San Francisco, California
Grace Cathedral, Episcopal
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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Year: 1952
Opus: 910-A
No. manuals: 4
No. stops: 88
No. ranks: 92
No. pipes: 5,791
Specification
GREAT ORGAN SOLO ORGAN
16' Diapason 61 8' Diapason pf
8' Diapason I 61 8' Flauto Mirabilis 73
8' Diapason II 61 8' Gamba 73
8' Gemshorn 61 8' Gamba Celeste 73
8' Stopped Diapason 61 4' Octave pf
8' Flute Harmonique 61 4' Flute 73
5 1/3' Quint 61 VI Grand Fourniture pf
4' Octave 61 8' Tuba Mirabilis 73
4' Principal 61 8' English Horn 73
4' Flute Harmonique 61 4' Clarion 73
3 1/5' Grosse Tierce 61 Tremolo
2 2/3' Octave Quint 61 Chimes GT pf
2' Super Octave 61
2' Blockflöte 61 PEDAL ORGAN
IV Fourniture 244 32' Diapason 7
III Cymbel 183 16' Open Bass 32
16' Double Trumpet 61 16' Diapason 32
8' Trumpet 61 16' Diapason GT
4' Clarion 61 16' Bourdon 32
Chimes pf 16' Violone 32
16' Gemshorn CH
SWELL ORGAN 16' Lieblich Gedeckt SW
16' Lieblich Gedeckt 73 10 2/3' Quint 32
8' Geigen 73 8' Octave 32
8' Stopped Diapason 73 8' Flute 32
8' Gamba 73 8' Cello 32
8' Voix Celeste 73 8' Still Gedeckt SW
8' Echo Gamba Celeste II 134 6 2/5' Grosse Tierce 32
8' Flauto Dolce 73 5 1/3' Octave Quint 32
8' Flute Celeste 61 tc 4' Super Octave 32
4' Principal 73 4' Flute 32
4' Harmonic Flute 73 2' Blockflöte GT
4' Spitzflöte 73 III Mixture 96
2 2/3' Nazard 61 32' Contre Bombade 32
2' Fifteenth 61 16' Bombarde 12
1 3/5' Tierce 61 16' Posaune SW
III Grave Mixture 183 8' Trompette 12
III Scharf 183 4' Clairon 12
16' Posaune 73 Chimes GT pf
8' Trompette Harmonique 73
8' Cornopean 73
8' Oboe 73
8' Vox Humana 73
4' Clarion 73
Tremolo
Harp CH pf
Celesta CH pf
CHOIR ORGAN
16' Gemshorn 73
8' Viola Pomposa 73
8' Viola Celeste 73
8' Melodia 73
8' Lieblich Gedeckt 73
8' Erzähler 73
8' Kleine Eraähler 61 tc
4' Gemshorn 73
4' Lieblichflöte 73
2 2/3' Nazard 61
2' Piccolo 61
1 3/5' Tierce 61
1' Sifflöte 61
III Zimbel 183
8' Trompette 73
8' Clarinet 73
Tremolo
Harp pf
Celesta pf
Source: Allen Kinzey
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