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Toledo OH, USA (Ohio) - Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
Municipal: Toledo OH
Region:Lucas County
Address: 2535 Collingwood Boulevard, 43610, Toledo, Ohio
Website: http://www.rosarycathedral.org/
Description nr.: 2005077.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1931) - opus 820
The organ of the Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio was built in 1930/1931 by Ernest M. Skinner as opus 820. In 1933, the firm Aeolian-Skinner replaced the Orchestral Oboe 8 'of the Choir Organ with a Flügel Horn 8'. Samuel Koontz restored the organ in the years 1990-1993.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Third Diapason 8' - enclosed in Choir-box, Viola 8' - enclosed in Choir-box, Harmonic Flute 8', Gedeckt 8' - enclosed in Choir-box, Erzähler 8', Octave 4', Flute 4' - enclosed in Choir-box, Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2' - 10" pressure, Chorus Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3') - 10" pressure, Harmonics 4 ranks (1 3/5') - 10" pressure, Trumpet 16' - 10" pressure, Tromba 8' - 10" pressure, Clarion 4' - 10" pressure.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Gamba 8', Kleine Erzähler 8', Kleine Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Carillon 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Fagotto 16', Flügel Horn 8' - 1933, Clarinet 8', Tremolo, Harp, Celesta (61 bars).
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Melodia 16', Diapason 8' - 10" pressure, Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Rohrflöte 8', Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Echo Gamba 8', Octave 4' - 10" pressure, Flute Triangulaire 4', Flautino 2' - 10" pressure, Mixture 5 ranks (2') - 10" pressure, Waldhorn 16' - 10" pressure, Trumpet 8' - 10" pressure, Oboe d'Amore 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4' - 10" pressure, Tremolo.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flauto Mirabilis 8', Orchestral Flute 8', Corno di Bassetto 16' - 6" pressure, Corno di Bassetto 8', English Horn 8', French Horn 8' - 20" pressure, Tuba Mirabilis 8' - 20" pressure, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Major Bass 32' - extension, Diapason 16', Metal Diapason 16' - from Great, Gamba 16' - from Choir, Dulciana 16', Melodia 16' - from Swell, Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Cello 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Stillgedeckt 8' - van Swell, Super Octave 4' - extension, Mixture 4 ranks (3 1/5') - 5" pressure, Fagotto 32' - extension from Choir, Trombone 16' - 15" pressure, Waldhorn 16' - from Swell, Fagotto 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8' - extension.
Toledo OH, USA (Ohio) - Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
Municipal: Toledo OH
Region:Lucas County
Address: 2535 Collingwood Boulevard, 43610, Toledo, Ohio
Website: http://www.rosarycathedral.org/
Description nr.: 2005077.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1931) - opus 820
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1931 | Ernest M. Skinner | 820 | new organ | 1933 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | modify stoplist | 1993 | Samuel Koontz | restoration |
The organ of the Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio was built in 1930/1931 by Ernest M. Skinner as opus 820. In 1933, the firm Aeolian-Skinner replaced the Orchestral Oboe 8 'of the Choir Organ with a Flügel Horn 8'. Samuel Koontz restored the organ in the years 1990-1993.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 17 |
| - Choir Organ | 14 |
| - Swell Organ | 16 |
| - Solo Organ | 9 |
| - Pedal Organ | 18 (5) |
| Total number of stops | 74 (61) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
| Wind pressure | 152 mm, enkele registers 127 mm, 254 mm, 381 mm en 508 mm. Solo Organ 254 mm. |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Double Diapason 16', First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Third Diapason 8' - enclosed in Choir-box, Viola 8' - enclosed in Choir-box, Harmonic Flute 8', Gedeckt 8' - enclosed in Choir-box, Erzähler 8', Octave 4', Flute 4' - enclosed in Choir-box, Twelfth 2 2/3', Fifteenth 2' - 10" pressure, Chorus Mixture 4 ranks (1 1/3') - 10" pressure, Harmonics 4 ranks (1 3/5') - 10" pressure, Trumpet 16' - 10" pressure, Tromba 8' - 10" pressure, Clarion 4' - 10" pressure.
Choir Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Gamba 16', Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Gamba 8', Kleine Erzähler 8', Kleine Celeste 8' (TC), Gemshorn 4', Flute 4', Nazard 2 2/3', Piccolo 2', Carillon 3 ranks (2 2/3'), Fagotto 16', Flügel Horn 8' - 1933, Clarinet 8', Tremolo, Harp, Celesta (61 bars).
Swell Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Melodia 16', Diapason 8' - 10" pressure, Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Rohrflöte 8', Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Echo Gamba 8', Octave 4' - 10" pressure, Flute Triangulaire 4', Flautino 2' - 10" pressure, Mixture 5 ranks (2') - 10" pressure, Waldhorn 16' - 10" pressure, Trumpet 8' - 10" pressure, Oboe d'Amore 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4' - 10" pressure, Tremolo.
Solo Organ (enclosed) (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Flauto Mirabilis 8', Orchestral Flute 8', Corno di Bassetto 16' - 6" pressure, Corno di Bassetto 8', English Horn 8', French Horn 8' - 20" pressure, Tuba Mirabilis 8' - 20" pressure, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Major Bass 32' - extension, Diapason 16', Metal Diapason 16' - from Great, Gamba 16' - from Choir, Dulciana 16', Melodia 16' - from Swell, Bourdon 16', Octave 8' - extension, Cello 8' - extension, Gedeckt 8' - extension, Stillgedeckt 8' - van Swell, Super Octave 4' - extension, Mixture 4 ranks (3 1/5') - 5" pressure, Fagotto 32' - extension from Choir, Trombone 16' - 15" pressure, Waldhorn 16' - from Swell, Fagotto 16' - from Choir, Tromba 8' - extension.
| Literature |
The Tonal Evolution of the E.M. Skinner Organ : Part V / Dorothy J. Holden. - In: The Diapason, 71st Year, No. 1, January 1980. |
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