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Musical Instruments

West Gallery Organ | South Chancel Organ

 


West Gallery Organ

Flentrop Orgelbouw, 1989

Given to the Glory of God by Alice O'Malley Robinson in Loving Memory of Her Husband, William Dunwoody Robinson

The entire instrument for the Cathedral was handmade at the workshops of Flentrop Orgelbouw in Zaandam, Holland, including the hand carved decorations, pipe shades and gilded facade pipes.

The organ case is made entirely of solid French oak, quarter-sawn.

Both the playing action and the stop action are mechanical.

The wind system consists of three wedge-bellows, supplying a wind pressure of 78mm for the manuals, and 80mm for the pedal.

The temperament is equal at A-440.

The instrument comprises 71 stops, 117 ranks, 5,558 pipes, distributed over four manuals and pedal.

Manual compass 56 notes, pedal compass 30 notes, flat pedalboard.

POSITIEF (I) GREAT (II) SOLO (III)
Prestant 8' Prestant 16' Bourdon 16'
Bourdon 8' Octaaf 8' Prestant 8'
Octaaf 4' Roerfluit 8' Flūte Harmonique 8'
Fluit 4' Quintadeen 8' Gamba 8'
Nasard 3' Octaaf 4' Nasard 5 1/3'
Octaaf 2' Nachthorn 4' Octaaf 4'
Terts 1 3/5' Quint 3' Terts 3 1/5'
Larigot 1 1/3' Octaaf 2' *Mixtuur VI-X
Sesquilater II Woudfluit 2' *Cornet V
*Mixtuur IV-VI *Cornet V *Bombarde 16'
*Cymbel III *Mixtuur IV-VIII *Trompet 8'
*Dulciaan 16' *Scherp IV-VI *Klaroen 4'
*Trompet 8' *Trompet 16'  
*Kromhoorn 8' *Fagot 16'
*Vox Humana 8' *Trompet 8'
Tremulant  

 

BOVENWERK (IV/EXP) PEDAL
Quintadeen 16' Prestant 16'

COUPLERS

Prestant 8' Subbas 16' I + II
Gedekt 8' Bourdon 16' II + I
Viola de Gamba 8' Roerquint 10 2/3' II + III
Vox Celeste 8' Octaaf 8' II + IV
Octaaf 4' Fluit 8' III + IV
Gemshoorn 4' Octaaf 4' P + I
Quintfluit 3' Fluit 4' P + II
Nachthoorn 2' *Mixtuur VI P + IV
Flageolet 1' *Bombarde 32'
*Mixtuur IV-VI *Bazuin 16' Cymbalstern
*Basson 16' *Fagot 16' Rossignol
*Trompet 8' *Trompet 8' Ventils
*Bassonhobo 8' *Trompet 4'  
*Vox Humana 8'  
Tremulant

* Operable by Adjustable Mechanical Combination Action


South Chancel Organ

Casavant Frčres, 1981

Given in memory of Florence E. Bolles

Revoiced 1987 by Martin Ott, St. Louis

Mechanical key and stop action.  Two manuals, 19 stops, 25 ranks, 1284 pipes.  Manual compass 56 notes, pedal compass 30 notes, flat pedalboard.  Manual natural keys made of ebony, manual sharps of rosewood capped with ivory;  pedal naturals made of maple, pedal sharpes of rosewood;   casework is solid oak with rosewood drawknobs.  Facade pipes are 70% polished tin.  Three reversible coupler pedals.  Wind pressure = 80mm.

GRAND ORGUE
Clavier I
POSITIF
Clavier II
PEDALE
Montre 8' Bourdon 8' Soubasse 16'
Flūte ą Cheninée 8' Flūte Conique 4' Octavebasse 8'
Prestant 4' Doublette 2' Octave 4'
Flūte a Fuseau 4' Quinte 1 1/3' Basson 16'
Nasard 2 2/3' Cymbale III 2/3'
Quarte de Nasard 2' Cromorne 8'

COUPLERS

I+II

P+I

P+II

Zimbelstern (5 bells)

Tierce 1 3/5' Tremblant
Fourniture V 1 1/3'  
Trompette 8'