Local Instrument Gallery
The John Wanamaker Grand Court Organ at Macy's (Philadelphia)
13th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Built by the Los Angeles Art Organ Company for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair with additions created in the organ factory in the store attic supervised by William Boone Fleming.
Photo by Roy Harker
Photo courtesy of the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ
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CHOIR ORGAN Manual I Enclosed 16 DOUBLE DULCIANA 8 OPEN DIAPASON 8 VIOLIN DIAPASON 8 STOPPED DIAPASON 8 CONCERT FLUTE 8 QUINTADENA 8 SALICIONAL 8 VOX CELESTE 8 VOX ANGELICA 8 KERAULOPHONE 8 DULCIANA 4 SALICET 4 FORREST FLUTE 2 PICCOLO VI SOFT CORNET 12/15/17/19/22/26 16 SAXOPHONE 8 SAXOPHONE 8 ENGLISH HORN 8 CLARINET CHOIR TREMOLO I CHOIR TREMOLO II GREAT ORGAN Manual II - Unenclosed Division 32 SUB PRINCIPAL 16 DOUBLE DIAPASON 16 CONTRA GAMBA 10 2/3 SUB QUINT 8 MAJOR DIAPASON 8 DIAPASON PHONON 8 DIAPASON I 8 DIAPASON II 8 DIAPASON III 8 DIAPASON IV 8 GAMBA - 2 RANKS 8 MAJOR TIBIA 8 MEZZO TIBIA 8 MINOR TIBIA 8 DOUBLE FLUTE 8 NASARD FLUTE - 2 RANKS 4 OCTAVE VIII MIXTURE - 32' 1/5/8/10/12/15/17/19 8 TRUMPET GREAT ORGAN Manual II - Enclosed Division (Enclosed With Choir) 8 COVERED TIBIA 8 HARMONIC FLUTE 5 1/3 QUINT 4 PRINCIPAL 4 HARMONIC FLUTE 3 1/5 TIERCE 2 2/3 OCTAVE QUINT 2 SUPER OCTAVE VII MIXTURE 12/15/17/19/22/26/29 16 DOUBLE TRUMPET 8 TUBA 8 HARMONIC TRUMPET 4 HARMONIC CLARION GREAT TREMOLO I GREAT TREMOLO II GREAT TIBIA TREMOLO GREAT ORGAN - CHORUS DIVISION Manual II - Unenclosed 8 CHORUS DIAPASON MAGNA 8 CHORUS STENTORPHONE 8 CHORUS OPEN DIAPASON I 8 CHORUS OPEN DIAPASON II 8 CHORUS OPEN DIAPASON III 8 CHORUS GAMBA 8 CHORUS MAJOR FLUTE 8 CHORUS DOUBLE FLUTE 4 CHORUS OCTAVE 4 CHORUS FLUTE 2 2/3 CHORUS NASARD CHORUS TREMOLO SWELL ORGAN Manual III Enclosed 16 DOUBLE DIAPASON 16 SOFT BOURDON 8 STENTORPHONE 8 HORN DIAPASON 8 VIOLIN DIAPASON 8 BELL FLUTE 8 TIBIA DURA 8 GRAND FLUTE - 2 RANKS 8 DOUBLE FLUTE 8 CLARABELLA 8 ORCHESTRAL FLUTE 8 HARMONIC FLUTE 8 MELODIA 8 GAMBA I 8 GAMBA CELESTE - 2 RANKS 8 SOFT DULCIANA 5 1/3 QUINT BOURDON 4 OCTAVE I 4 OCTAVE II 4 HARMONIC FLUTE- 2 RANKS 2 2/3 NASARD 2 HARMONIC PICCOLO IV STRING MIXTURE 15/17/19/24/26 VI MIXTURE 12/15/17/19/22/26 16 BASS TUBA 16 BASS TROMBONE 8 TUBA SONORA 8 TROMBONE 4 HARMONIC CLARION 16 CONTRA FAGOTTO 16 DOUBLE OBOE HORN 8 TRUMPET 8 HORN 8 FAGOTTO 8 OBOE 8 BASSET HORN 8 CLARINET 8 CLARINET - 2 RANKS 8 VOX HUMANA - 2 RANKS 4 MUSETTE SWELL ORGAN - ORIGINAL STRING DIVISION 16 CONTRA BASS 8 VIOLIN CELLO 8 VIOL 8 VIOL - SHARP 8 VIOLA 5 1/3 QUINT VIOL 4 VIOLINA 4 OCTAVE VIOL 3 1/5 TIERCE IV VIOL CORNET 12/15/17/22 V CORROBORATING MIXTURE 17/19/22/26/29 SWELL TREMOLO I SWELL TREMOLO II SOLO ORGAN Manual IV - Enclosed 16 DOUBLE OPEN DIAPASON 16 GRAND VIOL 8 OPEN DIAPASON I 8 OPEN DIAPASON II 8 OPEN DIAPASON III 8 VIOLIN DIAPASON 8 CLARABELLA 8 TIERCE FLUTE - 2 RANKS 8 HARMONIC FLUTE 8 CHIMNEY FLUTE 8 