West Orange, New JerseyC. W. Nichols ResidenceBuilder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Year: 1931 Opus: 878 No. manuals: 3 No. stops: 49 No. ranks: 35 No. pipes: 2,437 GREAT ORGAN (II) enclosed SWELL ORGAN (III) 8' First Diapason 73 16' Deep Flute 12 8' Second Diapason 73 8' Diapason 73 8' String F 73 8' Spanish Flute 73 8' String P 73 8' String F 73 8' Flute F 73 8' String F Vibrato (TC) 61 8' Flute P 73 8' String PP 73 4' Octave 73 4' High Flute 12 4' High Flute 73 2' Flageolet -- 2' Piccolo 61 V Mixture 305 8' Trumpet 73 8' Cornopean 73 8' Clarinet 73 8' Oboe 73 Tremolo 8' Vox Humana 73 Chimes Tremolo 8' Harp (TC) Chimes GT 4' Celesta Celesta GT CHOIR ORGAN (I) SOLO ORGAN (floating) 8' Second Diapason GT 8' Philomela 73 8' String F GT 8' Gamba 73 8' String P GT 8' Gamba Celeste 73 8' Flute F GT 8' Tuba 73 8' Flute P GT 8' French Horn 73 4' High Flute GT Tremolo 2' Piccolo GT 8' Trumpet GT PEDAL ORGAN 8' Clarinet GT 32' Resultant -- Tremolo GT 16' Diapason 12 GT Chimes GT 16' Violone 32 Harp GT 16' Deep Flute F 32 Celesta GT 16' Deep Flute SW 8' Flute F 12 ECHO ORGAN (III) a 8' Flute P SW 8' Diapason 73 a Chimes GT 8' String 73 a 8' Flute 73 a 8' Vox Humana 73 a Tremolo a a added in 1937 as Opus 878-E
Photo #1 Source: http://www.pleasantdale.com Photo #2 Source: Jim Lewis Notes: Originally Aeolian contract #1790, the organ completed as Aeolian-Skinner Op. 878. In 1959, the property was left to Mr. Nichols' company, Allied Signal, to be used as a corporate retreat. In 1994, it was sold to the Knowles family and is now a very successful high-end wedding and conference facility called Pleasantdale Ch�teau. At some point, the organ was relocated to Curt Mangel III, Fox River Grove, Illinois. Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=24571 |