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San Francisco, USA (California) - Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Alexander Memorial Organ
Municipal: San Francisco
Region:San Francisco County
Address: 1100 California Street, 94108, San Francisco, California, USA
Website: http://www.gracecathedral.com/
Description nr.: 2000654.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1934) - opus 910
Technical data
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Quintaton 8', Gemshorn 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Rohr Gedeckt 8', Quint 5 1/3', Octave 4', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Italian Principal 1', Fourniture 4 ranks (2'), Cymbal 3 ranks (1'), Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir (C-c''''): Gemshorn 16', Viola Pomposa 8', Viola Celeste 8', Melodia 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Erzähler 8', Kleine Erzähler 8', Gemshorn 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Kleine Flöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sifflöte 1', Zimbel 3-4 ranks (1'), Clarinet 8', Trompette 8', Harp, Celesta, Tremulant.
Swell (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Geigen 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Flûte Celeste 8', Echo Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Principal 4', Spitz Flute 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Plein Jeu 3 ranks (2'), Scharff 3 ranks (1'), Fagotto 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Cornopean 8', Clarion 4', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant, Zimbelstern.
Solo (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flauto Mirabilis 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Contre Trompette 16', French Horn 8', English Horn 8', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Military Trumpet 8', Trompette Provençale 8', Clarion 4', Clarin 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde (C-c''''): Montre 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Fourniture 7 ranks (2'), Cornet 5 ranks (8'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Antiphonal Organ (C-c''''):
Manual: Principal 8', Oktave 4', Oktave 2', Mixtur 8 ranks (1 1/3').
Pedal: Prinzipal 16'.
Pedal (C-g'): Diapason 32', Open Bass 16', Diapason 16', Gamba 16' - van Great, Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Gemshorn 16' - van Choir, Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Cello 8', Flute 8', Still Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave Quint 5 1/3', Super Octave 4', Choral Bass 4', Flute 4', Blockflöte 2', Mixture 3 ranks (4'), Contre Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Contra Fagotto 16', Trompette 8', Clarion 4'.
San Francisco, USA (California) - Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Alexander Memorial Organ
Municipal: San Francisco
Region:San Francisco County
Address: 1100 California Street, 94108, San Francisco, California, USA
Website: http://www.gracecathedral.com/
Description nr.: 2000654.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1934) - opus 910
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1934 | Ernest M. Skinner | 910 | new organ | 1952 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | rebuild | 1968 | Fratelli Ruffatti | maintenance/reparations | 1973 | Casavant Frères | restoration and enlargement |
- The large organ of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco was built by the Skinner Organ Company. It was designed by G. Donald Harrison in collaboration with the organist of Grace Cathedral, J. Sidney Lewis. The organ is a donation to the church by Harriet Crocker Alexander in memory of her deceased husband Charles B. Alexander.
- In 1952 the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company overhauled the organ, changing the stop list. In 1973, Casavant placed the Bombardwerk and the Antiphonalwerk. The five-manual console was made in 1968 by Fratelli Ruffatti.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great | 20 |
| - Choir | 18 |
| - Swell | 22 |
| - Solo | 12 |
| - Antiphonal | 4 |
| - Bombarde | 8 |
| - Antophonal Pedal | 1 |
| - Pedal | 25 (23) |
| Total number of stops | 110 (108) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Quintaton 8', Gemshorn 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Rohr Gedeckt 8', Quint 5 1/3', Octave 4', Principal 4', Flute 4', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Blockflöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Italian Principal 1', Fourniture 4 ranks (2'), Cymbal 3 ranks (1'), Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Choir (C-c''''): Gemshorn 16', Viola Pomposa 8', Viola Celeste 8', Melodia 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Erzähler 8', Kleine Erzähler 8', Gemshorn 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Kleine Flöte 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sifflöte 1', Zimbel 3-4 ranks (1'), Clarinet 8', Trompette 8', Harp, Celesta, Tremulant.
Swell (C-c''''): Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Geigen 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Flûte Celeste 8', Echo Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Principal 4', Spitz Flute 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Plein Jeu 3 ranks (2'), Scharff 3 ranks (1'), Fagotto 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Cornopean 8', Clarion 4', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant, Zimbelstern.
Solo (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flauto Mirabilis 8', Harmonic Flute 4', Contre Trompette 16', French Horn 8', English Horn 8', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Military Trumpet 8', Trompette Provençale 8', Clarion 4', Clarin 4', Tremulant.
Bombarde (C-c''''): Montre 8', Prestant 4', Doublette 2', Fourniture 7 ranks (2'), Cornet 5 ranks (8'), Bombarde 16', Trompette 8', Clairon 4'.
Antiphonal Organ (C-c''''):
Manual: Principal 8', Oktave 4', Oktave 2', Mixtur 8 ranks (1 1/3').
Pedal: Prinzipal 16'.
Pedal (C-g'): Diapason 32', Open Bass 16', Diapason 16', Gamba 16' - van Great, Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Gemshorn 16' - van Choir, Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Cello 8', Flute 8', Still Gedeckt 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave Quint 5 1/3', Super Octave 4', Choral Bass 4', Flute 4', Blockflöte 2', Mixture 3 ranks (4'), Contre Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Contra Fagotto 16', Trompette 8', Clarion 4'.
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The stoplist of 1952 was: Great: Diapason 16', Diapason I 8', Diapason II 8', Gemshorn 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Rohr Flöte 8', Quint 5 1/3', Octave 4', Principal 4', Flute 4', Grosse Tierce 3 1/5', Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Blockflöte 2', Seventeenth 1 3/5', Fourniture 4 ranks (2'), Cymbal 3 ranks (1'), Double Trumpet 16', Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'. Choir: Gemshorn 16', Viola Pomposa 8', Viola Celeste 8', Melodia 8', Lieblich Gedeckt 8', Erzähler 8', Kleine Erzähler 8', Gemshorn Principal 4', Lieblich Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Sifflöte 1', Zimbel 3-4 ranks (1'), Clarinet 8', Trompette 8', Harp , Celesta , Tremulant. Swell: Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Geigen 8', Stopped Diapason 8', Gamba 8', Voix Celestes 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Flûte Celeste 8', Echo Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Principal 4', Spitz Flute 4', Harmonic Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2', Tierce 1 3/5', Plein Jeu 3 ranks (2'), Scharff 3 ranks (1'), Posaune 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Cornopean 8', Clarion 4', Oboe 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremulant , Zimbelstern. Solo: Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flauto Mirabilis 8', Flute 4', French Horn 8', English Horn 8', Tuba Mirabilis 8', Harmonic Clarion 4'. Pedaal: Contra Diapason 32', Open Bass 16', Diapason 16', Diapason 16' (van Great), Bourdon 16', Violone 16', Gedeckt 16' (van Swell), Gemshorn 16' (van Choir), Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8', Cello 8', Flute 8', Gedeckt 8' (van Swell), Grosse Tierce 6 2/5', Octave Quint 5 1/3', Super Octave 4', Flute 4', Blockflöte 2', Mixture 3 ranks (4'), Contre Bombarde 32', Bombarde 16', Posaune 16' (van Swell), Trompette 8', Clarion 4'. |
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