aeolian-skinner.st-john-divine.new-york.ny.us.1954 AEO-STJO.NEW Revision/Expansion by Timothy Tikker of: From: International Organ Foundation, Madrid, Spain Internet:100023.2476@compuserve.com CompuServe: 100023,2476 IOF Cat #: 00103600020 Osiris file: skinner.stjohn-divine.new-york.ny.us.1910 ____________________________________________________________________ Location: New York, USA New York City Cathedral of St John the Divine (Episcopal) Builder: Aeolian-Skinner (was Ernest M. Skinner), Boston, MA, USA Year: 1954 (rebuild of former 1910 organ) Opus: 150-A (was EM Skinner opus 150) Case Builder: E. M. Skinner Date: 1910 Materials: wood carved front and metal display pipes, organ enchambered in chancel sides Console type: detached Stop controls: drawknob, with rocking tablets for couplers above fourth manual Pedals type: concave-radiating, AGO Standard Action Key: electro-pneumatic (pitman chests) Stop: electro-pneumatic Temperament: equal Tuning (a'): 440Hz @ 70 degrees F. (per contract) No. stops: 95 actual voices; 115 apparent speaking registers (outside of percussions). No. ranks: 141 No. pipes: 8,035 (?) Wind supply Power: Pressures: Choir: 6"/152.4mm; Great: 5.75"/146mm & 10"/254m (per Long; contract gives 5.5" throughout); Swell: 6"/152.4mm & 10"/254mm; Solo: 15"/381mm, Tubas 25"/635 mm Bombarde: 10"/254mm; West End: 50"/1270mm ; Pedal: 6"/152.4mm, 10"/254mm & 17"/431.8 mm (latter 25"/635mm per contract) Another source gives the following: Choir: same Great: 4.5"/114.3mm & 6"/152.4mm Swell: same Solo: 10"/254mm, Tubas 25"/635mm Bombarde: 12"/304.8mm West End: same Pedal: 6"/152.4mm & 25"/635mm History: Rebuilt and enlarged by G Donald Harrison, 1954 Bibliography: - Charles Callahan: _Aeolian-Skinner Remembered: A History in Letters_; Minneapolis, Randall M. Eagan Publishers, 1996; pp. 449-453 (text of contract specifications) Discography: - _The Organ at the Cathedral of St John the Divine_, Michael Murray, Telarc CD-80169, DDD, 7/1987 - _An Organ Blaster Sampler, Michael Murray, Telarc CD- 80277, DDD - _Romantic French & German Organ Music_, organist Marsha Heather Long, CD, Koch International Classics CD 3-7008-2 (1990) - _French Masterworks from St John the Divine_, organist Jonathan Dimmock, CD, Arkay Records AR-6114 (includes 20-page booklet on organ) Comments: "old" in spec below refers to 1910 Skinner pipes; "sc" refers to Aeolian-Skinner scale numbers; apparently a few details were carried out differently than as indicated in the original contract specifications -- these are noted where known. Specification: Choir (I; expressive; all ranks 73 pipes except as indicated) Sanftbass 16 old Gamba revoiced, rescaled wider fr 8' C Viola Pomposa 8 1954; 50 sc, tapered 2 halftones Viola Celeste 8 1954; 60sc, idem Concert Flute 8 old, unchanged Nason Flute 8 old 16' Gedeckt revoiced Dulcet 8 II ranks; old, revoiced Dolcan 8 old Dulciana revoiced; 68 pipes Dolcan Celeste 8 idem; c0, 56 pipes Montre 4 1954 60sc, slotted, slides Koppelflo"te 4 1954 Rohr Nasat 2 2/3 1954 Blockflo"te 2 1954 Terz 1 3/5 from old Swell Mixture III, rescaled Larigot 1 1/3 idem Sifflo"te 1 from 2' of old Swell Mixture, rescaled Grave Mixtur 1-1/3 III 1954 46sc @ 8' C Zimbel 1/3 III 1954 49sc @ 8' C English Horn 16 1954 low 12 old, rest 1954 Cromorne 8 1954 Clarinet 8 old, revoiced Trompete 4 1954 