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Cathedral of St Joseph
140 Farmington Ave.
Hartford, CT 06105
860-249-8431
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Austin Organs, Inc., Opp. 2332-3, 1962
Four manuals - 137 ranks
(Organ maintained by Austin Organ Service Company)

Ezequiel Menéndez, Director of Music

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The Cathedral Organ contains more than 8000 pipes and was designed by Austin Organs' Tonal Director, Richard Piper, and Frederick L. Mitchell, Vice-President.  It enjoys ideal placement in its own loft high on the rear wall containing the Great, Positiv, and Pedal divisions, flanked by chambers containing the Swell, Choir, and Solo divisions.  The largest case pipes (from the 32' Sub Principal) were installed in the gallery by cranes before the roof was completed!  Orpha Ochse describes the instrument as "among the landmark instruments of its time" ("Austin Organs").  Its four-manual drawknob console also controls the Sanctuary Pitch division near the altar and the Blessed Sacrament Chapel Organ.  This complete two-manual instrument has its own console, with a third manual controlling stop combinations on the Gallery Organ.

 Click here for the Gallery Organ console layout.

Organ Specifications
(numbers refer to stopknobs and coupler tabs)

 

 GREAT (II)  

 

SWELL (III)

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

17

16'

Violone

  

7

16'

Lieblich Gedeckt

11

8'

Principal

  

13

8'

Geigen

6

8'

Spitzflöte

  

6

8'

Hohlflöte

10

8'

Bourdon

  

12

8'

Holzgedeckt

5

8'

Salicional

  

19

8'

Spitz Gambe

16

4'

Octave

  

18

8'

Spitz Celeste

9

4'

Nachthorn

  

25

8'

Flauto Dolce

4

4'

Flûte à Fuseau

  

24

8'

Flute Celeste (t.c.)

15

2 2/3'

Octave Quint

  

5

4'

Octave Geigen

14

2'

Super Octave

  

11

4'

Rohrflöte

8

2'

Waldflöte

  

23

2 2/3'

Rohr Nasat

3

 

Cornet IV-VI

  

4

2'

Flageolet

13

 

Fourniture V

  

17

1'

Sifflöte

7

 

Scharf III

  

10

 

Plein Jeu V

2

8'

Trumpet

  

16

 

Cymbal III

12

 

Chimes (solo)

  

3

16'

Basson

1

 

Great Unison Off

  

9

8'

Trompette

 

 

 

  

2

8'

Cornopean

 

      

22

8'

Hautbois

 

 

SANCTUARY PITCH

  

21

8'

Vox Humana

 

      

15

4'

Clarion

2

8'

Spitzflöte

  

20

 

Tremulant
1

4'

Prestant

   1   Swell 16'
        8   Swell Unison Off
        14   Swell 4'
 

 

CHOIR (I)

        
21

16'

Gemshorn (ext)

        
20

8'

Montre

    

 

POSITIV (floating)

5

8'

Viola

  

 

 

 

4

8'

Viola Celeste

  

11

8'

Suavial

10

8'

Gemshorn

  

6

8'

Nason Flute

9

8'

Gemshorn Celeste (t.c.)

  

8

4'

Prinzipal

15

8'

Gedeckt

  

3

4'

Rohrflöte

19

4'

Prestant

  

5

2'

Oktav

14

4'

Koppelflöte

  

10

1 1/3'

Quint

13

2 2/3'

Nasard

  

2

 

Sesquialtera II

12

2'

Blockflöte

  

7

 

Scharf IV

8

1 3/5'

Tierce

  

4

 

Zimbel III

18

 

Mixture III

  

9

8'

Regal

3

16'

Ranket

  

1

 

Tremulant

2

8'

Krummhorn

  

 

    

7

4'

Rohr Schalmei

  

 

 

 

17

 

Harp

 

    SOLO-BOMBARDE(IV)

1

 

Tremulant

  

 

 

 

6

   Choir 16'  

14 

8'

Orchestral Flute

11

   Choir Unison Off  

7

8'

Violoncello

4

   Choir 4'  

6

8'

Cello Celeste

 

      

13

4'

Octave

 

      

12

 

Grand Chorus VI

 

 

PEDAL

  

5

8'

French Horn

 

 

 

  

4

8'

Cor Anglais

12

32'

Sub Principal (ext)

  

11

8'

Bombarde

24

32'

Contra Bourdon (ext)

  

10

4'

Bombarde Clarion

6

16'

Contra Bass

  

1

 

Tremulant

11

16'

Principal

  

3

8'

Trompette Harmonique

5

16'

Bourdon

  

 

 

   (unenclosed, 25")

18

16'

Violone (gt)

  

9

   Solo 16'

23

16'

Gedeckt (sw)

  

2

 

Solo Unison Off

17

16'

Gemshorn (ch)

  

8

 

Solo 4'

4

8'

Principal

  

 

 

 

16

8'

Bourdon (ext)

  

 

 

 

10

8'

Spitzflöte

  

 

 

COUPLERS

22

8'

Gedackt (sw)

  

 

 

 

9

4'

Choral Bass

  

1

 

Gt/Ped

21

4'

Blockflöte

  

2

 

Sw/Ped

15

2'

Flöte (ext)

  

3

 

Sw/Ped 4'

3

 

Fourniture V

 

4

 

Ch/Ped

2

32'

Contre Bombarde (ext)

  

5

 

Ch/Ped 4'

1

16'

Bombarde

  

6

 

So/Ped 

8

16'

Basson (sw)

  

7

 

Pos/Ped

14

16'

Rankett (ch)

  

8

 

So/Sw

7

8'

Trompette

  

9

 

Ch/Sw

20

8'

Basson (sw)

  

10

 

Pos/Sw

13

4'

Clarion (ext)

  

11

 

Sw/Ch 16'

19

4'

Schalmei

  

12

 

Sw/Ch

 

      

13

 

Sw/Ch 4'
        14     Gt/Ch
        15     So/Ch 16'
        16     So/Ch
        17     So/Ch 4'
        18     Pos/Ch
        19     Sw/Gt 16'
        20     Sw/Gt
        21     Sw/Gt 4'
        22     Ch/Gt 16'
        23     Ch/Gt
        24     Ch/Gt 4'
        25     So/Gt 16'
        26     So/Gt
        27     So/Gt 4'
        28     Pos/Gt
        29     Sw/So

 

      

30

 

 

Gt/So