Minneapolis, Minnesota
University of Minnesota – Northrup Auditorium
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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Year: 1932-1936
Opus: 892-A/B/C
No. manuals: 4
No. stops: 101
No. ranks: 108
No. pipes: 7,068
GREAT ORGAN SWELL ORGAN
16' Diapason 61 16' Bourdon 73
8' First Diapason 61 16' Gemshorn 73 c
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Geigen Diapaon 73
8' Third Diapason 61 a 8' Hohlflöte 73
8' Flute Harmonique 61 8' Rohrflöte 73
8' Gedeckt * 61 b 8' Flauto Dolce 73
8' Viola pf 8' Flute Celeste (TC) 61
8' Gemshorn 61 8' Salicional 73
5 1/3' Quint 61 a 8' Voix Celeste 73
4' Octave 61 8' Echo Gamba 73
4' Second Octave 61 a 8' Echo Celeste 73
4' Flute * 61 4' Octave Geigen 73
3 1/5' Tenth 61 a 4' Flute 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 4' Violina 73 c
2' Fifteenth 61 2 2/3' Twelfth 61 c
IV Harmonics 244 2' Fifteenth 61 c
VII Plein Jeu * 427 a V Dolce Cornet 305 c
16' Contra Tromba * 61 a V Chorus Mixture 305
8' Tromba * 61 16' Posaune 73
4' Octave Tromba * 61 a 8' French Trumpet 73 a
Chimes SO 8' Cornopean 73
8' Harp CH 8' Oboe 73
4' Celesta CH 8' Vox Humana 73
* enclosed 4' Clarion 73
Tremolo
CHOIR ORGAN Chimes SO
16' Contra Viola 73 8' Harp CH
8' Diapason 73 4' Celesta CH
8' Concert Flute 73
8' Cor de Nuit 73 c PEDAL ORGAN
8' Dulcet II 134 c 32' Double Open Diapason 12 c
8' Dulciana 73 32' Sub Bourdon 5
8' Unda Maris (TC) 61 16' Diapason 32
4' Flute 73 16' Metal Diapason 32 a
4' Gemshorn 73 c 16' Contre Basse 32
2 2/3' Nazard 61 16' Bourdon 32
2' Piccolo 61 16' Diapason GT
1 3/5' Tierce 61 16' Contra Gamba SO a
1 1/3' Larigot 61 16' Contra Viola CH
III Dulciana Mixture 183 16' Gemshorn SW c
16' Fagotto 73 c 16' Echo Lieblich SW
8' Trumpet 73 c 8' Octave 12
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 c 8' Cello 32
8' Clarinet 73 8' Gedeckt 12
Tremolo 8' Viole CH
8' Harp (tc) -- 8' Still Gedeckt SW
4' Celesta 5 1/3' Twelfth 7 c
4' Super Octave 24 c
SOLO ORGAN 4' Flute 5
16' Contra Gamba 73 b V Harmonics 160 c
8' Flauto Mirabilis 73 b 32' Bombarde 12 c
8' Gamba 73 b 32' Contra Fagotto 12 CH c
8' Gamba Celeste 73 b 16' Trombone 32
8' Aetherial Celeste II 146 b 16' Posaune SW
4' Orchestral Flute 73 b 16' Fagotto CH c
4' Octave Gamba 73 b 8' Tromba 12
III Cornet de Violes 183 b 4' Clarion 12
16' Corno di Bassetto 73 c Chimes SO
8' Tuba Mirabilis 73
8' English Horn 73 c
8' French Horn 73
4' Tuba Clarion 73 c
Tremolo
Chimes a added as Op. 892-A in 1933
8' Harp CH b added as Op. 892-B in 1934
4' Celesta CH c added as Op. 892-C in 1936
Source: Allen Kinzey
Notes: Northrop Auditorium was completed in 1930, and the organ was installed in four stages between 1932 and 1935 as funds became available. There is virtually no reverberation in the 4800-seat auditorium. The organ is installed in the upper center of the proscenium shell and the console is located on a lift in the front-center of the orchestra pit seventy feet below and behind the proscenium. The organ is best heard in the balcony. It was designed by Ernest Skinner but installed and finished by G. Donald Harrison. The organ almost died a couple of times but has been lovingly cared for by Gordon Schultz, who has kept the organ operational since the 1970s.
Photos 1 & 2 Source: The Tracker, via Jonathan Bowen
Photo 3 Source: Joey McLeister, Star Tribune, Minneapolis–St. Paul
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=24688