Pipe Organ Database

a project of the organ historical society

The Aeolian Co. (Opus 1580, 1925)

Location:

New Jersey College for Women / Douglass College [now Rutgers University]
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 US
Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees Chapel
Organ ID: 54875

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Colleges and Universities
  • The organ has been altered from its original state.
  • The organ's condition is not playable.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Paul R. Marchesano on April 29, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • Chests: Electro-pneumatic (EP)
  • 118 ranks. 7 divisions. 4 manuals. 94 stops. 120 registers.
All:
  • Chest Type(s): Electro-pneumatic (EP) chests
We received the most recent update for this division from Database Manager on May 13, 2018.
Main:
  • Manuals: 4
  • Divisions: 7
  • Stops: 94
  • Registers: 120
  • Manual Compass: 61
  • Pedal Compass: 32
  • Key Action: Electrical connection from key to chest.
  • Stop Action: Electric connection between stop control and chest.
  • Console Style: Traditional style with roll top.
  • Stop Controls: Drawknobs in vertical rows on angled jambs.
  • Swell Control Type: Balanced swell shoes/pedals, AGO standard placement.
  • Pedalboard Type: Concave radiating pedalboard meeting AGO Standards.
  • Has Crescendo Pedal
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on December 30, 2022.
From THE DIAPASON November 1929: Open In New Tab
We received the most recent update for this stoplist from Jeff Scofield on December 30, 2022.
Original stoplist before additions, from THE DIAPASON July 1925: Open In New Tab Stoplist and commentary
We received the most recent update for this document from Jeff Scofield on December 30, 2022.

Instrument Images:

Chapel interior: Photograph by Wu & Associates, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Chapel exterior: Photograph by Chapel Facebook, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken on 2021-05-24