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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co. Opus 943 (1936)

Wellesley College: Houghton Chapel
Wellesley, MA

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2016-10-27 - Chapel exterior (Photograph by hiddensacredspaces.org/Jeff Scofield)

Unknown - Chancel and organ chambers (Photograph by hiddensacredspaces.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2016-10-27 - Chancel, chamber, ceiling window (Photograph by hiddensacredspaces.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)

2009-02-06 - Chamber grille & facade (Photo by Len Levasseur/Database Manager)

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Notes

2004-10-30 - Status Note: There 2000. -Database Manager

2004-10-30 - Chancel chambers. More than 100 ranks. Retained the antiphonal echo organ from the previous 1898 3m. Steere/Hutchings. Revoiced in the 1960's (by Conrad Olsen?). The antiphonal organ was removed in 1981 when the C. B. Fisk was installed. -Database Manager

2007-02-10 - Updated 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>Retained existing Echo division from 1898 three manual Steere/Geo. S. Hutchings, #451; some upperwork later revoiced by Conrad Olsen; Antiphonal removed in 1981.</i> -Database Manager


Stoplist

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

Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley College

Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.   Opus 943   1936   
         3 manuals, 91 stops, 103 ranks
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             GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
         16' Sub Principal       61             16' Lieblich Gedeckt    73
          8' Principal           61              8' Diapason            73
          8' Diapason            61              8' Geigen              73
          8' Gemshorn            61              8' Stopped Diapason    73
          8' Flute Harmonique    61              8' Salicional          73
      5 1/3' Grosse Quinte       61              8' Avoix Celeste       73
          4' Principal           61              8' Harmonic Flute      73
          4' Octave              61              8' Quintadena          73
          4' Nachthorn           61              8' Unda Maris II      134
      2 2/3' Quinte              61              4' Octave Geigen       73
          2' Super Octave        61              4' Violina             73
          2' Fifteenth           61              4' Flute Triangulaire  73
      1 3/5' Tierce              61              2' Flautina            61
         IV  Full Mixture       244             IV  Mixture            244
         IV  Fourniture         244             VI  Plein Jeu          366
        III  Cymbel             183             16' Bombarde            73
         16' Double Trumpet      61              8' Trompette           73
          8' Trumpet             61              8' Oboe                73
          4' Clarion             61              4' Clarion             73
                                                    Tremulant
             CHOIR ORGAN
         16' Gemshorn            73                 PEDAL ORGAN
          8' Principal           73             32' Sub Bass             7
          8' Viola               73             16' Principal           32
          8' Melodia             73             16' Contre Basse        32
          8' Rohrflöte           73             16' Bourdon             32
          8' Erzähler            73             16' Gedeckt             SW
          8' Erzähler Celeste    73             16' Gemshorn            CH
          4' Principal           73              8' Principal           32
          4' Koppelflöte         73              8' Flute Ouverte       32
      2 2/3' Nazard              61              8' Gedeckt             SW
          2' Octave              61              8' Gemshorn            CH
      1 3/5' Tierce              61          5 1/3' Quint               32
      1 1/3' Larigot             61              4' Super Octave        32
         IV  Scharf             244              4' Waldflöte           32
         16' English Horn        73              4' Gedeckt             SW
          8' Trompette           73              4' Gemshorn            CH
          8' Clarinet            73              2' Blockflöte          32
             Tremulant                         III  Mixture             96
                                                II  Mixture             64
             ANTIPHONAL ORGAN                   32' Bombarde            12
          8' Diapason            73             16' Bombarde            32
          8' Lieblich Flöte      73             16' English Horn        CH
          8' Muted Viole         73              8' Tromba              32
          8' Viole Celeste (TC)  61              8' English Horn        CH
          4' Octave              73              4' Clarion             32
      2 2/3' Nazard              61              4' English Horn        CH
          2' Fifteenth           61
         II  Mixture            122
          8' Trompette           61
             Tremulant

             ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
         16' Bourdon             32
          8' Flute               12


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2016-01-25]


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