Complete description of the selected organ
Photo: Jack W. Bowers
Source: Postcard
Asheville, USA (North-Carolina) - Biltmore Estate, Great Banquet Hall
Municipal: Asheville
Region:Buncombe County
Address: One Lodge Street, 28803, Asheville, NC
Website: http://www.biltmore.com/
Description nr.: 2044818.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1916) - opus 248
The organ contains older material: Facade from 1897 by George S. Hutchings
In 1916, Ernest M. Skinner installed a two-manual organ in the Presbyterian Church in Bedford, NY, which could also be played by means of rolls. Both manuals have the same stops available. The organ has been preserved in its original state and was restored by John Farmer in the years 1995-1999. It has been transferred to the Great Banquet Hall of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, behind an 1897 Hutchings facade.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): First Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8', Spitz Floete 8', Flute Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Cornopean 8', French Horn 8', Flügel Horn 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Celesta, Celesta Super.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): First Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8', Spitz Floete 8', Flute Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Flute 4', Cornopean 8', French Horn 8', Flügel Horn 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Chimes, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Gedeckt 8', Still Gedeckt 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4'.
Photo: Jack W. Bowers
Source: Postcard
Asheville, USA (North-Carolina) - Biltmore Estate, Great Banquet Hall
Municipal: Asheville
Region:Buncombe County
Address: One Lodge Street, 28803, Asheville, NC
Website: http://www.biltmore.com/
Description nr.: 2044818.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1916) - opus 248
The organ contains older material: Facade from 1897 by George S. Hutchings
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1916 | Ernest M. Skinner | 248 | new organ | 1999 | John Allen Farmer | restoration |
In 1916, Ernest M. Skinner installed a two-manual organ in the Presbyterian Church in Bedford, NY, which could also be played by means of rolls. Both manuals have the same stops available. The organ has been preserved in its original state and was restored by John Farmer in the years 1995-1999. It has been transferred to the Great Banquet Hall of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, behind an 1897 Hutchings facade.
Short list of all locations the organ has been
| 1916 | Bedford, NY | Presbyterian Church |
| 1999 | Asheville, NC | Biltmore Estate, Great Banquet Hall |
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 13 |
| - Swell Organ | 13 (0) |
| - Pedal Organ | 5 |
| Total number of stops | 31 (18) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): First Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8', Spitz Floete 8', Flute Celeste 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Cornopean 8', French Horn 8', Flügel Horn 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Tremolo, Celesta, Celesta Super.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): First Diapason 8', Concert Flute 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celestes 8', Spitz Floete 8', Flute Celeste 8' (TC), Octave 4', Flute 4', Cornopean 8', French Horn 8', Flügel Horn 8', Clarinet 8', Vox Humana 8', Chimes, Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Lieblich Gedeckt 16', Gedeckt 8', Still Gedeckt 8'.
Couplers: Swell to Great, Swell to Great 16', Swell to Great 4', Great to Pedal, Swell to Pedal, Swell to Pedal 4', Swell to Swell 16', Swell to Swell 4'.
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