California Palace of the Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
San Francisco,
CA
94121 US
Organ ID: 6580
Updated by Bob Shoring, who gave this as the source of the information: Attend weekly concerts and the organists keep me updated on matters related to the organ.
The only tonal change to the organ since 1924 was the moving of the 8' Arch Clarion stop indoors after 2011. When built, was an outdoor stop, speaking on 30" wind. It was said that it could be heard from ships in the bay or even downtown San Francisco. That stop originally had 44 pipes. I understand that when it was moved indoors, they added pipes to complete the rank. It is enclosed in its own chamber, tightly enclosed to prevent the loud stop from overwhelming the audience. It is a very brilliant, heroic trumpet. Other than that, the organ's stop list and character is just as Mr. Skinner left it.
The console is of walnut and was designed by Marshall N. Giselman (information from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco).
Updated through online information from Bob Shoring. -- While organ has been mechanically restored, it has remained tonally unchanged from its 1924 installation. It's now in excellent condition and is played twice a week.
Updated 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:
Ceiling installation; organ can be heard in the front court through a series of moveable panels; Triumphal Arch at entrance to court contains Chimes and Clarion; extant; ongoing restoration by Edward Millington Stout III (1994).
Status Note: There 1988.
Console: Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Taken on 2006-02-11
Console: Image courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Taken on 2006-02-11
Console: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Solo Pipework: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Solo Pipework: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Traps: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Traps: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Pipework (32' Bombard): Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Traps: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Great Pipework: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Pedal Pipework: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Builder's Nameplate: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Right Stop Jamb: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Right Coupler Rail: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Expression Shoe Selector: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Left Coupler Rail: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27
Left Stop Jamb: Photograph by Bryan Dunnewald. Taken on 2014-04-27