Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Girard College – Chapel
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Builder: Skinner Organ Company
Year: 1931
Opus: 872
No. manuals: 4
No. stops: 100
No. ranks: 106
No. pipes: 6,829
Specification
GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
32' Violone 5 PED 16' Bourdon 73
16' Open Diapason 61 8' Open Diapason 73
8' First Diapason 61 8' Geigen Diapason 73
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Gedeckt 73
8' Third Diapason 61 (in CH) 8' Salicional 73
8' Principal Flute 61 8' Voix Celeste 73
8' Stopped Diapason 61 (in CH) 8' Viol d'Orchestre 73
8' Erzähler 61 (in CH) 8' Viol Celeste 73
8' Erzähler Celeste 61 (in CH) 8' Flauto Dolce 73
8' Cello 61 (in CH) 8' Flute Celeste (TC) 61
5 1/3' Quinte 61 4' Octave 73
4' Octave 61 4' Flute Triangulaire 73
4' Principal 61 2 2/3' Nazard 61
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 2' Flautino 61
2' Fifteenth 61 V Chorus Mixture 305
V Chorus Mixture 305 IV Cornet Mixture 244
IV Harmonics 244 16' Posaune 73
16' Trumpet 61 8' Cornopean 73
8' Tromba 61 8' French Trumpet 73
8' Trumpet 61 (in CH) 8' Oboe d'Amore 73
4' Clarion 61 8' Vox Humana 73
Chimes SO 4' Clarion 73
8' Harp CH Tremolo
4' Celesta CH Chimes SO
8' Harp CH
CHOIR ORGAN 4' Celesta CH
16' Dulciana 73
8' Geigen Diapason 73 ECHO ORGAN
8' Spitz Flute 73 8' Diapason 61
8' Concert Flute 73 8' Wald Flute 61
8' Viol d'Orchestre 73 8' Echo Gamba 61
8' Viol Celeste 73 8' Dulcet 61
8' Dulciana 73 4' Flute Triangulaire 61
8' Unda Maris (TC) 61 8' Vox Humana 61
4' Flute d'Amore 73 Tremolo
4' Octave Dulciana 73
2 2/3' Twelfth Dulciana -- PEDAL ORGAN
2' Fifteenth Dulciana 12 32' Open Diapason 12
2' Piccolo 61 32' Violone 12
III Carillon Mixture 183 32' Resultant --
16' Bassoon 73 16' Diapason 32
8' Clarinet 61 16' Contra Bass 32
8' Orchestral Oboe 61 16' Metal Diapason GT
Tremolo 16' Bourdon 32
Chimes SO 16' Dulciana CH
8' Harp (TC) -- 16' Echo Lieblich SW
4' Celesta 61 bars 8' Octave Diapason 12
8' Principal 12
SOLO ORGAN 8' Gedeckt 12
8' Flauto Mirabilis 73 8' Still Gedeckt SW
8' Gamba 73 4' Flute 12
8' Gamba Celeste 73 V Mixture 160
4' Flute 73 32' Bombarde 12
VII Grand Fourniture 427 32' Fagotto 12
16' Contra Tuba 73 16' Trombone 32
16' Corno di Bassetto 12 16' Fagotto 12
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73 (unenc.) 16' Bassoon CH
8' Harmonic Tuba 73 8' Tromba 12
8' French Horn 73 Chimes SO
8' English Horn 73
8' Corno di Bassetto 73
4' Clarion 73
Tremolo
Chimes
Source: Allen Kinzey
Photo 2 Source: The Diapason, via Jonathan Bowen
Photo 3 Source: The Composition of the Organ, by Ernest M. Skinner and Richmond H. Skinner, published by Melvin J. Light
Photos 4-14 Source: Courtesy Bruce Shultz and Doug Backman
Notes: The organ chamber in the Girard College Chapel is certainly unique. Located in the ceiling at a height of 100' above the floor, the chamber is 60' feet long, 40' feet wide at one end and 22' at the other end, with a height inside the chamber of 40'. Because of the hard surfaces of the chamber and the room below, as well as the open grill permitting the sound to travel unhindered to the 2500-seat room below, the sound of the organ is tremendous. It is one of the most exciting organs in the country.
Austin built a new console in 1986. There have been a number of tonal changes in the last few decades.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=9032