aeolian-skinner.kennedy-center.washington.dc.us.1971  AEO-KENC.WAS



Subject: aeolian-skinner.kennedy-center.washington.dc.1971
Date:    16-Feb-98 at 17:14   
From:    Timothy Tikker, INTERNET:timjt@awod.com

Subject: aeolian-skinner.kennedy-center.washington.dc.1971

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., USA;
organ by Aeolian-Skinner, opus 1472, 1971;
five divisions on three manuals & pedal, 61/32 compass;
electro-pneumatic action

seating capacity of hall:  2,750


        GREAT (II)                              pipes:

        16' Principal                           61 (22 notes Cu)
          8' Principal                          61 (Sn)
          8' Flute harmonique           61
          8' Gedeckt                            61
          4' Octave                             61
          4' Rohrfloete                         61
          2' Superoctave                        61
  1-1/3' Mixture IV-V                  268
      2/3' Scharf IV                           244
        16' Trompete                            61 (24 notes L/2)
          8' Trompete                           61


        SWELL (III, expressive)

        16' Quintaton                           61
          8' Principal                          61
          8' Rohrfloete                         61
          8' Viole de gambe                     61
          8' Viole celeste                      61
          4' Octave                             61
          4' Spitzfloete                        61
          2' Blockfloete                        61
          2' Mixture III-IV               226
      1/2' Cymbel III                      183
        16' Basson                                61
          8' Trompette                          61
          8' Hautbois                           61 (12 notes L/2)
          8' Voix humaine                       61 (Doppelkegelregal)
          4' Clairon                            61
               Tremulant


        POSITIV (I, expressive)

          8' Spitzprincipal                     61
          8' Holzgedackt                        61
          8' Flauto dolce                       61
          8' Flute celeste                      49 (c0)
          4' Octave                             61
          4' Spillfloete                        61
  2-2/3' Nasat                                  61
          2' Gemshorn                           61
  1-3/5' Terz                                   61
  1-1/3' Larigot                                61
          1' Scharf IV                         244
          8' Krummhorn                    61
              Tremulant


        FANFARE (floating)

               Clarion Mixture VI               366
        16' Bombarde                            61 (all L/2)
          8' Fanfare Trumpet            61


        PEDAL

        32' Subbass                             44
        16' Principal                           32
        16' Subbass                             -- (from 32')
        16' Flauto dolce                        12 (POS ext)
        16' Quintaton                           -- (SW)
          8' Octave                             32
          8' Spitzgedeckt                       32
          8' Gemshorn                           32
          4' Choralbass                         32
          4' Nachthorn                          32
          2' Hohlfloete                         32
          2' Mixture IV                        128
        32' Kontraposaune               44 (12 notes L/2)
        16' Posaune                             --   (from 32')
        16' Basson                              -- (SW)
          8' Trompete                           32
          4' Schalmei                           32
              Tremulant


wind-pressures:

GT:  3.25";  Cu bass of 16' Principal:  3.75"
SW:  3.25";  low 20 of 16' Quintaton:  4.5"
POS:  3.5";  16' & 8' octaves of Flauto dolce:  3.75"
FAN:  5.25";  8' Trumpet:  10"
PED:  2.75";  16' Principal, Posaune:  3.75";  32' extensions:  4"


Mixture compositions:

GT Mixtur IV-V:

C                             1-1/3  1  2/3  1/2
c0                        2  1-1/3  1  2/3  1/2
a0            2-2/3  2  1-1/3  1  2/3
d'        4  2-2/3  2  1-1/3  1
c''       4  2-2/3  2  1-1/3
c'''  8  4  2-2/3  2


GT Scharf IV:

C                                             2/3  1/2  1/3  1/4
f#0                                      1  2/3  1/2  1/3
d'                             1-1/3  1  2/3  1/2
c''                        2  1-1/3  1  2/3
f#''          2-2/3  2  1-1/3  1
d#'''    4  2-2/3  2  1-1/3
g'''  8  4  2-2/3  2


SW Mixture III-IV:

C                                     2  1-1/3  1  2/3
f#0                      2-2/3  2  1-1/3  1
c''                     4  2-2/3  2  1-1/3
c'''  8               4  2-2/3  2
f'''  8  5-1/3  4  2-2/3


SW Cymbel III:

C                                                   1/2  1/3  1/4
f#0                                        2/3  1/2  1/3
f#'                                     1  2/3  1/2
c''                          1-1/3  1  2/3
f#''                   2  1-1/3  1
c'''        2-2/3  2  1-1/3
f#'''  4  2-2/3  2


POS Scharf IV:

C                                         1  2/3  1/2  1/3
d#0                         1-1/3  1  2/3  1/2
c'                         2  1-1/3  1  2/3
a'             2-2/3  2  1-1/3  1
g#''     4  2-2/3  2  1-1/3
d'''  8  4  2-2/3  2


FAN Clarion Mixture VI:

??


PED Mixture IV:

2  1-1/3  1  2/3  throughout


- Timothy Tikker, 16 February 1998