The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Part 20

One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal, First Touch Snare Drum, Second Touch Ba.s.s Drum, and Crash Cymbals.

CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE, NEW YORK CITY.

This organ was built by the Ernest M. Skinner Company, Boston, Ma.s.s., in 1911. It is the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Levi P. Morton, and is said to have cost $50,000. It is contained in two cases on each side of the triforium of the chancel and blown by an electric installation of 85 h.p.

GREAT ORGAN (21 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Diapason 16 Harmonic Flute 8 Bourdon 16 Octave 4 1st Diapason 8 Gambette 4 2d Diapason 8 Flute 4 3d Diapason 8 Fifteenth 2 Philomela 8 Mixture Grosse Floete 8 Trombone 8 Hohl Flute 8 Ophicleide 16 Gedackt 8 Harmonic Tuba 8 Gamba 8 Harmonic Clarion 4 Erzahler

SWELL ORGAN (26 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Dulciana 16 1st Flute 4 Bourdon 16 2d Flute 4 1st Diapason 8 Violin 4 2d Diapason 8 Flautino 2 3d Diapason 8 Mixture Spitz Floete 8 Trumpet 16 Salicional 8 English Horn 16 Viola 8 Cornopean 8 Claribel Flute 8 French Trumpet 8 Aeoline 8 Oboe 8 Voix Celestes 8 Vox Humana 8 Unda Maris 8 Clarion 4 Gedackt 8 Tremolo Octave 4

CHOIR ORGAN (IN BOX) (18 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Gedackt 16 Piccolo 2 Gamba 16 f.a.gotto 16 Diapason 8 Saxaphone 8 Geigen Princ.i.p.al 8 Clarinet 8 Dulciana 8 English Horn 8 Dulcet 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Concert Flute 8 Vox Humana 8 Quintadena 8 Carillons Flute 4 Tremolo Fugara 4

SOLO ORGAN (17 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Stentorphone 8 Gamba 8 Philomela 8 Hohl Pfeife 4 Claribel Flute 8 Flute 4 Harmonic Flute 8 Octave 4 Voix Celestes 8 Cymbal Ophicleide 16 Choir Clarinet 8 Tuba 8 Choir Orchestral Oboe 8 Tuba Mirabilis 8 Clarion 4 Flugel Horn 8 Tremolo

PEDAL ORGAN (24 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Diapason 32 1st Octave 8 Contra Violone 32 2d Octave 8 Violone 16 Super Octave 4 1st Diapason 16 Bombarde 32 2d Diapason 16 Euphonium 16 Gamba 16 Ophicleide 16 1st Bourdon 16 English Horn 16 2d Bourdon 16 Tuba Mirabilis 8 Dulciana 16 Tuba 8 Gedackt 8 1st Clarion 4 Quinte 10 2/3 2d Clarion 4 'Cello 8 Pizzicato 8

There are 32 Couplers. Stop k.n.o.bs are used, with Stop Keys for the Couplers. (See ill.u.s.tration of the College of City of New York, page 45.)

Suitable combination action adjustable at Console, and visibly affecting the registers.

The organ is provided with the following Expression Pedals and appliances:

Sforzando Pedal, Great to Pedal Reversible, Swell to Pedal Reversible, Balanced Swell Pedal, Balanced Choir Pedal, Balanced Solo Pedal, Crescendo Pedal.

ORGAN IN UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, CANADA.

Many fine organs have been erected in Canada and the northern part of the United States by Casavant Freres, of St. Hyacinthe, Province of Quebec, among which we may mention the Church of Notre-Dame in Montreal, the Cathedrals of Montreal and Ottawa, the Northwestern University, Chicago, and the Grand Opera House, Boston. The organ in the Convocation Hall of the University of Toronto has 4 manuals of 61 notes, CC to c|4|; pedals of 32 notes, CCC to g; electro-pneumatic action; 76 speaking stops; 32 couplers, and 4,800 pipes.

The organ was inaugurated June 6, 1912.

The specification follows:

GREAT ORGAN (10 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

*Double Open Diapason 16 **Octave 4 *Bourdon 16 **Harmonic Flute 4 *Open Diapason (large) 8 *Princ.i.p.al 4 *Open Diapason (medium) 8 **Twelfth 2 2/3 **Violin Diapason 8 **Fifteenth 2 *Doppel Flote 8 **Harmonics (15-17-10-b21-22) *Flute Harmonique 8 **Double trumpet 16 **Gemshorn 8 **Tromba 8 * Stops marked * can be played by Coupler in Super Octave.

** Stops marked ** can be played by Coupler in Sub Octave.

[Transcriber's note: in "Harmonics", the "b21" above, the "b"

represents the music "flat" symbol.]

SWELL ORGAN (17 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Gedeckt 16 Piccolo 2 Open Diapason 8 Mixture 3 rks.

Clarabella 8 Cornet 4 rks.

Stopped Diapason 8 Ba.s.soon 16 Dolcissimo 8 Cornopean 8 Viola di Gamba 8 Oboe 8 Voix Celeste 8 Vox Humana 8 Fugara 4 Clarion 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Wind pressure 5 inches; Cornopean and Clarion 6 inches.

Wind pressure 4 inches; Large Open Diapason and Reeds 6 inches.

CHOIR ORGAN (ENCLOSED) (12 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Salicional 16 Suabe Flute 4 Open Diapason 8 Violina 4 Melodia 8 Quint 2 2/3 Gamba 8 Flageolet 2 Dulciana 8 Contra f.a.gotto 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Clarinet 8 Wind pressure, 3 1/2 inches.

SOLO ORGAN (DIVISION I, ENCLOSED) (8 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Rohr Flote 8 Concert Flute 4 Quintadena 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Viole d'Orchestre 8 Cor Anglais 8 Violes Celestes (2 rks.) 8 Celesta

SOLO ORGAN (DIVISION II, ENCLOSED) (8 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Stentorphone 8 Harmonic Piccolo 2 Tibia Plena 8 Tuba Magna 16 Violoncello 8 Tuba Mirabilis 8 Octave 4 Tubular Chimes

Wind pressure, 12 inches.

PEDAL ORGAN (15 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Double Open 32 Violoncello 8 Open Diapason (wood) 16 Octave 8 Open Diapason (metal) 16 Bourdon 8 Violone 16 Super Octave 4 Dulciana 16 Trombone 16 Bourdon 16 Trumpet 8 Gedeckt 16 Clarion 4 Flute 8

Wind pressure, 5 inches; Reeds, 12 inches.

There are 32 Couplers operated by Draw-stops, also by Pistons and reversible Pedals.

Combination Pistons, 6 to each Manual, and 4 (Pistons) to the Pedals.

Four Foot Pistons on all Stops and Couplers; one Foot Piston for Great to Pedal reversible; one Foot Piston for Full Organ.

Balanced Swell Pedal to Swell, Choir, and Solo; Balanced Crescendo Pedal.

Tremulants to Choir, Swell, and Solo.