Mander-Skinner Organ

Princeton University Chapel Organ

The Ernest M. Skinner Company, 1928; Æolian-Skinner, 1954-1956; N. P. Mander Ltd., 1991

A magnificent instrument that uses the entirety of the nave as its sounding board. The organ has 137 Rank and 7897 Pipes. The specifications are listed below.

Great

                  (5½'' & 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'              Flûte Harmonique

                  2⅔'         Twelfth

                  2'              Fifteenth

                  2'              Piccolo

                  III              Cornet

                  IV             Full Mixture

                  IV             Sharp Mixture

                  16'            Trombone

                  8'              Tromba

                  4'              Clarion

                                    Tremulant (light wind)

Swell

(11'' wind pressure)

Enclosed

                  16'            Bourdon

                  8'              Diapason

                  8'              Rohr Flute

                  8'              Flauto Dolce

                  8'              Flute Céleste (TC)

                  8'              Gamba

                  8'              Gamba Céleste

                  8'              Salicional

                  8'              Voix Céleste

                  4'              Octave

                  4'              Flûte 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

                  (3½'' wind pressure)

                  Unenclosed

                  8'              Open Diapason

                  8'              Violoncello

                  8'              Chimney Flute

                  4'              Principal

                  4'              Spitz Flute

                  2⅔'         Nazard

                  2'              Fifteenth

                  2'              Flageolet

                  13/5'       Tierce

                  1⅓'           Larigot

                  III              Mixture

                  8'              Trumpet

                  8'              Cremona

                                    Tremulant

Solo

                  (8'', 15'' & 25'' wind pressure)

                  Enclosed

                  16'            Contra Gamba

                  8'              Doppelflöte

                  8'              Hohl Flute

                  8'              Viola

                  8'              Viola Céleste

                  8'              Echo Dulciana

                  8'              Dulciana Céleste

                  4'              Flûte 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

West Gallery

                  (12'' wind pressure)

                  On Choir Manual

                  8'              Gallery Trumpet

Pedal

                  (6'' & 20'' wind pressure)

                  32'           Double Diapason

                  16'            Diapason Wood

                  16'            First Diapason

                  16'            Second Diapason (Great)

                  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

                  (4'' wind pressure)

                  Unenclosed

                  8'              Diapason

                  4'              Octave

                  2'              Superoctave

                  III              Fourniture

                  III              Cymbale

                  8'              Trumpet

                  Enclosed

                  8'              Cor de Nuit

                  8'              Cor de Nuit Céleste (TC)

                  Nave on Great

                  Nave on Swell

                  Nave on Solo

Nave Pedal

                  (5'' wind pressure)

                  16'            Contra Bass

                  8'              Principal

                  4'              Superoctave

                  III              Cornet

Mechanicals

Inter-Divisional Couplers

Tilting Tablets beneath Music Rack

                  Great to Pedal 8'*†

                  Swell to Pedal 8'*†, 4'

                  Choir to Pedal 8'*, 4'

                  Solo to Pedal 8'*†, 4'

                  * 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'

                  * Reversible piston on Great

Intra-Divisional Couplers

Drawknobs with Divisional Stops

                  Swell to Swell 16', Unison Off, 4'

                  Solo to Solo 16', Unison Off, 4'

                  Nave to Nave 4'

Expression Pedals

                  Swell

                  Solo/Nave

Crescendo Pedal

                  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

Pedal Combinations on Great Pistons

Nave Combinations on Great Pistons

Toe Stud Reversibles for each 32' Stop

4 Blowers: Main (15 hsp),

                                    Solo (10 hsp), Nave (1 hsp),

                                    Gallery (½ hsp)