Princeton University Chapel Organ Specifications

The Skinner Organ Company, 1928 -- Aeolian-Skinner, 1954-56
-- N.P. Mander Ltd., 1991

For more information, please send e-mail to Penna Rose, Director of Chapel Music prose@princeton.edu

For a printable pdf of the organ's complete specifications please click here.

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for a printable pdf of the organ complete specifications visit here

Great Organ 
(5-1/2" & 12" wind pressure)

Unenclosed
16' Double Diapason
16' Bourdon
8' First Diapason
8' Second Diapason
8' Stopped Diapason
8' Concert Flute
4' Octave
4' Principal
4' Stopped Flute
4' Flute Harmonique
2-2/3' Twelfth
2' Fifteenth
2' Piccolo
III Cornet
IV Full Mixture
IV Sharp Mixture
16' Trombone
8' Tromba
4' Clarion
Tremulant (light wind)

Swell Organ 
(11" w.p.)

Enclosed
16' Bourdon
8' Diapason
8' Rohr Flute
8' Flauto Dolce
8' Flute Celeste (TC)
8' Gamba
8' Gamba Celeste
8' Salicional
8' Voix Celeste
4' Octave 4' Flute Triangulaire
4' Unda Maris II
2' Fifteenth
2' Flautino II Sesquialtera
V Mixture
IV Plein Jeu
16' Posaune
8' French Trumpet
8' Cornopean
8' Oboe
8' Vox Humana
4' Clairon
Tremulant

Choir Organ 
(3-1/2" w.p.)

Unenclosed
8' Open Diapason
8' Violoncello
8' Chimney Flute
4' Principal
4' Spitz Flute
2-2/3' Nazard
2' Fifteenth
2' Flageolet
1-3/5' Tierce
1-1/3' Larigot
III Mixture
8' Trumpet
8' Cremona
Tremulant

Solo Organ 
(8", 15" & 25" w.p.)

Enclosed
16' Contra Gamba
8' Hohl Flute
8' Doppelflote
8' Viola
8' Viola Celeste
8' Echo Dulciana
8' Dulciana Celeste
4' Flute Ouverte
2' Piccolo
VI Chorus Mixture
16' Cor Anglais
8' French Horn
8' Corno di Bassetto
8' Orchestral Oboe
Tremulant
16' Contra Tuba
8' Tuba
4' Tuba Clarion
Unenclosed
8' Tuba Mirabilis

Pedal Organ 
(6" & 20" w.p.)

32' Double Diapason
16' First Diapason
16' Second Diapason (Great)
16' Diapason Wood
16' Violone
16' Bourdon (Great)
16' Gamba (Solo)
8' Principal
8' 'Cello
8' Gedeckt
4' Fifteenth
4' Open Flute
IV Grave Mixture
IV Mixture
32' Contra Bombarde
32' Contra Fagotto
16' Bombarde
16' Trombone (Great)
16' Fagotto
8' Trumpet
8' Bassoon
4' Clarion
4' Hautboy

Nave Organ 
(4" w.p.)

Unenclosed 8' Diapason
4' Octave
2' Superoctave
III Fourniture
III Cymbale
8' Trumpet
Enclosed
8' Cor de Nuit
8' Cor de Nuit Celeste (TC)

Nave on Great
Nave on Swell
Nave on Solo

Nave Pedal 
(5" w.p.)

16' Contra Bass
8' Principal
4' Superoctave
III Cornet

West Gallery 
(12" w.p.)

On Choir Manual
8' Gallery Trumpet

Mechanicals

Inter-Divisional Couplers
Tilting Tablets beneath the Music Rack
Great to Pedal 8'*~
Swell to Pedal 8'*~ - 4
Choir to Pedal 8'* - 4
Solo to Pedal 8'*~ - 4
* = duplicated by reversible toe lever
~ = reversible piston on manual

Swell to Great 16' - 8'* - 4
Choir to Great 8'*
Solo to Great 16' - 8'* - 4'
Swell to Choir 16' - 8' - 4'
Solo to Swell 16' - 8' - 4'
Great to Solo 8'
* = and reversible piston on Great

Intra-Divisional Couplers
Drawknobs with Divisional Stops
Swell to Swell 16' - UO - 4'
Solo to Solo 16' - UO - 4'
Nave to Nave 4'

Expression Pedals
Swell
Solo/Nave

Register Crescendo
mf - f - ff settings

Tutti Pedal Lever

Combination Action
Solid State Capture System
128 Levels of memory
12 General Pistons and Toe Studs
8 Great Pistons
8 Swell Pistons
8 Choir Pistons
8 Solo Pistons
4 Nave Pistons
8 Pedal Toe Studs

Fixed Piston
1 Gallery Trumpet on Choir

 

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