sc #4 Tremulant Harp Zymbelstern 5 bells Great (II; 61 pipes e. a. i.) Montre 16 1954 graduating sc: 40 @ 16', 90 @ 1/2' Quintaten 16 old Choir 8' Quint. rescaled wider; old bass, capped; 73 pipes Principal 8 1954 45sc, 2/7m, grad. to 55 @ 4' C Diapason 8 1954 44sc/ 1/4m, grad. to 54 @ 4' C; II fr. g'', 2 HT wider Viola 8 old Gambe, rescaled wider from 4' C Hohl Flo"te 8 old, revoiced Holz Gedeckt 8 old, revoiced Quintaten 8 ext from 16 Erzahler 8 old, revoiced Quint 5 1/3 1954 ex Ch Geigen rescaled Principal 4 1954 54sc, 2/7m, 18th halving, II fr. c#'', 1 HT wider Octave 4 1954 55sc, 1/4m, II fr. c#'', 1 HT smaller Spitzflo"te 4 1954 used Gemshorn, revoiced Flute Couverte 4 1954 Twelfth 2 2/3 1954 64sc Doublette 2 1954 67sc, 2/7m, 18th, II fr. c#'', + 1 HT Fifteenth 2 1954 70sc, 1/4m, 18th, breaks to 4' @ g#''' Sesquialtera 2-2/3 II 1954 67sc, 75sc, both 18th Kleine Mixtur 1-1/3 IV 1954 48sc @ 8' C, 18th Grande Fourniture IV-VI 1954 [orig spec V-VIII] 44sc @ 8', 19th Plein Jeu 2 III-VI 1954 unisons 43sc @ 8', 2/7m, quints 45sc, 1/4m, 19th Cymbel 1/2 III 1954 45sc @ 8', 2/9m, 19th Fagot 16 1954 half-length NB: other sources list the 8' Diapason and 4' Octave as I rank throughout Swell (III; expressive; 73 pipes e.a.i.) Contra Gamba 16 old Dulciana revoiced, treble enlarged Bourdon 16 old, unchanged Geigen Principal 8 1954 46sc, 2/7m, 18th Viole de Gambe 8 1954 56sc, 66sc @ 4' C, 1/4m Viole Celeste 8 old Viola revoiced fr 4' C Salicional 8 old, unchanged Voix Celeste 8 old, unchanged Gedeckt 8 [?; omitted from contract spec in book] Spitzflo"te 8 old, regulated softer, 68 pipes Flute Celeste 8 1954, 68 pipes Unda Maris 8 II old Aeoline & Unda maris, 146 pipes Prestant 4 1954 57sc, 2/7m, 18th, 68 pipes Flauto Traverso 4 old Flute 1, unchanged, 61 pipes Violina 4 old, rescaled to 64sc, 18th, 68 pipes Octavin 2 1954 68sc, 1/4m, 19th, 61 pipes Plein Jeu 2 IV 1954 44sc @ 8' C, 1/4m, 18th, 244 pipes Scharff 2/3 III-IV 1954 46sc @ 8' C, 1/4, 19th, 220 pipes Contra Fagotto 16 ex Choir, revoiced, 61 pipes Cornopean 8 old revoiced, 68 pipes Trompette 8 1954, #3sc, 68 pipes Oboe 8 old revoiced, 61 pipes Voix Humaine 8 old revoiced, 61 pipes Octave Trumpet 4 old revoiced, 68 pipes Clairon 4 1954, #3sc, 61 pipes Tremulant Solo (IV, expressive; 73 pipes p. r. e. a. i.) Flauto Mirabilis 8 old Claribel unchanged Harmonic Flute 8 old unchanged Cello 8 old, revoiced from g0 Cello Celeste 8 old, revoiced from g0 Hohl Pfeife 4 old, unchanged Doppel Flo"te 2 old 4' repitched Flu"gel Horn 8 old unchanged French Horn 8 old unchanged Vox Baryton 8 old Choir Vox humana revoiced Tremulant Tuba Major 8 new bass, rest old; Unenclosed, 61 pipes Tuba Clarion 4 Unenclosed; 1954; 73 pipes (top = II flues) Bombarde (unenclosed, 61 p.p.r.e.a.i.) Floating; playable from all manuals Tierce Mixture 1' V-IX 42/43/45sc, 18th; 376 pipes Bombarde 16 1954 4-7/8" @ 16' C Trompette Harmonique 8 1954 #2sc, harmonic @ c' Clairon Harmonique 4 1954 #2sc, harmonic @ c0 West End (61 pipes, plus low 12 16' octave dummies) Floating; playable from all manuals State Trumpet 8 1954 horizontal Pedal (32 p.p.r.e.a.i.) Open Bass 32 68 pipes, op wd; 24 old revoiced; rest used Flauto Mirabilis Contre Violone 32 44 pipes, revoiced Open Bass 16 from 32' Contre Bass 16 1954 Violone 16 from 32' Montre 16 Great Gamba 16 Swell Bourdon 16 Swell