GRAND GAMBA 8 GRAND GAMBA - SHARP 8 NASARD GAMBA - 2 RANKS 8 VIOL 8 VIOL - SHARP 8 GEMSHORN 8 QUINTAPHONE 5 1/3 QUINT DIAPASON 4 OCTAVE 4 HARMONIC FLUTE 3 1/5 HARMONIC TIERCE 2 2/3 12TH HARMONIC 2 HARMONIC PICCOLO V MIXTURE 8/12/15/17/19 VI MIXTURE 12/15/19/22/24/26 VI GRAND MIXTURE 5/8/12/15/19/22 16 TUBA 16 DOUBLE TRUMPET 8 OPHICLEIDE 8 CORNOPEAN 8 SOFT TUBA 8 TRUMPET 8 MUSETTE 4 OPHICLEIDE 4 SOFT TUBA SOLO TREMOLO I SOLO TREMOLO II ETHEREAL ORGAN Manual V - Enclosed 16 BOURDON 8 OPEN DIAPASON 1 8 OPEN DIAPASON II 8 CLEAR FLUTE 8 HARMONIC FLUTE 8 DOUBLE FLUTE 8 GRAND GAMBA 8 GRAND GAMBA - SHARP 5 1/3 QUINT FLUTE 4 OCTAVO 4 HARMONIC FLUTE 2 2/3 12TH HARMONIC 2 HARMONIC PICCOLO IV MIXTURE 5/8/12/15 16 TUBA PROFUNDA 8 TUBA MIRABILIS 8 FRENCH TRUMPET 8 GRAND CLARINET 4 TUBA CLARION ETHEREAL TREMOLO I ETHEREAL TREMOLO II STENTOR ORGAN Manual VI The Stentor Division was intended to be a large manual and pedal division consisting of high-pressure diapasons and reeds. It was to be installed on the fifth floor above the String organ but was never realized. The Stentor keyboard is in operation and all floating divisions and percussion instruments can be played from it. |
ECHO ORGAN Floating - Enclosed 16 BOURDON 8 OPEN DIAPASON 8 VIOLIN DIAPASON 8 STOPPED DIAPASON 8 NIGHTHORN 8 CLARABELLA 8 MELODIA 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOL 8 SOFT VIOL 8 SOFT VIOL SHARP 8 UNDA MARIS 2 RANKS 5 1/3 OPEN QUINT 4 OCTAVE 4 HARMONIC FLUTE 4 MELLOW FLUTE VI MIXTURE 5/8/12/15/17/19 V CORNET 12/15/17/19/22 16 DOUBLE TRUMPET 8 TRUMPET 8 CAPPED OBOE 8 EUPHONE 8 VOX HUMANA - 2 RANKS ECHO TREMOLO I ECHO TREMOLO II ORCHESTRAL ORGAN Floating Enclosed Unavailable; awaiting restoration 16 CONTRA QUINTADENA 8 DUOPHONE 8 TIBIA 8 COVERED TIBIA 8 CONCERT FLUTE 8 HARMONIC FLUTE 8 MELLOW FLUTE 8 STRING FLUTE 8 DOUBLE FLUTE 8 HOLLOW FLUTE 4 OCTAVE 4 HARMONIC FLUTE 4 ORCHESTRAL FLUTE 4 COVERED FLUTE 2 HARMONIC PICCOLO 16 ENGLISH HORN 16 BASS CLARINET 16 BASS SAXOPHONE 16 BASSOON 8 POST HORN 8 ORCHESTRAL BASSOON 8 ORCHESTRAL CLARINET 8 ENGLISH HORN 8 OBOE 8 ORCHESTRAL OBOE 8 BASSETT HORN 8 SAXOPHONE 8 FRENCH HORN I 8 FRENCH HORN II 8 FRENCH HORN III 8 MUTED CORNET 8 KINURA 16 VOX HUMANA 8 VOX HUMANA I 8 VOX HUMANA II 8 VOX HUMANA III 8 VOX HUMANA IV 8 VOX HUMANA V 8 VOX HUMANA VI ORCHESTRAL TREMOLO I ORCHESTRAL TREMOLO II STRING ORGAN Floating - Enclosed n = NATURAL; s = SHARP; f = FLAT 16 VIOLONE 16 CONTRA GAMBA I 16 CONTRA GAMBA II 16 CONTRA VIOL I 16 CONTRA VIOL II 16 VIOL I 16 VIOL II 8 VIOLIN DIAPASON 8 GAMBA 8 CELLO I n 8 CELLO I s 8 CELLO I f 8 CELLO II n 8 CELLO II s 8 CELLO II f 8 NASARD GAMBA - 2 Ranks n 8 NASARD GAMBA - 2 Ranks s 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN I n 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN I s 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN I f 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN II n 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN II s 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN