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Laramie, USA (Wyoming) - Saint Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Laramie
Region:Albany County
Address: 104 South 4th Street, 82070, Laramie, WY
Website: https://stmatthews.diowy.org/
Description nr.: 2047713.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1926) - opus 523
The organ contains older material: from 1928 by Casavant Frères
Ernest Skinner built the main organ of Saint Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1925-1926 as his opus 523. The organ has four manuals and 51 ranks. In 1998, the console was replaced by a console of Casavant opus 1275, dating from 1928. The work was carried out by the company Morel & Associates.
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Clarabel Flute 8', Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks) - from Swell, Octave 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks - prepared, Tower Bells.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Concert Flute 8', Gamba 8' - prepared, Flute 4', Sesquialtera 2 ranks - prepared, Clarinet 8', Tremolo, Harp - prepared, Celesta - prepared.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Spitz Principal 4', Flute Triangulaire 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Cornopean 8', Flugel Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Orchestral Flute 4', Tuba Mirabilis 8', French Horn 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Acoustic Bass 32' - derived, Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Gross Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8' - extension, Bourdon 8' - extension, Still Gedeckt 8' - from Swell, Choral Bass 4' - extension, Mixture 3 ranks - prepared, Trombone 16', Waldhorn 16' - from Swell, Tromba 8' - extension, Tromba 4' - extension.
Laramie, USA (Wyoming) - Saint Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral
Municipal: Laramie
Region:Albany County
Address: 104 South 4th Street, 82070, Laramie, WY
Website: https://stmatthews.diowy.org/
Description nr.: 2047713.
Built by: Ernest M. Skinner (1926) - opus 523
The organ contains older material: from 1928 by Casavant Frères
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1926 | Ernest M. Skinner | 523 | new organ | 1998 | Morel & Associates Inc. | restoration |
Ernest Skinner built the main organ of Saint Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1925-1926 as his opus 523. The organ has four manuals and 51 ranks. In 1998, the console was replaced by a console of Casavant opus 1275, dating from 1928. The work was carried out by the company Morel & Associates.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 9 (7) |
| - Choir Organ | 5 (3) |
| - Swell Organ | 14 |
| - Solo Organ | 5 |
| - Pedal Organ | 14 (4) |
| Total number of stops | 47 (33) |
| Key action | Electropneumatic |
| Stop action | Electropneumatic |
| Windchest(s) | Cone chests |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): First Diapason 8', Second Diapason 8', Clarabel Flute 8', Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks) - from Swell, Octave 4', Flute 4', Fifteenth 2', Mixture 4 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks - prepared, Tower Bells.
Choir Organ (C-c''''): Concert Flute 8', Gamba 8' - prepared, Flute 4', Sesquialtera 2 ranks - prepared, Clarinet 8', Tremolo, Harp - prepared, Celesta - prepared.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Gedeckt 8', Salicional 8', Voix Celeste 8', Flute Celeste 8' (2 ranks), Spitz Principal 4', Flute Triangulaire 4', Piccolo 2', Mixture 5 ranks, Waldhorn 16', Cornopean 8', Flugel Horn 8', Vox Humana 8', Clarion 4', Tremolo.
Solo Organ (C-c''''): Gamba 8', Gamba Celeste 8', Orchestral Flute 4', Tuba Mirabilis 8', French Horn 8', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Acoustic Bass 32' - derived, Diapason 16', Bourdon 16', Echo Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Gross Quint 10 2/3', Octave 8' - extension, Bourdon 8' - extension, Still Gedeckt 8' - from Swell, Choral Bass 4' - extension, Mixture 3 ranks - prepared, Trombone 16', Waldhorn 16' - from Swell, Tromba 8' - extension, Tromba 4' - extension.
| Literature |
Vier Orgelkonzerte und eine Chorprobe in den USA - ein Reisebericht / Gabriel Dessauer. - In: Ars Organi, 62. Jhg., Heft 4, Dezember 2014. |