Washington, District of Columbia

National Presbyterian Church


Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 1456 (1970) in National Presbyterian Church (Washington, DC)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Builder:        Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
   Year:        1970
   Opus:        1456
No. manuals:    4
No. stops:      93
No. ranks:      104
No. pipes:      5,867
 
 
 
                GREAT ORGAN (II)                    SWELL ORGAN (III)
            16' Principal          61            16' Quintaton          61
             8' Principal          61             8' Principal          61
             8' Bourdon            61             8' Rohrflöte          61
             8' Gemshorn           61             8' Viole de Gambe     61
             4' Octave             61             8' Viole Celeste      61
             4' Harmonic Flute     61             4' Octave             61
             2' Super Octave       61             4' Nachthorn          61
          IV-V  Kornett (TC)      238             2' Octavin            61
            IV  Mixture           244            IV  Plein Jeu         244
            IV  Scharf            244           III  Cymbale           183
            16' Trumpet            61            16' Bombarde           61
             8' Trumpet            61             8' Trompette          61
                Arlington Carillon                8' Voix Humaine       61
                Coronation Carillon               4' Clairon            61
             8' State Trumpet      AN                Tremulant

                CHOIR ORGAN (I)                      ANTIPHONAL ORGAN (IV)
            16' Flauto Dolce       61             8' Salicional         61
             8' Viola Pomposa      61             8' Bourdon            61
             8' Viole Celeste      61             4' Principal          61
             8' Spindelgedeckt     61             2' Flachflöte         61
             8' Flauto Dolce       12             V  Mixture           305
             8' Flute Celeste      61             8' Trumpet            61
             4' Principal          61             8' State Trumpet      AN
             4' Rohrflöte          61
         2 2/3' Nazard             61                PEDAL ORGAN
             2' Blockflöte         61            32' Bourdon             7
         1 3/5' Tierce             61            16' Principalbass      32
            IV  Mixture           244            16' Bourdon            32
            16' Fagott             61            16' Principal          GT
             8' Hautbois           61            16' Quintaton          SW
             4' Rohrschalmei       61            16' Flauto Dolce       CH
                Tremulant                    10 2/3' Quint              32
                                                  8' Principal          32
                POSITIV ORGAN (I)                 8' Bourdon            12
             8' Principal          61             8' Flute Conique      32
             8' Holzgedeckt        61             8' Quintaton          SW
             4' Octave             61             4' Choralbass         32
             4' Koppelflöte        61             4' Nachthorn          32
             2' Gemshorn           61             4' Flute Conique      12
         1 1/3' Larigot            61             2' Nachthorn          12
             1' Sifflöte           61            IV  Mixture           128
            II  Sesquialtera (TC)  98           III  Scharf             96
          IV-V  Scharf            285            32' Kontraposaune      12
            II  Jeu de Clochette  122            16' Posaune            32
            16' Rankett            61            16' Fagott             CH
             8' Krummhorn          61            16' Rankett            PO
                Tremulant                         8' Trompette          12
                Cymbelstern                       8' Hautbois           CH
                                                  4' Schalmei           32
                                                  4' Hautbois           CH
                                                  2' Rohrschalmei       CH
                                                  8' State Trumpet      AN

                                                     ANTIPHONAL PEDAL
                                                 16' Principal          32
                                                 16' Bourdon            12 AN
                                                  8' Octave             12
                                                  8' Flute              AN
                                                 16' Sub Trumpet        12 AN


Source: Allen Kinzey

Photo Source: Pipedreams.

Notes: Some tonal alterations were made from 1969-1987 by Lawless & Associates. The console was rebuilt in 1988 by DiGennaro-Hart, who also did further tonal revisions. The chapel of the church has Op. 1479, a 3/31.

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