FEET. FEET. Contra Dulciana 16 Violoncello 8 Diapason 8 Viola 4 Melodia 8 Flauto Traverse 4 Viol d'Orchestre 8 Piccolo Harmonique 2 Lieblich Gedacht 8 Clarinet 8 Dulciana 8 Contra Fagotto 16 Viol Celeste, 2 ranks 8 Tremolo
FEET. FEET. Tibia Plena 8 Hohlpfeife 4 Tuba Sonora 8 Dolce 8 Gross Flute 8 Orchestral Oboe 8
FEET. FEET. Gravissima (Resultant) 64 Contra Bass (Resultant) 32 Diapason 32 Diapason 16 Contra Bourdon 32 Diapason 16
There are 20 Couplers; 29 Combination Pistons; 11 Composition Pedals; 3 Balanced Swell Pedals and Balanced Crescendo Pedal.
ORGAN IN ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, BUFFALO, N. Y.
This instrument, built by the Hope-Jones Organ Company and opened Christmas, 1908, in one of the finest churches in America, takes position among the great and important organs of the New World. It is built on the "Unit" principle, and is divided between the extreme ends of the lofty structure.
The chancel organ, consisting of four extended stops, occupies the old organ chamber, which opens into the chancel and the transept of the church. This portion of the instrument stands in a cement swell box, its tone being thrown through the arch and into the chancel by means of reflectors. It contains a Diaphone, the full organ being very powerful, although its various tones can be reduced to whispers by closing the laminated lead shutters, which are electrically controlled through the general swell pedal at the console.
The other division of the instrument, the organ proper, is located in the gallery at the distant end of the nave of the church, and in an adjacent room. This gallery division, complete in itself, represents the latest type of Unit organ. Speaking generally, all the stops are common to all four manuals, and to the pedals, and can be drawn at various pitches. Following more or less the analogy of the orchestra, the organ is divided into four distinct portions, each enclosed in its own cement swell box with its laminated lead shutters, controlled electrically from the console swell pedals. These divisions represent, respectively: "Foundation," "wood wind," "string" and "brass."
The entire instrument is played from one console, located in the nave, connected with the chancel organ by an electric cable sixty feet in length, and with the gallery organ by one of one hundred and sixty feet. This key desk is of the well-known Hope-Jones type, which appeals so strongly to most organists. It contains all the latest conveniences: Stop-keys, in semi-circular position above the manuals; combination keys, which move the stop-keys (with switch-board within easy reach for changing the selection of stops); suitable bass tablets, saving time and worry to the player; double touch, offering its wealth of tonal effects, etc. Through the operation of a small tablet the organs can be played separately or together.