II f 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN III n 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN III s 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN III f 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN IV n 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN IV s 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN IV f 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN V n 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN V s 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN V f 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN VI n 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN VI s 8 ORCHESTRAL VIOLIN VI f 8 MUTED VIOLIN I n 8 MUTED VIOLIN I s 8 MUTED VIOLIN I f 8 MUTED VIOLIN II n 8 MUTED VIOLIN II s 8 MUTED VIOLIN II f 8 MUTED VIOLIN III n 8 MUTED VIOLIN III s 8 MUTED VIOLIN III f 8 MUTED VIOLIN IV n 8 MUTED VIOLIN IV s 8 MUTED VIOLIN IV f 8 MUTED VIOLIN V n 8 MUTED VIOLIN V s 8 MUTED VIOLIN V f 8 MUTED VIOLIN VI n 8 MUTED VIOLIN VI s 8 MUTED VIOLIN VI f 5 1/3 QUINT VIOL n 5 1/3 QUINT VIOL s 4 ORCHESTRAL VIOLINA I n 4 ORCHESTRAL VIOLINA I s 4 ORCHESTRAL VIOLINA II n 4 ORCHESTRAL VIOLINA II s 3 1/5 TIERCE VIOL n 3 1/5 TIERCE VIOL s 2 2/3 NASARD VIOLINA n 2 2/3 NASARD VIOLINA s 2 SUPER VIOLINA n 2 SUPER VIOLINA s 8 DULCIANA I n 8 DUCLIANA I s 8 DULCIANA II n 8 DULCIANA II s 8 DULCIANA III n 8 DULCIANA III s 8 DULCIANA IV n 8 DULCIANA IV s 8 DULCIANA-V n 8 DULCIANA V s 8 DULCIANA VI n 8 DULCIANA VI s 4 OCTAVE DULCIANA I n 4 OCTAVE DULCIANA I s 4 OCTAVE DULCIANA II n 4 OCTAVE DULCIANA II s MUTATION 12TH MUTATION 15TH MUTATION 19TH MUTATION 22ND MUTATION 26TH V DULCIANA MIXTURE (draws above Mutations) 12/15/19/22/26 STRING TREMOLO I STRING TREMOLO II MAIN PEDAL ORGAN 64 GRAVISSIMA (RESULTANT) (32 Open Diapason I + Independent 21 1/3 Sub Quint) 32 CONTRA DIAPHONE 32 CONTRA OPEN DIAPASON I 32 CONTRA OPEN DIAPASON II 32 CONTRA BOURDON 16 DIAPHONE 16 OPEN DIAPASON I 16 OPEN DIAPASON II 16 OPEN DIAPASON III 16 OPEN FLUTE 16 BOURDON 16 VIOLONE 16 GAMBA 16 SOFT BOURDON 16 DULCIANA 10 2/3 OPEN QUINT 10 2/3 STOPPED QUINT 8 OCTAVE 8 OPEN DIAPASON 8 STENTOR 8 TIBIA I 8 TIBIA II 8 SOFT FLUTE 8 SOFT OCTAVE BOURDON 8 CELLO I 8 CELLO II 8 SOFT DULCIANA 4 OCTAVE 4 PRINCIPAL 4 TIBIA I 4 TIBIA II 4 FLUTE VIII MIXTURE 32 1/5/8/10/12/15/17/19 VI MIXTURE 16 8/10/12/15/17/19 VII MIXTURE 10/12/15/17/19/22/24 XI GRAND MUTATION 1/5/8/10/12/15/17/19/22/24 32 CONTRA BOMBARDE 16 BOMBARDE 16 TUBA 16 TROMBONE 8 BOMBARDE 8 TROMBA 4 CLARION 16 CONTRA FAGOTTO 8 FAGOTTO 16 EUPHONIUM ETHEREAL PEDAL 32 ACOUSTIC BASS (RESULTANT) (16 Open Diapason + Independent 10 2/3 Open Quint) 16 OPEN DIAPASON 16 BOMBARDE 8 BOMBARDE ECHO PEDAL 16 OPEN DIAPASON 16 STOPPED DIAPASON ORCHESTRAL PEDAL 16 VOX HUMANA I 16 VOX HUMANA II STRING PEDAL 32 STRING DIV. CONTRA DIAPHONE 32 STRING CONTRA GAMBA 16 STRING DIAPHONE 16 STRING DIV. GAMBA 16 STRING DIV. VIOLONE I 16 STRING DIV. VIOLONE II 16 STRING