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The Memorial Organ is recently rebuilt and redesigned after the English
Cathedral Model, with weighty Diapasons and Chorus Reeds. It is a versatile
instrument, being both suited to choral accompaniment and to organ literature. The original instrument was built by the Philadelphia builder C. S. Haskell in 1909, and enlarged by that firm in 1918 to include a harp. This first organ was installed through the generosity of Mr. W. Austin of Baldwin Locomotives (Broad and Fairmont Avenues). This organ was entirely removed in 1949 due to changing tastes in organ design, and the M. P. Moller House from Hagerstown, Maryland was selected to install a new "up-to-date" instrument. In the mid 1970's, the entire Great division was removed and replaced by the firm of Hill, Norman and Beard of England. In the late 1980's, the organ was in need of a complete rebuild. Through the generosity of the Presser Foundation, and through efforts of parishioners the organ was entirely rebuilt, with much new pipework from various supply houses. Petty Madden Organ Builders was brought in to voice the instrument throughout. Since that rebuild, several significant changes have been made to return to the rounder and fuller sounds found in the original Haskell organ. However, these changes have been made in consonance with the tonal vision of English builders such as Harrison & Harrison and Willis. This has allowed the instrument to match more closely the needs of Washington Memorial Chapel's music program. The choral tradition of the Anglican Church demands flexibility of the organ to be both profound and solid as well as gentle and delicate. Since the previous rebuild, the organ has been changed by the following substitutions: |
| Pipework from 1989 Great Principal 8 (Hill, Norman, Beard) Great Melodia 8 (Moller 1949) Great Harmonic Flute 8 Great Trumpet 8 (Organ Supply Industries) Swell Nachthorn 4 (Moller, 1949) Swell Principal 2 (Organ Supply Industries) Swell Flautino 2, Larigot 1 1/3 Swell Bassoon 16 (Organ Supply Industries) Swell Oboe 8 Swell Cornopean 8 Choir Gemshorn 8 (Organ Supply Industries) Choir Gemshorn Celeste 8 (Organ Supply) Choir Principal 4 (Organ Supply Industries) Choir Harmonic Flute 4 (Moller 1949) Choir Blockflute 2 (Moller 1949) Choir Tierce 1 3/5 (Organ Supply Industries) Choir Sifflute 1 Choir Clarinet Choir English Horn (Organ Supply Industries) Solo Tuba Pedal Trompete Pedal Super Octave 2 |
Present Pipework Great First Diapason 8 (Hook and Hastings) Great Claribel Flute 8 (Moller, 1915) Great Harmonic Flute 8, revoiced Great Trumpet 8 (Kimball) Swell Harmonic Flute (Moller, 1915) Swell Vox Humana (Geo. Kilgen) Swell Unda Maris 4, 2 Rks. Swell Bassoon 16 (Pipes 1-12 E. M. Skinner, 13-73 Moller 1915) Swell Oboe, revoiced Swell Cornopean, revoiced Choir Diapason (Hook circa. 1890) Choir Bois Celeste (Johnson and Son, 1890) Choir Viol d'Orchestre (Austin, 1922) Choir Harmonic Flute (Hook and Hastings) Choir Piccolo (former Sw. Flautino, revoiced) Choir Tierce (former Sw. Larigot, revoiced) Choir Septieme (former Sifflute, revoiced) Choir Clarinet, revoiced Choir English Horn (E. M. Skinner) Solo Tuba (revoiced, rewinded and relocated with new E.M.Skinner style schallots) Pedal Violoncello (available as Solo Gamba) Solo Gamba Celeste 8 Reeds revoiced by S. C. Hughes, Hartford, CT Tuning and maintenance by Emery Brothers |
| The present instrument is a splendid example of the romantic organ.
It is hoped that a new windchest will be installed for the Great Trumpet, so that these
pipes can be placed on heavy wind for improved tuning stability and tone. In the
spirit of the orginal Chapel Organ, it is hoped that a harp can be re-installed in the
organ, as well as the re-installation of the chime tubes from the 1949 instrument, which
are presently in storage without an action. If you may be interested in
contributing financially to any of these projects or to the continued upkeep of this
majestic instrument, please click here. |
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SPECIFICATION OF THE ORGAN |
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GREAT First Diapason Second Diapason Stopped Diapason Claribel Flute Harmonic Flute Octave Wald Flute Fifteenth Full Mixture Sharp Mixture Double Trumpet Trumpet Clarion Chimes Harp Harp Dampers Tremolo Great 16 Great 4 Great Unison Release SOLO Gross Gamba Gamba Celeste Harmonic Flute (from Great) Oboe (from Swell) English Horn (from Choir) Clarinet (from Choir) Trumpet (from Great) Tuba Magna (heavy wind) Tuba Mirabilis (heavy wind) Tuba Clarion (heavy wind) CHOIR Diapason Viol d'Orchestre Concert Flute Bois Celeste Dolce (from Swell) Dolce Celeste (from Swell) Flute Nazard Piccolo Tierce Septieme English Horn English Horn Clarinet Harp Celesta Tremolo Choir 16 Choir 4 Choir Unison Release |
8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft. 2 ft. 4 Rks. 3 Rks. 16 ft. 8 ft. 4 ft. (prepared) (prepared) 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 16 ft. 8 ft. 4 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 4 ft. 2 2/3 ft. 2 ft. 1 3/5 ft. 1 1/7 ft. 16 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. (prepared) (prepared) |
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SWELL Bourdon Diapason Salicional Voix Celeste Dolce Dolce Celeste Rohrflute Octave Unda Maris, 2 Rks. Harmonic Flute Fifteenth Mixture Bassoon Oboe Waldhorn Cornopean Clarion Vox Humana Harp Celesta Tremolo Swell 16 Swell 4 Swell Unison Release PEDAL First Resultant Second Resultant Diapason Bourdon Echo Lieblich Octave Choir Diapason Violoncello Bourdon Rohrflute Principal Super Octave Harmonics Trombone Waldhorn English Horn Tuba Clarinet |
16 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft. 2 ft. 3 Rks. 16 ft. 8 ft. 16 ft. 8 ft. 4 ft. 8 ft. (prepared) (prepared) 32 ft. 32 ft. 16 ft. 16 ft. 16 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 8 ft. 4 ft. 2 ft. (prepared) 16 ft. 16 ft. 16 ft. 8 ft. 4 ft. |
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