Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University – Chapel

Skinner Organ, Op. 656 (1928) in Princeton University Chapel (Princeton, NJ)
 
Skinner Organ, Op. 656 (1928) in Princeton University Chapel (Princeton, NJ)
 
 
 
 
 
  
Builder:        Skinner Organ Company
   Year:        1927
   Opus:        656
   
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      100
No. ranks:      99
No. pipes:      6,249

Specification

             GREAT ORGAN                             SWELL ORGAN
         32' Quintaton (TC)      49              16' Bourdon             73
         16' Diapason            61               8' Diapason            73
         16' Bourdon              5 PED           8' Geigen Diapason     73
          8' First Diapason      61               8' Rohrflöte           73
          8' Second Diapason     61               8' Cor de Nuit         73 *
          8' Third Diapason      61               8' Gamba               73
          8' Principal Flute     61               8' Gamba Celeste       73
          8' Doppelflöte         61 a             8' Salicional          73
      5 1/3' Quint               61               8' Voix Celeste        73
          4' Octave              61               8' Flauto Dolce        73
          4' Principal           61               8' Flute Celeste (TC)  61
          4' Flute               61 a             4' Octave              73
      3 15/' Tenth               61               4' Fugara              73 *
      2 2/3' Twelfth             61               4' Flute Triangulaire  73
          2' Fifteenth           61           2 2/3' Nazard              61 *
          V  Harmonics          305               2' Flautino            61 *
     III-VI  Plein Jeu          268               2' Piccolo             61
         16' Contra Tromba       61 a         1 3/5' Tierce              61 *
          8' Tromba              61 a             V  Cornet (draws * stops)
          4' Octave Tromba       61 a             V  Chorus Mixture     305
                                                 16' Posaune             73
             CHOIR ORGAN                          8' French Trumpet      73
         16' Gamba               12               8' Cornopean           73
          8' Diapason            73               8' Oboe                73
          8' Concert Flute       73               8' Vox Humana          73
          8' Viole d'Orchestre   73               4' Clarion             73
          8' Viole Celeste       73                  Tremolo
          8' Dulciana            73
          8' Dulciana Celeste    73                  PEDAL ORGAN
          4' Violina             73              32' Diapason            12 b
          4' Flute Harmonic      73              16' Diapason            32
      2 2/3' Nazard              61              16' Contra Bass         32
          2' Piccolo             61              16' Diapason            GT
      1 3/5' Tierce              61              16' Bourdon             32
      1 1/7' Septieme            61              16' Gamba               CH
         16' Fagotto             73              16' Echo Lieblich       SW
          8' Trumpet             73          10 2/3' Quint               --
          8' Corno di Bassetto   73               8' Octave (open)       12
             Tremolo                              8' Principal           12
                                                  8' Gedeckt             12
             SOLO ORGAN                           8' Still Gedeckt       SW
          8' Stentorphone        73           5 1/3' Twelfth             --
          8' Gamba               73               4' Flute               12
          8' Gamba Celeste       73               V  Harmonics          160
          8' Flauto Mirabilis    73              32' Bombarde            12
          4' Octave              73              32' Contra Fagotto      12 CH
          4' Orchestral Flute    73              16' Trombone            32
          V  Mixture            305              16' Tuba                SO
         16' Contra Tuba         73              16' Fagotto             CH
          8' Tuba Mirabilis      73          10 2/3' Quint Trombone      GT
          8' Tuba                73               8' Tromba              12
          8' French Horn         73               4' Clarion             12
          8' English Horn        61
          4' Clarion             73
             Tremolo

          a  enclosed in Choir
          b  open to GGGG


Source: Allen Kinzey

Photo 1 Source: The Diapason, via Jonathan Bowen.

Photo 2 Source: OHS Archives, via Jonathan Bowen.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=412