The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Part 21

CITY HALL, PORTLAND, MAINE.

This organ was built by the Austin Organ Company, of Hartford, Conn., in 1912. It was presented to the city of Portland by Mr. Cyrus K.

Curtis, of the Sat.u.r.day Evening Post, in memory of the late Hermann Kotschmar, whose "Te Deum" is well known in the United States. The organ is in a handsome case on the platform at one end of the hall and is ent.i.tled to take its place among the world's great instruments. It is certainly a coincidence that those who have been a.s.sociated with Mr.

Hope-Jones in business now rank as the foremost organ builders in America, as witness this fine organ and that in the Cathedral of St.

John the Divine in New York.

The Portland organ has four manuals of 61 notes, CC to c|3|, and pedal of 32 notes, CCC to g. There are 88 sounding stops and 33 couplers.

GREAT ORGAN (18 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Sub Bourdon 32 2d Open Diapason 8 Bourdon 16 3d Open Diapason 8 Violone Dolce 16 Violoncello 8 1st Open Diapason 8 Gemshorn 8 Doppel Flute 8 Double Trumpet 16 Clarabella 8 Trumpet 8 Octave 4 Clarion 4 Hohl Flute 4 Cathedral Chimes (enclosed Octave Quint 3 in Solo Box).

Super Octave 2

SWELL ORGAN (16 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Quintaton 16 Harmonic Flute 4 Diapason Phonon 8 Flautino 2 Horn Diapason 8 Mixture, 3 and 4 ranks Viole d'Gamba 8 Contra f.a.gotto 16 Rohr Flute 8 Cornopean 8 Flauto Dolce 8 Oboe 8 Unda Maris 8 Vox Humana 8 Muted Viole 8 Tremulant Princ.i.p.al 4

ORCHESTRAL ORGAN (13 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Contra Viole 16 Quintadena 8 Geigen Princ.i.p.al 8 Flute d'Amour 4 Concert Flute 8 Flageolet 2 Dulciana 8 French Horn 8 Viole d'Orchestra 8 Clarinet 8 Viole Celeste 8 Cor Anglais 8 Vox Seraphique 8 Tremulant

SOLO ORGAN (12 STOPS)

FEET. FEET.

Violone 16 Concert Piccolo 2 Flaute Major, Open Chests 8 Tuba Profunda 16 Grand Diapason 8 Harmonic Tuba 8 Gross Gamba 8 Tuba Clarion 4 Gamba Celeste 8 Orchestral Oboe (enclosed) 8 Flute Overte 4 Tuba Magna 8

ECHO ORGAN (IN ROOF) (7 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Cor de Nuit 8 Echo Cornet, 3 ranks Gedackt 8 Vox Humana 8 Vox Angelica 8 Harp Viole Aetheria 8 Tremulant Fern Flute 4

PEDAL ORGAN (AUGMENTED) (21 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Contra Magnaton 32 Gross Flute 8 Contra Bourdon 32 Violoncello 8 Magnaton 16 Octave Flute 4 Open Diapason 16 Contra Bombarde 32 Violone 16 Bombarde (25-inch wind) 16 Dulciana (from Great) 16 Tuba Profunda 16 First Bourdon 16 Harmonic Tuba 8 Contra Viole 16 Tuba Clarion 4 Second Bourdon 16 (From Solo Enclosed) Lieblich Gedackt (Echo) 16 Contra f.a.gotto 16 Gross Quint 10 1/2 (From Swell) Flauto Dolce 8

There are 6 Composition Pedals to the Pedal Organ and 8 Adjustable Pistons to each Manual controlling the Stops and Couplers. Stop-keys are used.

Accessory: Balanced Crescendo Pedal, adjustable, not moving registers; Balanced Swell Pedal; Balanced Orchestral Pedal; Balanced Solo and Echo Pedal; Great to Pedal, reversible; Solo and Echo to Great, reversible; Sforzando Pedal.

LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL, ENGLAND.

The firm of Henry Willis & Sons was established in 1845 by the late "Father" Willis, who took his two sons, Vincent Willis and Henry Willis, into partnership with him in 1878. The majority of the patents and improvements produced by the firm were solely the work of "Father"

Willis, although his son Vincent was a.s.sociated with him in certain of the later patents. Vincent Willis left the firm in 1894, six years previous to the death of "Father" Willis, which occurred in February, 1900, and the business has since been carried on by his son, Mr. Henry Willis, with whom is a.s.sociated Mr. Henry Willis, Jr., the grandson of the founder.

The famous traditions of the firm in the field of reed-voicing and flue tone have been maintained by the present partners, who are both experienced voicers; and in general up-to-date mechanical details the firm is in the forefront of the English organ-building industry; as is evidenced by their recently obtaining the contract for the magnificent divided organ which they have now under construction (1913) for the enormous New Cathedral of Liverpool, the specification of which is here appended.

There are five manuals, of 61 notes, CC to c|3|, and a radiating and concave pedal board of 32 notes, CCC to g. There are no extensions or duplications. With the exception of the Celestes, which go down to FF only, every stop is complete, of full compa.s.s. There are 167 speaking stops and 48 couplers, making a total of 215 draw stop k.n.o.bs.

