Cleveland, Ohio
Severance Hall
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Builder: Skinner Organ Company Year: 1929 Opus: 816 No. manuals: 4 No. stops: 86 No. ranks: 94 No. pipes: 6,025
Specification
GREAT ORGAN (8" wind) SWELL ORGAN (6" wind)
16' Double Diapason 61 16' Melodia 73
8' First Diapason 61 8' Diapason 73
8' Second Diapason 61 8' Rohrflute 73
8' Third Diapason 61 (in CH) 8' Salicional 73
8' Harmonic Flute 61 8' Voix Celeste 73
8' Gedeckt 61 (in CH) 8' Flauto Dolce 73
8' Viola 61 (in CH) 8' Flute Celeste (TC) 61
8' Erzähler 61 (in CH) 8' Echo Gamba 73
5 1/3' Quinte 61 8' Echo Gamba Celeste 73
4' Octave 61 4' Octave 73
4' Flute 61 (in CH) 4' Flute Triangulaire 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 2' Flautino 61
2' Fifteenth 61 V Cornet 305
VII Chorus Mixture 427 (12-15-17-19-22)
(15-19-22-26-29-33-36) V Mixture 305
IV Harmonics 244 (15-19-22-26-29)
(17-19-flat 21-22) 16' Waldhorn (10" wind) 73
16' Trumpet (10" wind) 61 8' Trumpet (10" wind) 73
8' Tromba (10" wind) 61 8' French Trumpet 73
4' Clarion (10" wind) 61 8' Oboe d'Amore 73
Chimes SO 8' Vox Humana 73
High Pressure Reeds SO 4' Clarion (10" wind) 73
Tremolo
CHOIR ORGAN (6" wind) 8' Harp CH
16' Gamba 73 4' Celesta CH
8' Geigen 73
8' Concert Flute 73 PEDAL ORGAN (6" wind)
8' Gamba 73 32' Major Bass 32
8' Dulciana 73 16' Diapason 32
8' Dulcet II 146 16' Contra Bass 32
4' Octave 73 16' Diapason GT
4' Flute 73 16' Bourdon 12
2 2/3' Nazard 61 16' Melodia SW
2' Piccolo 61 16' Dulciana 32
1 3/5' Tierce 61 16' Gamba CH
1 1/3' Larigot 61 8' Octave 12
III Carillon (12-17-22) 183 8' Gedeckt 12
16' Fagotto 73 8' Cello CH
8' Orchestral Trumpet 73 8' Still Gedeckt SW
8' Orchestral Oboe 73 4' Super Octave 12
8' Clarinet 73 IV Mixture (5" wind) 128
Tremolo (10-12-flat 14-15)
8' Harp (TC) -- 32' Bombarde (20" wind) 32
4' Celesta (10" wind) 61 bars 32' Fagotto (10" wind) 12 CH
16' Trombone (15" wind) 12
SOLO ORGAN (10" wind) 16' Waldhorn SW
8' Flauto Mirabilis 73 16' Fagotto CH
8' Gamba 73 8' Tromba 12
8' Gamba Celeste 73 Chimes SO
4' Orchestral Flute 73
16' Corno di Bassetto 73
8' Tuba Mirabilis (18") 73
8' French Horn (18") 73
8' English Horn 73
8' Corno di Bassetto 73
4' Tuba Clarion (18") 73
Tremolo
Chimes 25 tubes
Source: Jonathan Bowen; further clarification by Allen
Kinzey
Notes: (The following is from the organ 2001 dedication program.) The organ was originally installed in 1931 in a large catwalk area high above the stage; a huge trapdoor at the top of the stage was the means by which the organ's sound would reach the audience. Needless to say, the installation was not successful and the organ was rarely used between 1932 and 1958.
At the insistence of music director George Szell, a new stage shell was erected in 1958 to improve the hall's acoustics. While vastly enhancing the sound, the shell effectively entombed the organ and compromised its voice even further, although louvered slats were installed to enable speakers in the rear wall of the shell to broadcast its sound out to the audience.
Though inadequate, this new electronic transmission method was used sporadically until 1976. After 1976, small portatives and electronic [organs] were utilized for repertoire that required an organ. The last piece performed on the Norton Memorial Organ was Berlioz's "Te Deum" in April 1976.
In January 1997 the Musical Arts Association Board of Trustees endorsed plans for a major renovation and expansion of Severance Hall, including $2 million for relocation and restoration of the organ. Jack M. Bethards, president and tonal director of Schoenstein & Company in San Francisco, guided the initial planning and served as the Orchestra's organ consultant throughout the project.
The Schantz Organ Company was contracted to do the work, which began in 1997. The new organ chamber occupies the space directly behind a new facade of non-playing pipes, one level above and behind the stage. The work was completed at the end of 2000.
Organ Historical Society Database: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=7271