Fratelli Ruffatti (1971)
St. Mary's R.C. Cathedral
1111 Gough Street
San Francisco, California 94109
OHS Database ID 24053.
Status and Condition
The organ has been altered from the original installation as described here.
The organ is in good condition and in regular use.
We received the most recent update on this organ's state and condition April 29, 2017.
Technical Details
Electro-pneumatic (EP) pitman chests.
Four manuals. 5 divisions. 64 stops. 72 registers. 89 ranks. 4842 pipes. Manual compass is 61 notes. Pedal compass is 32 notes.
Traditional style console with roll top. The console is movable.
Tilting/rocking tablets on angled jambs. Balanced swell shoes/pedals, standard AGO placement. Adjustable combination pistons. AGO Standard (concave radiating) pedalboard. Reversible full organ/tutti thumb piston. Reversible full organ/tutti toe stud. Combination action thumb pistons. Combination action toe studs. Coupler reversible thumb pistons. Coupler reversible toe studs.
Notes
- The organ is on the right side on a concrete pedestal. The console is on the floor. (Elizabeth Schmitt. September 22, 2006)
- Updated through online information from Timothy Tikker. -- The brass horizontal reed is named "Trompeta real" (not "Trumpeta" as per the cathedral website). Metal pipes are 55% tin, except mixtures and single-rank stops above 2' pitch which are 70% tin, and the Swell 16 Contrafagotto, Pedal 16' Dulciana, 32' Contrabombarde and 16' Bombarde, which are tin-plated zinc. The Swell 16' Bourdon is unified with the 8'; this rank has mahogany pipes, as does the Pedal 16' Subbass. The Swell Flauto dolce, Choir Erzaehler and Positiv Sesquialtera II all begin at tenor C. The Swell 16' Contrafagotto is half-length, as are the lowest eight notes of the Pedal 32' Contrabombarde. The Positiv 16' Dulzian and 4' Musette are quarter-length. Changes were made in the Pedal a few years after installation: the 32' Resultant was replaced with an electronic Contra Bourdon; a 16' electronic Principal was added, and the original 16' Principal was relabeled "Dulciana." (Database Manager. April 29, 2012)
Online Documents
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Other Websites
- Ruffatti Organ - Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. Stoplist and photo.[Last accessed 2018-07-23.]
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Photographs
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| Organ. Photograph courtesy James R. Stettner 1975-02-22 |
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| Organ atop pedestal and console, ca. 1971.. Photograph by Mike Roberts |
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| Console and Pipe Display. Photograph by Dave Christensen (1970s) |
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Stoplist
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- Typed stoplist. Source: Builder's website
San Francisco, California St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Cathedral Fratelli Ruffatti 1971 4 manuals, 72 registers, 64 stops, 89 ranks ___________________________________________________________________________ GREAT ORGAN (II) SWELL ORGAN (III) 16' Quintadena 61 16' Bourdon 73 8' Principal 61 8' Geigen Principal 61 8' Rohrflute 61 8' Bourdon (fr. 16') -- 8' Gemshorn 61 8' Flauto Dolce 61 4' Octave 61 8' Flauto Celeste (TC) 49 4' Spitzflute 61 8' Viola da Gamba 61 2 2/3' Quinte 61 8' Viole Céleste 61 2' Super Octave 61 4' Oktav Geigen 61 1 1/3' Mixture IV 244 4' Nachthorn 61 2/3' Scharff IV 244 2' Flautino 61 8' Trompette 61 2' Mixture VI 366 8' Trompeta Real 61 16' Contra Fagotto (L/2) 61 (horizontal) 8' Trompette 61 8' Oboe 61 CHOIR ORGAN (I) 4' Clairon 61 8' Viola Pomposa 61 Tremulant 8' Viola Celeste 61 8' Holzgedeckt 61 PEDAL ORGAN 8' Erzähler 61 32' Contra Bourdon dg 8' Erzähler Celeste (TC) 49 16' Principal dg 4' Principal 61 16' Subbass 32 4' Flûte à Cheminée 61 16' Bourdon (Sw.) -- 2 2/3' Nazard 61 16' Quintadena (Gt.) -- 2' Waldflute 61 16' Dulciana 32 * 1 3/5' Tierce 61 8' Octave 32 2/3' Kleinmixture III 183 8' Flute 32 8' Clarinetto 61 4' Choralbass 32 8' Trompeta Real (Gt.) -- 4' Nachthorn 32 Tremulant 2' Flute 32 2 2/3' Rauschpfeife III 96 POSITIV ORGAN (IV) 2' Mixture V 160 8' Gedeckt 61 32' Contre Bombarde 32 8' Quintedena 61 16' Bombarde 32 4' Principal 61 16' Contra Fagotto (Sw.) -- 4' Koppelflute 61 16' Dulzian (Pos.) -- 2' Octave 61 8' Trompette 32 1 1/3' Quintflute 61 4' Clairon 32 1' Sifflöte 61 2 2/3' Sesquialtera II (TC) 98 * original 16' Principal 1/2' Scharff IV 244 1/4' Zimbel III 183 16' Dulzian (L/4) 61 8' Krummhorn 61 4' Musette (L/4) 61 Tremulant COUPLERS Choir to Pedal 8 4 Great to Pedal 8 4 Swell to Pedal 8 4 Positiv to Pedal 8 4 Choir to Great 16 8 4 Swell to Great 16 8 4 Positiv to Great 16 8 4 Swell to Choir 16 8 4 Positiv to Choir 16 8 4 Positiv to Swell 16 8 4 [Received from Steven E. Lawson 2017-02-12] - Click Here Typed stoplist. Source: Builder's website Plain text; will open in a new window or tab.