It will be noticed that this illustration is not a photograph, but a wood engraving, drawn by hand, and the artist was evidently not a musician--he only shows 38 keys on each manual; there should be 56.
It stands in a gallery over the west door of the Cathedral. It has five manuals of 56 notes each, CC to g|3|, pedal of 30 notes, CCC to F; 86 sounding stops "controlled by 110 registers"; 32 combination pedals, and 6,000 pipes, the longest being 32 feet. The action is Cavaillé-Coll's latest improvement on the Barker pneumatic lever. The wind reservoirs contain 35,000 litres of compressed air, fed by 6 pairs of _pompes_ furnishing 600 litres of air per second. Here is the specification:
FEET. FEET. Principal-Basse 32 Quinte 5 2/3 Contre-Basse 16 Septième 4 4/7 Grosse Quinte 10 2/3 Centre Bombarde 32 Sous-Basse 16 Bombarde 16 Flute 8 Trompette 8 Grosse Tierce 6 2/5 Basson 16 Violoncelle 8 Basson 8 Octave 4 Clairon 4
FEET. FEET. Principal 8 Larigot 1 1/3 Prestant 4 Septième 1 1/7 Bourdon 8 Piccolo 1 Quinte 2 2/3 Tuba Magna 16 Doublette 2 Trompette 8 Tierce 1 3/5 Clairon 4
FEET. FEET. Violon-Basse 16 Octave 4 Montre 8 Doublette 2 Bourdon 16 Fourniture, 2 to 5 ranks Flute Harmonique 8 Cymbale, 2 to 5 ranks Viola de Gambe 8 Basson 16 Prestant 4 Basson-Hautbois 8 Bourdon 8 Clairon 4
FEET. FEET. Principal-Basse 16 Quinte 2 2/3 Principal 8 Septième 2 1/7 Sous-Basse 16 Doublette 2 Flute Harmonique 8 Cornet, 2 to 5 ranks Grosse Quinte 5 1/3 Bombarde 16 Octave 4 Trompette 8 Grosse Tierce 3 1/5 Clairon 4
FEET. FEET. Montre 16 Flute Douce 4 Flute Harmonique 8 Doublette 2 Bourdon 16 Piccolo 1 Salcional 8 Plein Jeu, 3 to 6 ranks Prestant 4 Clarinette-Basse 16 Unda Maris 8 Cromorne 8 Bourdon 8 Clarinette Aigue 4
FIFTH CLAVIER (RECIT EXPRESSIF), 16 STOPS.
FEET. FEET. Voix Humaine 8 *Prestant 4 *Basson-Hautbois 8 *Plein Jeu, 4 to 7 ranks *Diapason 8 Quinte 2 2/3 *Flute Harmonique 4 Octavin 2 Voix Celeste 8 Cornet, 3 to 5 ranks *Flute Octav 4 Bombarde 16 Voile de Gambe 8 Trompette 8 Quintaton 16 Clairon 4
The printed specification kindly furnished to us by Dr. William C. Carl, of New York, who obtained it specially from Mr. Charles Mutin, of Paris, Cavaillé-Coll's successor in business, is not clear on the matter of couplers. Apparently all the manuals can be coupled to the Grand Choeur; the Grand Orgne and the Grand Choeur to the Pedals; and each manual has a suboctave coupler on itself. One of the combinations to the Pedal organ is designated, "Effets d'orage"--a thunder stop.