Today, enhanced by its elegant beauty and charm, the Chapel has been an attractive site for frequent weddings and memorial services for alumni, faculty, and many other friends of the University. In addition to the various denominational services held throughout the week, an ecumenical service is offered by the Dean and the Associate Dean of Religious Life each Sunday at 11:00 am (10:00 am during summer).
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)