Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Michigan – Hill Auditorium
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Builder: Skinner Organ Company Year: 1927 Opus: 664 No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 122 No. ranks: 115 No. pipes: 7,446
Specification
GREAT ORGAN (* enclosed) SWELL ORGAN
32' Violone 17 PED 16' Dulciana 73
16' Diapason 61 16' Bourdon 73
16' Bourdon 17 PED 8' Diapason 73
8' Diapason One 61 8' String Organ VI SO
8' Diapason Two 61 8' Clarabella 73
8' Diapason Three 61 * 8' Rohrflöte 73
8' String Organ VI SO 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
8' Clarabella 61 * 8' Voix Celeste II 146
8' Waldflöte 61 8' Echo Dulcet 73
8' Erzähler 61 8' Flauto Dolce 73
5 1/3' Quint 61 8' Flute Celeste 73
4' Octave 61 8' Quintadena 73
4' Principal 61 4' Octave 73
4' Flute 61 * 4' Flute Triangulaire 73
3 1/5' Tenth 61 4' Unda Maris II 134
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 2' Flautino 61
2' Fifteenth 61 IV String Mixture SO
IV String Mixture SO V Cornet 305
IV Harmonics 244 (8-12-15-17)
(17-19-21-22) V Chorus Mixture 305
V Mixture 305 (15-19-22-26-29)
(15-19-22-26-29) 16' Posaune 73
16' Trombone 61 8' Cornopean 73
8' Orchestral Trumpet 61 * 8' French Trumpet 73
8' Tromba 61 8' Oboe 73
4' Clarion 61 8' Vox Humana 73
Tremolo 4' Clarion 73
Cathedral Chimes SO Tremolo
8' Harp (TC) CH
4' Celesta CH ECHO ORGAN
8' Piano 61 notes 8' Gedeckt 61
4' Piano 61 notes 8' Muted Viole 61
8' Unda Maris 61
CHOIR ORGAN 8' Vox Humana 61
16' Contra Gamba 73 Tremolo
8' Diapason 73
8' Concert Flute 73 PEDAL ORGAN
8' Gamba 12 32' Diapason 12
8' String Organ VI SO 32' Violone 12
8' Dulciana 73 16' Diapason 32
8' Kleine Erzähler II 134 16' Diapason 32
8' Gemshorn 73 16' Diapason GT
4' Gemshorn 61 16' Violone 32
4' Flute 73 16' Bourdon 32
2 2/3' Nazard 61 16' Gamba CH
2' Piccolo 61 16' Dulciana SW
1 3/5' Tierce 61 16' Echo Lieblich SW
1 1/7' Septieme 61 10 2/3' Quint --
IV String Mixture SO 8' Octave 12
16' Heckelphone SO 8' Principal 12
16' Bassoon 73 8' Gedeckt 12
8' Heckelphone SO 8' Still Gedeckt SW
8' French Horn SO 8' Cello SO
8' English Horn 73 5 1/3' Quint --
8' Harmonica 73 4' Flute 12
8' Bassoon 12 3 1/5' Tierce --
8' Clarinet 73 2' Twenty-second 12
Tremolo IV Mixture 128
8' Harp (TC) -- (15-17-19-22)
4' Celesta 61 bars 32' Bombarde 12
16' Ophicleide 32
SOLO ORGAN 16' Posaune SW
8' Stentorphone 73 16' Trombone 32
8' String Organ VI 266 16' Bassoon CH
8' Flauto Mirabilis 73 10 2/3' Quint Trombone GT
8' Gamba 73 8' Tromba 12
8' Gamba Celeste 73 4' Clarion 12
4' Octave 73 Cathedral Chimes SO
4' Orchestral Flute 73 Bass Drum
IV String Mixture 244 Tympani (stroke)
(8-10-12-15) Tympani (roll)
16' Contra Tuba 73 16' Piano
16' Heckelphone 73 8' Piano
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73
8' Tuba 73
8' Heckelphone 12
8' Corno di Bassetto 73
8' French Horn 73
8' Orchestral Oboe 73
4' Clarion 73
Tremolo
Cathedral Chimes 25 bells
Source: Stop, Open and Reed, published by Skinner
Organ Company
Photos 2 & 3 Source: Jonathan Bowen
Notes: The following information is from
a history of the organ by Robert Glasgow printed in The Trackler,
the
journal
of the Organ Historical Society:
The organ began life as Farrand & Votey Op. 700, a 4-manual 63-stop organ
installed in Festival Hall at the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago
in 1893. At the close of the exhibition, it was purchased by the University
of Michigan Musical Society and moved to University Hall; the organ was named
the Frieze Memorial Organ in memory of Henry Frieze, first president of the University
Musical Society.
By 1910, University Regent Arthur Hill had died and left a very generous gift
to
the university for an auditorium. The 4,400-seat auditorium was completed
in 1913. The Frieze Memorial Organ was moved to the new auditorium and
rebuilt by Hutchings.
In 1927, Ernest M. Skinner was awarded a contract for a large and mostly new
organ. Opus 664 was dedicated on May 15, 1929. In 1955, the organ
was extensively rebuilt and tonally updated by Aeolian-Skinner as Op. 664-A;
it
also received a new console at this time.
In 1985, the Solo and Swell shades were changed to open downward, greatly improving
their tonal egress and effectiveness. The zinc facade pipes were stripped,
revealing outlines of their original 1893 stenciling and color scheme, which
was restored by Ruth Richards, University Sign Painter. At the same time,
non-speaking pipes on either side of the central arrangement and heavy grille
cloth were removed, and the original Farrand & Votey configuration
was restored.
In September 1990, the Solo, Pedal and Positiv division suffered devastating
water damage and were meticulously restored over the next three years by Nelson
Barden and Co. The reed pipes were renovated by David Broome. SSL
combination action replaced the remote units. During the summer of 1995,
an SSL MultiSystem was installed, eliminating the massive console plug. New
manuals (bone) and stop jambs were fitted and the stopknob arrangement was modified
to accommodate additional couplers and several EMS pedal borrows, as well as
his Pedal Divide. Finally, the console cabinet was repaired and
refinished.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=6992