PEDAL ORGAN (33 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Dble. Open Diapason, wood 32 *Violoncello, metal 8 Dble. Open Diapason, metal 32 Flute, metal 8 Contra Violone, metal 32 *Quintadena, metal 8 Double Quint, wood 21 1/3 Twelfth, metal 5 1/3 Open Diapason No. 1, wood 16 Fifteenth, metal 4 Open Diapason No. 2, wood 16 Mixture, 17th, 19th, 22d Open Diapason No. 3, wood 16 Fourniture, 19, b2l, 22, 26, 29 Open Diapason, metal 16 Contra Trombone 32 Contra Ba.s.so, metal 16 *Contra Ophicleide 32 *Geigen, metal 16 Trombone 16 Dolce, metal 16 Bombardon 16 *Violone, metal 16 *Ophicleide 16 Bourdon, wood 16 *f.a.gotto 16 *Quintaton, metal 16 Octave Trombone 8 Quint, wood 10 2/3 *Octave Ba.s.soon 8 Octave, wood 8 Clarion 4 Princ.i.p.al, metal 8 * Stops marked * are in separate Swell Box.

Wind pressures: 6, 7, 10, 15, and 25 inches.

CHOIR ORGAN (23 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Contra Dulciana 16 *Gambette 4 *Contra Gamba 16 Dulciana 2 Open Diapason 8 *Flageolet 2 *Violin Diapason 8 *Dulciana Mixture, 10, 12, 17, Rohr Flute 8 19, 22 *Claribel Flute 8 *Ba.s.s Clarinet 16 Dulciana 8 *Baryton, dble. vox humana 16 *Gamba 8 *Corno di Ba.s.setto 8 *Unda Maris (FF) 8 *Cor Anglais 8 Flute Ouverte 4 *Vox Humana 8 *Suabe Flute 4 *Trumpet (orchestral) 8 Dulcet 4 *Clarion 4 * Stops marked * in separate Swell Box.

Wind pressures: 4 inches; Trumpet and Clarion, 7 inches.

GREAT ORGAN (28 STOPS, 1 COUPLER).

FEET. FEET.

Double Open Diapason 16 Octave Diapason 4 Contra Tibia 16 Princ.i.p.al 4 Bourdon 16 Flute Couverte 4 Double Quint 10 2/3 Flute Harmonique 4 Open Diapason, No. 1 8 Twelfth 2 2/3 Open, No. 2 8 Fifteenth 2 Open, No. 3 8 Piccolo Harmonique 2 Open, No. 4 8 Mixture, 10, 12, 17, 19, 22 Open, No. 5 8 Sesquialtera, 19, b21, 22, 26, 29 Open, No. 6 8 Double Trumpet 16 Tibia Major 8 Trumpet 8 Tibia Minor 8 Trompette Harmonique 8 Stopped Diapason 8 Clarion 4 Doppel Flote 8 Solo Trombas on Great Quint 5 1/3 (By Coupler) Wind pressures: 5, 10, and 15 inches.

[Transcriber's note: in "Sesquialtera", the "b21" above, the "b"

represents the music "flat" symbol.]

SWELL ORGAN (31 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Contra Geigen 16 Lieblich Flote 4 Contra Saliciona 16 Doublette 2 Lieblich Bordun 16 Lieblich Piccolo 2 Open Diapason, No. 1 8 Lieblich Mixture, 17, 19, 22 Open Diapason, No. 2 8 Full Mixture, 12, 17, 19, b21, 22 Geigen 8 Double Trumpet 16 Tibia 8 Wald Horn 16 Flauto Traverso 8 Contra Hautboy 16 Wald Flote 8 Trumpet 8 Lieblich Gedackt 8 Trompette Harmonique 8 Echo Gamba 8 Cornopean 8 Salicional 8 Hautboy 8 Vox Angelica (FF) 8 Krummhorn 8 Octave 4 Clarion, No. 1 4 Geigen Princ.i.p.al 4 Clarion, No. 2 4 Salicet 4 Wind pressures: 5, 7, 10, and 15 inches.

[Transcriber's note: in "Full Mixture", the "b21" above, the "b"

represents the music "flat" symbol.]

SOLO ORGAN (23 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

*Contra Hohl Flote 16 Concert Flute 4 Contra Viole 16 Octave Viole 4 *Hohl Flote 8 Piccolo Harmonique 2 Flute Harmonique 8 Violette 2 Viol de Gambe 8 Cornet de Violes, 10, 12, 15 Viol d'Orchestre 8 Cor Anglais 16 Viole Celeste (FF) 8 Clarinet (orchestral) 8 *Octave Hohl Flote 4 Ba.s.soon (orchestral) 8 French Horn (orchestral) 8 Tromba Real 8 Oboe (orchestral) 8 Tromba Clarion 4 Contra Tromba 16 *Diapason Stentor 8 Tromba 8 All Stops in a Swell Box except Stops marked *.

Wind pressures: 7, and 20 inches.

CLAVIER DES BOMBARDES (TUBA ORGAN) (6 STOPS).

FEET. FEET.

Contra. Tuba 16 Octave Bombardon 4 Bombardon 8 Tuba Clarion 4 Tuba Mirabilis 8 Tuba Magna 8

Wind pressures: 30 inches; Tuba Magna, 50 inches.

The Stops of this department will be played from the fifth Keyboard, the action being controlled by Draw-stop k.n.o.b marked "Tuba On."

ECHO ORGAN (19 MANUAL AND 4 PEDAL STOPS).

ECHO PEDAL.