San Francisco, California
Grace Cathedral, Episcopal
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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Contract Year: 1933
Install Year: 1934
Opus: 910
No. manuals: 4
No. stops: 85
No. ranks: 90
No. pipes: 5,567
Specification
GREAT ORGAN SOLO ORGAN
16' Diapason 61 8' Open Diapason pf
8' Diapason I 61 8' Flauto Mirabilis 73
8' Diapason II 61 8' Gamba 73
8' Diapason III 61 8' Gamba Celeste 73
8' Stopped Diapason (metal) 61 4' Octave pf
8' Flute Harmonique 61 4' Flute 73
5 1/3' Quint 61 VI Grand Fourniture pf
4' Octave 61 (12.15.19.22.26.29)
4' Principal 61 8' Tuba Mirabilis 73
4' Flute 61 8' English Horn 73
3 1/5' Grosse Tierce 61 4' Clarion 73
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61 Tremolo
2' Super Octave 61 Chimes (25 bells) pf
1 3/5' Tierce 61 Solo to Solo 4'
IV Fourniture (15.19.22.26) 244 Solo to Solo 16'
III Cymbal (22.26.29) 183 Blank Stop Knob
16' Double Trumpet 61
8' Trumpet 61 PEDAL ORGAN
4' Clarion 61 32' Diapason 7 a
Chimes SO pf 16' Open Bass (wood) 32
Blank Stop Knob 16' Diapason (metal) 32
16' Violone (wood & metal) 32
SWELL ORGAN 16' Bourdon 32
16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73 16' Gemshorn CH
8' Geigen 73 16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
8' Stopped Diapason (wood) 73 16' Gemshorn CH
8' Gamba 73 10 2/3' Quint 32
8' Voix Celeste 73 8' Octave (metal) 32
8' Echo Gamba 73 8' Flute (wood open) 32
8' Flauto Dolce 73 8' Cello (from Violone) 12
8' Flute Celeste 61 tc 8' Still Gedeckt SW
4' Principal 73 6 2/5' Grosse Tierce (metal) 32
4' Harmonic Flute 73 5 1/3' Octave Quint (metal) 32
4' Spitz Flute 73 4' Super Octave (metal) 32
2 2/3' Nazard 61 4' Flute (metal harmonic) 12
2' Fifteenth 61 III Sesquialtera (17.19.22) 96
1 3/5' Tierce 61 32' Contra Bombarde 12
VI Plein Jeu 366 16' Bombarde 32
(12.15.19.22.26.29) 16' Posaune SW
16' Posaune 73 8' Trompette 12
8' Trompette Harmonique 73 4' Clarion 12
8' Cornopean 73 Chimes SO pf
8' Oboe 73 Blank Stop Knob
8' Vox Humana 73
4' Clarion 73 a Open FFFF lower 5 resultant
Tremolo
Harp CH pf
Celesta CH pf
Swell to Swell 4'
Swell to Swell 16'
Blank Stop Knob
CHOIR ORGAN
16' Gemshorn 73
8' Diapason 73
8' Viola 73
8' Melodia 73
8' Lieblich Gedeckt (metal) 73
8' Erzähler 73
8' Kleine Erzähler 61 tc
4' Gemshorn 73
4' Lieblich Flute 73
2 2/3' Nazard 61
2' Piccolo 61
1 3/5' Tierce 61
V Sesquialtera 305
(12.15.17.19.22)
8' Trumpet 73
8' Clarinet 73
Tremolo
Harp } pf
Celesta } 61 bars pf
Choir to Choir 4'
Choir to Choir 16'
Blank Stop Knob
Sources: Dedication Program; Grace Cathedral Archives, courtesy Michael Lampen, Archivist.
Notes: Grace Chapel, the forerunner of Grace Church, was established in 1848. A large brick church atop Nob Hill was opened in 1860 and an 1862 2-manual organ was eventually rented from Joseph Mayer for a short time. A 2-manual tracker organ of unknown pedigree was installed after the rental. It, in turn, was replaced in 1894 by a 3-manual James E. Treat & Co. (Methuen, Mass.) organ that served until the church and organ were destroyed by the great earthquake and fire of 1906.
A temporary structure was built at Sacramento and Taylor Streets and a 2-manual built by Thomas Whalley was installed. Meanwhile, the site of the former Charles Crocker mansion atop Nob Hill was donated for land on which to build a new facility. The crypt was ready in early 1914 and a 3-manual 43-stop Austin, Op. 472, was installed at a cost of $17,000. In 1929, the Chapel of Grace was completed and a 2-manual Aeolian, Op. 1783, was installed. (It was rebuilt by Aeolian-Skinner as Op. 1151 in 1951 and still serves as a 2/18.) The Austin organ in the crypt was used until 1933, when most of the crypt was razed; the organ was placed in storage and finally broken up for parts in 1957.
The gift of Mrs. Harriet Crocker Alexander, Op. 910 was installed in the still-uncompleted church in 1934. It was divided in large elaborate cases on both sides of the chancel. In 1952, Aeolian-Skinner made some changes and additions, as well as minor tonal revisions, under the direction of G. Donald Harrison.
In 1968, Ruffatti built a new 5-manual console, utilizing the existing console shell. In 1972 Casavant added a Bombarde division in a comparatively simple case over the altar and Gallery manual and pedal divisions were installed, appropriately enough, in the gallery. Most of the above history is from The Tracker, the journal of the Organ Historical Society.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=7379