Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

N. P. Mander (1991)

Location:

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544 US
Chapel
Organ ID: 23363

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ is unaltered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is good, in regular use.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on October 29, 2021.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Slider
  • 137 ranks. 7,897 pipes. 4 manuals. 101 stops.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Slider chests
  • Position: In side chambers at the front of the room. Facade pipes or case front visible.
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Stops: 101
  • Position: Console in fixed position, left.
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Combination Action: Computerized/Digital system.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
  • Has Tutti Reversible Toe Pistons
  • Has Combination Action Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Thumb Pistons
  • Has Coupler Reversible Toe Pistons
We received the most recent update for this console from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Database Manager on November 29, 2012:

Updated through online information from Sam Cherubin.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Database Manager on April 18, 2006:

Identified through information adapted from E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn:
Replaced E. M. Skinner Opus 656 (1927), reusing much original pipework on slider chests.

We received the most recent update for this note from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.
Source not recorded: Open In New Tab Specification from builder's and university web sites
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Database Manager on April 09, 2020.

Instrument Images:

Nave and console: Photograph by Joe Routon. Taken on 2020-01-06

East end - chancel and organ cases: Photograph by Joseph Routon, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-01-06

Chapel interior, organ cases, console: Photograph by Joseph Routon, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-01-06

Chapel exterior: Photograph by Eric Plutz, via Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2020-10-31

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