Off 1 1/7' Flat Twenty-first 61
Choir to Choir 4' 2 2/3' Mixture VI 366
Fanfare on Choir 16' Bombarde 61
Positiv on Choir 8' Harmonic Trumpet 61
MIDI 4' Harmonic Clarion 61
Fanfare Unison Off
ANTIPHONAL ORGAN (V)
8' Diapason 61 PEDAL ORGAN
8' Bourdon 73 64' Gravissima (digital) --
4' Octave 61 32' Double Open Diapason (dig) --
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 32' Contra Violone (Gt) --
2' Fifteenth 61 16' Wood Open Diapason (dig) --
2' Mixture IV-V 293 16' Metal Open Diapason 44
8' Trumpet 61 16' Violone (Gt) --
4' Clarion 61 16' Bourdon 44
Antiph. to Antiph. 16' 16' Spitz Flute (Sw) --
Antiph. Unison Off 16' Kleiner Erzähler (Ch) --
Antiph. to Antiph. 4' 10 2/3' Quint 44
8' Tuba Major (Orch) -- 8' Octave (fr. Metal Op Diap) --
16' Trompette Heroique (TC) -- 8' Violone (Gt) --
8' Trompette Heroique (20" wp) 73 8' Bourdon (fr. 16') --
4' Trompette Heroique (fr. 8') -- 8' Spitz Flute (Sw) --
Fanfare on Antiphonal 8' Kleiner Erzähler (Ch) --
Carillon 6 2/5' Gross Tierce 44
Chimes 5 1/3' Quint (fr. 10-2/3') --
Harp 4' Super Octave 32
MIDI 4' Night Horn 32
3 1/5' Tierce (fr. 6-2/5') --
ANTIPHONAL PEDAL 2 2/3' Mixture IV 128
32' Contra Bourdon (digital) -- 32' Contra BOMBE 68
16' Contra Bass 32 16' Trombone (fr. 32') --
16' Bourdon (Ant) -- 16' Bombarde (Fan) --
8' Octave 32 16' Contra Trumpet (Gt) --
4' Super Octave 32 16' Contre Trompette (Sw) --
16' Contra Trumpet 32 16' English Horn (Orch) --
16' Contra Fagotto (Ch) --
POSITIV ORGAN (floating) 8' Trombone (fr. 32') --
16' Quintaton 61 8' Trumpet (Gt) --
8' English Diapason 61 8' Trompette (Sw) --
8' Stopped Diapason 73 8' Fagotto (Ch) --
4' Octave 61 4' Trombone Clarion (fr. 32') --
4' Koppel Flute 61 4' Corno di Bassetto (Ch) --
2 2/3' Rohr Nazard 61 4' Fagotto (Ch) --
2' Fifteenth 61 8' Trompette Heroique (Ant) --
2' Spire Flute 61 Fanfare on Pedal
1 3/5' Tierce 61 Chimes
1 1/3' Nineteenth 61 Carillon
1' Fife 61 MIDI
8' Cromorne 61
4' Schalmei 61
Tremolo
Positiv Unison Off
Bird Whistle
POSITIV PEDAL
16' Stopped Diapason (Pos) --
8' Stopped Diapason (Pos) --
COMBINATION ACTION (10,000 levels) COUPLERS
General 1-16 (thumb & toe) Great to Pedal 8 4
Great 1-8 (thumb) Swell to Pedal 8 4
Swell 1-8 (thumb) Choir to Pedal 8 4
Choir 1-8 (thumb) Orch. to Pedal 8 4
Orchestral 1-8 (thumb) Positiv to Pedal 8
Fanfare 1-5 (thumb) Antiph. to Pedal 8 4
Popositiv 1-5 (thumb) Swell to Great 16 8 4
Antiphonal 1-8 (thumb) Choir to Great 16 8 4
Pedal 1-5 (thumb & toe) Orch. to Great 16 8 4
Antiph. Pedal 1-3 (thumb) Positiv to Great 8
General Cancel (thumb) Antiph. to Great 16 8 4
Set (thumb) Orch. to Swell 8 4
Master I-IV (thumb) Great to Choir 8
Piston Sequencer Swell to Choir 16 8 4
MAP Orch. to Choir 16 8 4
Antip. to Choir 8
REVERSIBLES Pedal to Choir 8
Great to Pedal All Swells to Swell
Swell to Pedal Manual Transfer
Choir to Pedal
Orch. to Pedal VENTILS
Fanfare to Pedal Reeds Off
Positiv to Pedal Mixtures Off
Swell to Great 32s & 16s Off
Choir to Great
Orch. to Great INDICATOR LIGHTS
Positiv to Great Manual Transfer
Antiph. to Great All Swells to Swell
Swell to Choir Sforzando I
Orch. to Swell Sforzando II
Fanfare to Orch. Crescendo on Orch. Shoe
Manual Transfer Orch. on Crescendo Shoe
All Swells to Swell Pedal on Divional Pistons
Bells Crescendo Standard
Gravissima 64' Crescendo A
Contra Trombone 32' Crescendo B
Double Open Diap. 32' Crescendo C
Contra Violone 32' Reeds Off
Sforzando I Mixtures Off
Sforzando II 32s & 16s Off
Crescendo on Orch. Shoe Orchestal Nave Shades Off
Orch. on Crescendo Shoe Fanfare Nave Shades Off
Pedal on Divional Pistons Transept Signals
Crescendo Standard
Crescendo A EXPRESSION
Crescendo B Balanced Pedal - Fanfare
Crescendo C Balanced Pedal - Choir
Balanced Pedal - Swell
MISCELLANEOUS Balanced Pedal - Orchestral
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Memory (arrow up)
Memory (arrow down)
Memory Level (display window)
Transposer (display window)
Crescendo Position (display window)
Choir Shades Position (display window)
Swell Shades Position (display window)
Orch. Shades Position (display window)
Fanfare Shades Position (display window)
Combination Memory Level (display window)
Sequencer Step (display window)
Playback Sequencer
Orchestral Nave Shades On/Off pistons
Fanfare Nave Shades On/Off pistons
Signal Light
Two Transept Signals
[Received from Steven E. Lawson 2018-06-22]
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