DIV. VIOL 16 STRING DIV. VIOL - SHARP 8 STRING DIV. DIAPHONE 8 STRING DIV. GAMBA 8 STRING DIV. VIOLONE I 8 STRING DIV. VIOLONE II 8 STRING DIV. VIOL 8 STRING DIV. VIOL - SHARP 4 STRING DIV. VIOLONE 16 STRING MUTATION DIAPHONE 16 STRING MUTATION VIOLONE 10 2/3 STRING MUTATION 8 STRING MUTATION 5 1/3 STRING MUTATION 4 STRING MUTATION 2 2/3 STRING MUTATION - 2 STRING MUTATION 1 3/5 STRING MUTATION 1 1/3 STRING MUTATION 4/5 STRING MUTATION XII GRAND STRING DIV. MIXTURE (Draws 32 Diaphone + Above Mutations) PEDAL TREMOLO I PERCUSSION DIVISION Floating MAJOR CHIMES 37 TUBULAR CHIMES; TENOR C TO c1 MINOR CHIMES 25 TUBULAR CHIMES; TENOR G TO g METALOPHONE 49 METAL BARS; TENOR C TO c5 CELESTA 49 METAL BARS; TENOR C TO c5 This is an original Mustel Celesta GONGS 49 BRASS RESONATORS; TENOR C TO c5 PIANO I 88 NOTES, VACUUM ACTION; This is an upright piano with a player-like action. The console is prepared for a Piano II, a Harp I and a Harp II. COUPLERS AND ACCESSORIES Full compliment of inter- and intra-manual couplers Independent, full compliment of expression couplers Expression sliders (under each manual, controlled with the thumb) Three settable Tuttis Crescendo Pedal with Divisional Cutouts Full compliment of divisional pistons 46 General pistons Ten-stage speed controls for both tremolos (The Stentor Expression shoe also controls the Tremolo I speed control) BLOWERS MAIN BLOWER ROOM (2nd Gallery - behind Main Organ Chamber) High Pressure Blower - 60 HP 870 RPM 18 - 25 inches H20 - 11.500 CFM +/- Low Pressure Blower - 20 HP 1150 RPM 8 inches H20 - 6750 CFM Chorus Division Blower - 20 HP 880 RPM 24 inches H20 - Motor Generator - I - 5 HP 1140 Rpm 5 - 10 Volt DC - 500 - 250 AMP Motor Generator - II - 2 HP 1720 RPM 9 Volt DC - 140 AMP SUCTION BLOWER ROOM (2nd Gallery -behind Main Organ Chamber) Suction Blower - 3 HP 1150 RPM 20 inches H20- Vacuum STRING & ETHEREAL BLOWER ROOM (4th Floor -behind String Chamber) String Division Blower - 30 HP 1750 RPM 20 inches H20 - 5600 CFM Ethereal Division Blower - 25 HP 1750 RPM 34 inches E20 - 2700 CFM ECHO ORGAN (7th Floor - in Echo Chamber) Echo Division Blower - 3 HP 870 RPM 5 inches H20- MAIN COMPONENTS The chests, reservoirs, and pipes are divided as follows: Division Location Chests Reservoirs Wind Pressure Stops Ranks Pipes Choir Main Chamber 5 1 5" 19 24 1452 Great Main Chamber 8 2 5"- 11" 32 47 2867 Swell Main Chamber 12 4 5" - 7" - 22_" 51 71 4410 Solo Main Chamber 8 4 15" 35 51 3640 Ethereal 7th Floor South 13 3 20" - 25" 23 26 1652 String 4th Floor South 32 7 15" - 27" 114 105 6992 Orchestral Main Chamber 13 2 15" - 20" 42 41 2875 Echo 7th Floor North 8 2 5" 24 35 2077 Chorus Main Chamber 7 3 14"-16"-18" 11 11 779 Pedal Main Chamber 31 2 5" - 24" 48 50 1682 Relays Main Chamber 0 2 6"-9-" Tremolo Action Main Chamber 0 1 5" Major Chimes 7th Floor South 4 1 25" Echo Chime 7th Floor North 0 1 5-" Piano 1 Main Chamber 0 1 -20" (vacuum) Console 2nd Floor East 0 2 -20" (vacuum) TOTALS 141 38 399 461 28414 |