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


 
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