Philadelphia, PA
Girard College - Chapel

Builder:		Skinner Organ Co.
  Year:			1930
  Opus:			872

No. manuals:		4
No. stops:		100
No. ranks:		106
No. pipes:		6,829

Great

	32'	Violone			 5  PD
	16'	Open Diapason		61
	8'	First Diapason		61
	8'	Second Diapason		61
	8'	Third Diapason		61	(enclosed in CH)
	8'	Principal Flute		61
	8'	Stopped Diapason	61	(enclosed in CH)
	8'	Erzahler		61	(enclosed in CH)
	8'	Erzahler Celeste	61	(enclosed in CH)
	8'	Cello			61	(enclosed in CH)
	5 1/3'	Quinte			61
	4'	Octave			61
	4'	Principal		61
	2 2/3'	Twelfth			61
	2'	Fifteenth		61
	V	Chorus Mixture		305
	IV	Harmonics		244
	16'	Trumpet			61
	8'	Trumpet			61
	8'	Trumpet				(enclosed in CH)
	4'	Clarion			61
		Chimes			SO
		Harp			CH
		Celesta			CH

Swell

	16'	Bourdon			73
	8'	Open Diapason		73
	8'	Geigen Diapason		73
	8'	Gedeckt			73
	8'	Salicional		73
	8'	Voix Celeste		73
	8'	Viol d'Orchestre	73
	8'	Viol Celeste		73
	8'	Flauto Dolce		73
	8'	Flute Celeste		61  tc
	4'	Octave			73
	4'	Flute Triangulaire	73
	2 2/3'	Nazard			61
	2'	Flautino		61
	V	Chorus Mixture		305
	IV	Cornet Mixture		244
	16'	Posaune			73
	8'	Cornopean		73
	8'	French Trumpet		73
	8'	Oboe d'Amore		73
	8'	Vox Humana		73
	4'	Clarion			73
		Tremolo
		Chimes			SO
		Harp			CH
		Celesta			CH

Choir

	16'	Dulciana		73
	8'	Geigen Diapason		73
	8'	Spitz Flute		73
	8'	Concert Flute		73
	8'	Viol d'Orchestre	73
	8'	Viol Celeste		73
	8'	Dulciana		73
	8'	Unda Maris		61  tc
	4'	Flute d'Amore		73
	4'	Octave Dulciana		73
	2 2/3'	Twelfth Dulciana	7
	2'	Fifteenth Dulciana	5
	2'	Piccolo			61
	III	Carillon Mixture	183
	16'	Bassoon			73
	8'	Clarinet		61
	8'	Orchestral Oboe		61
		Tremolo
		Chimes			SO
		Harp
		Celesta

Solo

	8'	Flauto Mirabilis	73
	8'	Gamba			73
	8'	Gamba Celeste		73
	4'	Flute			73
	VII	Grand Fourniture	427
	16'	Contra Tuba		73
	16'	Corno di Bassetto	12
	8'	Tuba Mirabilis		73
	8'	Harmonic Tuba		73
	8'	French Horn		73
	8'	English Horn		73
	8'	Corno di Bassetto	73
	4'	Clarion			73
		Tremolo
		Chimes

Echo

	8'	Diapason		61
	8'	Wald Flute		61
	8'	Echo Gamba		61
	8'	Dulcet			61
	4'	Flute Triangulaire	61
	8'	Vox Humana		61
		Tremolo

Pedal

	32'	Open Diapason		12
	32'	Violone			12
	32'	Resultant		--
	16'	Diapason		32
	16'	Contra Bass		32
	16'	Bourdon			32
	16'	Metal Diapason		GT
	16'	Dulciana		CH
	16'	Echo Lieblich		SW
	8'	Octave Diapason		12
	8'	Principal		12
	8'	Gedeckt			12
	8'	Still Gedeckt		SW
	4'	Flute			12
	V	Mixture			160
	32'	Bombarde		12
	32'	Fagotto			12
	16'	Trombone		32
	16'	Fagotto			32
	16'	Bassoon			CH
	8'	Tromba			12
		Chimes			SO

Photo 2 Source: The Diapason, via Jonathan Bowen.

Photo #3 Source: The Composition of the Organ, by Ernest H. Skinner and Richmond H. Skinner, published by Melvin J. Light.

Notes: The organ chamber in the Girard College Chapel is certainly unique.  Located in the ceiling at a height of 100' above the floor, the chamber is 60' feet long, 40' feet wide at one end and 22' at the other end, with a height inside the chamber of 40'.  Because of the hard surfaces of the chamber and the room below, as well as the open grill permitting the sound to travel unhindered to the 2500-seat room below, the sound of the organ is tremendous.  It is one of the most exciting organs in the country.

Austin built a new console in 1986.  There have been a number of tonal changes in the last few decades.

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