Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Curtis Institute of Music – Casimir Hall
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Builder: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc. Year: 1941 Opus: 1022
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No. manuals: 5 No. stops: 77 No. ranks: 91 No. pipes: 5,411
Specification
GREAT ORGAN (3-3/4" wind) SOLO ORGAN (10" wind) 16' Violone 61 (a) 4' Flute 73 (a) 8' Principal 61 (b) 8' Trompette 73 8' Bourdon 61 8' English Horn 73 8' Spitzflöte 61 (b) 8' French Horn 73 4' Octave 61 4' Clarion 73 4' Rohrflöte 61 Tremulant 2 2/3' Quint 61 Chimes 20 (a) 2' Super Octave 61 8' Harp GT II-V Fourniture 285 4' Celesta GT III Cymbel 183 Tremulant POSITIV ORGAN (2-1/2" wind) Chimes SO 8' Principal 61 (c) 8' Harp (TC) -- 8' Rohrflöte 61 (c) 4' Celesta 61 bars (a) 4' Principl 61 (c) 4' Koppelflöte 61 (c) SWELL ORGAN (5" wind) 2 2/3' Nasard 61 (c) 16' Quintaten 73 2' Blockflöte 61 (c) 8' Geigen 73 1 3/5' Tierce 61 (c) 8' Rohrflöte 73 1' Sifflöte 61 (c) 8' Viole de Gambe 73 IV Scharf 244 (c) 8' Viole Celeste 73 III Zimbel 183 (c) 4' Principal 73 4' Cor de Nuit 73 ECHO ORGAN (5" wind) 2' Fifteenth 61 8' Fernflöte 73 (a) III Cornet 183 8' Echo Viole 73 (a) IV Plein Jeu 244 8' Viole Celeste (TC) 61 (a) 16' Fagotto 73 8' Vox Humana 61 (a) 8' Trompette 73 Tremulant 8' Flügel Horn 73 (c) Chimes SO 8' Vox Humana 73 4' Clarion 73 PEDAL ORGAN (5" wind) Tremulant 32' Contra Bourdon 5 (d) Chimes SO 16' Contrabass 32 8' Harp GT 16' Bourdon 32 (a) 4' Celesta GT 16' Violone GT 16' Quintaten SW CHOIR ORGAN (5" wind) 16' Dulciana CH 16' Dulciana 73 (a) 8' Contrabass 12 8' Nason Flute 73 8' Gedecktpommer 32 8' Viole d'Orchestre 73 (a) 8' Cello GT 8' Flauto Dolce 73 5 1/3' Quint 32 8' Flute Celeste (TC) 61 4' Choralbass 32 4' Zauberflöte 73 4' Koppelflöte 32 4' Unda Maris II 146 (a) 2' Blockflöte 32 2 2/3' Nasard 61 IV Grand Cornet 128 2' Blockflöte 61 III Mixture 96 1 3/5' Tierce 61 32' Posaune 12 (c) 16' Dulzian 73 16' Posaune 32 (c) 8' Krummhorn 73 16' Dulzian CH 4' Schalmei 73 8' Trompette 32 Tremulant 4' Clarion 32 Chimes SO Chimes SO 8' Harp GT 4' Celesta GT (a) Retained from Aeolian Co. organ, Op. 1625 (1927) (b) Notes 1-12 from Aeolian Co. organ, Op. 1625 (1927) (c) Installed by Aeolian-Skinner, Op. 958 (1937) (d) The 32' Bourdon begins at GGGG and consists of one polytonic pipe
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Notes: The Curtis Institute of Music was founded by Mary Louise Curtis
Bok, daughter of publishing magnate Cyrus H. K. Curtis, in 1924 and
is
partly housed in the old Drexel mansion overlooking Rittenhouse Square.
Lynnwood Farnam was invited to create the organ department in 1927
and headed it until his death. A 4-manual Aeolian Op. 1625 was installed
in 1927 in what very very little space was provided by the architect,
above the ceiling with tonal egress only throught two small lunettes,
one at each end of the room.
In 1937 Aeolian-Skinner installed as Op. 958 a new console, the Positiv division
and the Pedal Posaune unit. By 1940 the 13-year old Aeolian was apparently already
showing its age. Aeolian-Skinner was selected by Mrs. Bok to rebuild and enlarge
the instrument as their Op. 1022, with work completed in 1941. The console was
rebuilt by Aeolian-Skinner in 1960 as Op. 958-A. The organ was rebuilt by M.P.
Möller as their Op. R-897 in 1974 with a new console and additions; there was
additional
work later on as Op. M-10720. The instrument now has 106 ranks. A new console
by Robert Turner Organs was installed in 1999.
Photo #1 Source: Jeff Scofield
Photo #2 Source: The American Organist, January 1942
Photo #3 Source: Mark Hurley
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=27089