Winter Park, Florida

Rollins College – Knowles Memorial Chapel


Rollins College - Knowles Memorial Chapel (Winter Park, FL)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 858-D (1956) in Rollins College - Knowles Memorial Chapel (Winter Park, FL)
 
Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 858-D (1956) in Rollins College - Knowles Memorial Chapel (Winter Park, FL)
 
 
 
 
 
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
   Year:        1956
   Opus:        858-A (1956), 858-B (1957), 858-C (1963), 858-D (1964)
   
No. manuals:    3
No. stops:      59
No. ranks:      69
No. pipes:      4,061
 
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN                           SWELL ORGAN
            16' Quintaton           61            16' Gedeckt             73
             8' Principal           61 a           8' Rohrflöte           73
             8' Bourdon             61             8' Viola Pomposa       73
             8' Erzähler            61             8' Viola Celeste       73
             4' Octave              61 a           4' Prestant            73
             4' Rohrflöte           61             4' Flute Triangulaire  73
         2 2/3' Quint               61 a           2' Super Octave        61 b
             2' Super Octave        61 a          II  Sesquialtera       122 c
          IV-V  Mixture            268        III-IV  Plein Jeu          226
                Chimes                           III  Acuta              183 c
                                                  16' Bombarde            73 d
                CHOIR ORGAN                        8' Trompette           73 b
             8' Cor de Nuit         73             8' Flügel Horn         73
             8' Spitzflöte          73             8' Vox Humana          61
             8' Flute Celeste       61 tc          4' Clairon             73 e
             4' Spitz Principal     61                Tremulant
         2 2/3' Nazard              61
             2' Blockflöte          61                PEDAL ORGAN
         1 3/5' Tierce              61            32' Bourdon (resultant) --
            IV  Scharff            244            16' Principal           32
            16' Dulzian             73            16' Bourdon             32
             8' Cromorne            73            16' Violone             32
             4' Rohrschalmei        73            16' Quintaton           GT
                Tremulant                         16' Gedeckt             SW
                                                   8' Principal           32
                POSITIV ORGAN                      8' Spitzflöte          32 f
             8' Nason Flute         61             8' Gedeckt             SW
             4' Koppelflöte         61             4' Choralbass          32
             2' Principal           61             4' Nachthorn           32 f
         1 1/3' Larigot             61            IV  Mixture            128
             1' Sifflöte            61            16' Posaune             32 f
            IV  Cymbel             244            16' Bombarde            SW f
                                                  16' Dulzian             CH
                                                   8' Trompette           12 f
                                                   8' Cromorne            CH
                                                   4' Clairon             12 f
                                                   4' Rohrschalmei        CH
                                                      Chimes              GT

          a  replaced in 1964 as Opus 858-D
          b  orignally in 858-A Choir
          c  added 1963 as 858-C
          d  replaced original as 858-C
          e  revoiced as 858-C
          f  added as 858-D


Source: Allen Kinzey

Photo #1 Source: Jeff Scofield

Photo #3 Source: Michael Shortal

Notes: The chapel was built in 1932, at which time Skinner Opus 858 was installed. Wicks installed a Trompete en Chamade in 1982. Randall Dyer and Associates completed a rebuild 2001-2002. A new console and Antiphonal were also provided. The organ now has 78 ranks.

Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=23711