Sanftbass 16 Choir Quintaten 16 Great Quintaten 10 2/3 Great Principal 8 42sc, 2/9m Montre 8 Great Spitzflo"te 8 1963, replacing old 8' Cello III Quintaten 8 Great Gedackt Pommer 8 1954 [? - not in contract spec*] Flute Harmonique 8 from 32' Open Bass Choral Bass 4 1954 56sc, 1/4m, slotted Montre 4 Great Nachthorn 4 from 32' Open Bass Blockflo"te 2 old Choir 2' Piccolo rescaled Mixtur 5-1/3 IV 1954 43sc @ 8' C, 17th Scharff 1-1/3 IV 1954 45sc @ 8' C, 18th Contre Bombarde 32 1954, ext. from Bombarde** Ophicleide 16 old Tuba mirabilis, revoiced; 56 pipes Bombarde 16 Bombarde Contra Fagotto 16 Swell Trumpet 8 from Ophicleide Bombarde 8 Bombarde Clarion 4 from Ophicleide Rohr Schalmei 2 1954 *perhaps replaces 5-1/3 Quinte in contract spec (from old Swell Diapason 3) ** orig. spec. to be old Bombarde, revoiced Mixture compositions (per contract): CH Grave Mixtur III C 1-1/3 1 2/3 f#0 2 1-1/3 1 f#' 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 f#'' 4 2-2/3 2 f#''' 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 CH Zimbel III C 1/3 1/4 1/6 c0 1/2 1/3 1/4 f#0 2/3 1/2 1/3 c' 1 2/3 1/2 f#' 1-1/3 1 2/3 c'' 2 1-1/3 1 f#'' 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 c''' 4 2-2/3 2 GT Sesquialtera II 2-2/3 1-3/5 throughout GT Kleine Mixtur IV C 1-1/3 1 2/3 1/2 c0 2 1-1/3 1 2/3 c' 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 c'' 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 c''' 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 GT Grande Fourniture given in contract as V-VIII, but actually IV-VI... composition thus suspect C 2 1-1/3 1 2/3 1/2 c0 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 2/3 c' 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 c'' 8 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 c''' 8 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 with 2' doubled c''-c''''; 4' doubled c''-c''''; another 2' (?) c'''-c''''; 2-2/3' doubled c'''-c'''' GT Plein jeu III-VI C 2 1-1/3 1 c0 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 f#0 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 f#'' 8 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 c#''' 16 8 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 Cymbel III C 1/2 1/3 1/4 c0 2/3 1/2 1/3 f#0 1 2/3 1/2 c' 1-1/3 1 2/3 c'' 2 1-1/3 1 f#'' 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 c''' 4 2-2/3 2 f#''' 8 4 2-2/3 SW Plein jeu IV C 2 1-1/3 1 2/3 f#0 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 f#' 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 c''' 8 4 2-2/3 2 SW Scharf III-IV C 1 2/3 1/2 1/3 c0 1-1/3 1 2/3 1/2 c' 2 1-1/3 1 2/3 c'' 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 c''' 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 f#''' 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 BOM Tierce Mixture V-IX C 1 4/5 2/3 1/2 1/3 G 1-1/3 1 4/5 2/3 1/2 c0 1-3/5 1-1/3 1 4/5 2/3 g0 2 1-3/5 1-1/3 1 4/5 2/3 c' 2-2/3 2 1-3/5 1-1/3 1 4/5 g' 4 2-2/3 2 1-3/5 1-1/3 1 c'' 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 1-3/5 1-1/3 g'' 8 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 1-3/5 c''' 16 8 5-1/3 4 3-1/5 2-2/3 2 f''' 16 10-2/3 8 6-2/5 5-1/3 4 3-1/5 2-2/3 2 PED Mixtur IV 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 throughout PED Scharff IV 1-1/3 1 2/3 1/2 throughout ------------------------------