The Hidden Life of a Pipe Organ

Pedal Division 32' Bourdon pipes, presumed to be from the 1885 instrument Inside the North Chamber View from the fop of Upper Front Pedal Division Looking down on the chancel floor, through the façade screen at St. James'. An isometric cutaway view of the Chancel Organ's North Chamber, located above the Baptistry, revealing the inner works and various organ stops through panoramic photos of the interior of the organ. Trumpet stop from the Solo Division Looking towards the North Chamber, behind the façade screen The North Chamber holds the Pedal, Great and Choir Divisions of the Chancel Organ, rising in three levels to a height of 27 feet inside the chamber. The twelve largest flue pipes from the Pedal Division are presumed to be from the 1885 Hilborne L. Roosevelt Instrument. They have been retained and used in every instrument since, and have been incorporated into the new organ's Pedal Division. Choir Division Pupper back area Inside the South Chamber Choir Division (Upper back area) Housing only the 32' Contra Trombone stop of the Pedal Division, the South Chamber also holds the entire Solo The drawing is for illustration purposes only: it is not drawn to scale. ווא Pedal Division (Upper front area) Division and the unique "double expression" (the "box in a box" con- struction) of the Swell Division. This can be seen in the detailed photos and iso- metric cutaway view of the chamber; the use of swell shades at the midway point in the Swell Division and again at the opening behind the façade pipes gives tremendous control over the vol- ume. There is actually a third box with Sound-dampening shades within the second, interior Swell chamber: this holds the Vox Humana stop. Solo Division The South Chamber has a large chim- ney that required the various divisions to be built ground it, It is marked on the drawing as a cutout, visible here in grey and again in the red layer of the Solo Division. Choir Division Lower area) Boxing in the Solo Division to contain the sound behind the swell shades cre- ated a sloping, interior roof. The two- storied construction rises to a height of 24'3" at the front and slopes to 21'8" at the back. Pedal Division (32 Contro hrombone) Pedal Division A view from the upper front wall Solo Division The capped tops on the pipes of the French Horn stop Solo Division Photo taken behind the swell shades, with a view of the angled roof enclosure The drawing is for illustration purposes only, and is not drawn to scale. Pedal Division Choir Division The inside front of the chamber behind the swell shades Great Division Lower area) Swell Division Double Expression in the Swell Division: The "box in a box" The detail image to the left shows a "garden of trumpets" at the back of the rear Swell chamber. The front chamber of the Swell Division is visible from behind the interior swell shades, seen below in their open position. Below: A view from within the second chamber of the Swell Division, the "box in a box." Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Chimney cutout Baptlistry 「 下 个 不 个 Great Division A view of the lower area at the inside front of the chamber, behind the façade pipes Mechanicals High pressure air lines, electrical lines and other controls sit at the bottom of Great Division A view of bass pipes in front of old pedal pipes, along the back wall of both the North and South chambers the chamber South Chamber Pedal Division Two of the 32' Contra Trombone pipes Pedal Division 32' Bourdon pipes, presumed to be from the 1885 instrument Inside the North Chamber View from the fop of Upper Front Pedal Division Looking down on the chancel floor, through the façade screen at St. James'. An isometric cutaway view of the Chancel Organ's North Chamber, located above the Baptistry, revealing the inner works and various organ stops through panoramic photos of the interior of the organ. Trumpet stop from the Solo Division Looking towards the North Chamber, behind the façade screen The North Chamber holds the Pedal, Great and Choir Divisions of the Chancel Organ, rising in three levels to a height of 27 feet inside the chamber. The twelve largest flue pipes from the Pedal Division are presumed to be from the 1885 Hilborne L. Roosevelt Instrument. They have been retained and used in every instrument since, and have been incorporated into the new organ's Pedal Division. Choir Division Pupper back area Inside the South Chamber Choir Division (Upper back area) Housing only the 32' Contra Trombone stop of the Pedal Division, the South Chamber also holds the entire Solo The drawing is for illustration purposes only: it is not drawn to scale. ווא Pedal Division (Upper front area) Division and the unique "double expression" (the "box in a box" con- struction) of the Swell Division. This can be seen in the detailed photos and iso- metric cutaway view of the chamber; the use of swell shades at the midway point in the Swell Division and again at the opening behind the façade pipes gives tremendous control over the vol- ume. There is actually a third box with Sound-dampening shades within the second, interior Swell chamber: this holds the Vox Humana stop. Solo Division The South Chamber has a large chim- ney that required the various divisions to be built ground it, It is marked on the drawing as a cutout, visible here in grey and again in the red layer of the Solo Division. Choir Division Lower area) Boxing in the Solo Division to contain the sound behind the swell shades cre- ated a sloping, interior roof. The two- storied construction rises to a height of 24'3" at the front and slopes to 21'8" at the back. Pedal Division (32 Contro hrombone) Pedal Division A view from the upper front wall Solo Division The capped tops on the pipes of the French Horn stop Solo Division Photo taken behind the swell shades, with a view of the angled roof enclosure The drawing is for illustration purposes only, and is not drawn to scale. Pedal Division Choir Division The inside front of the chamber behind the swell shades Great Division Lower area) Swell Division Double Expression in the Swell Division: The "box in a box" The detail image to the left shows a "garden of trumpets" at the back of the rear Swell chamber. The front chamber of the Swell Division is visible from behind the interior swell shades, seen below in their open position. Below: A view from within the second chamber of the Swell Division, the "box in a box." Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Chimney cutout Baptlistry 「 下 个 不 个 Great Division A view of the lower area at the inside front of the chamber, behind the façade pipes Mechanicals High pressure air lines, electrical lines and other controls sit at the bottom of Great Division A view of bass pipes in front of old pedal pipes, along the back wall of both the North and South chambers the chamber South Chamber Pedal Division Two of the 32' Contra Trombone pipes Pedal Division 32' Bourdon pipes, presumed to be from the 1885 instrument Inside the North Chamber View from the fop of Upper Front Pedal Division Looking down on the chancel floor, through the façade screen at St. James'. An isometric cutaway view of the Chancel Organ's North Chamber, located above the Baptistry, revealing the inner works and various organ stops through panoramic photos of the interior of the organ. Trumpet stop from the Solo Division Looking towards the North Chamber, behind the façade screen The North Chamber holds the Pedal, Great and Choir Divisions of the Chancel Organ, rising in three levels to a height of 27 feet inside the chamber. The twelve largest flue pipes from the Pedal Division are presumed to be from the 1885 Hilborne L. Roosevelt Instrument. They have been retained and used in every instrument since, and have been incorporated into the new organ's Pedal Division. Choir Division Pupper back area Inside the South Chamber Choir Division (Upper back area) Housing only the 32' Contra Trombone stop of the Pedal Division, the South Chamber also holds the entire Solo The drawing is for illustration purposes only: it is not drawn to scale. ווא Pedal Division (Upper front area) Division and the unique "double expression" (the "box in a box" con- struction) of the Swell Division. This can be seen in the detailed photos and iso- metric cutaway view of the chamber; the use of swell shades at the midway point in the Swell Division and again at the opening behind the façade pipes gives tremendous control over the vol- ume. There is actually a third box with Sound-dampening shades within the second, interior Swell chamber: this holds the Vox Humana stop. Solo Division The South Chamber has a large chim- ney that required the various divisions to be built ground it, It is marked on the drawing as a cutout, visible here in grey and again in the red layer of the Solo Division. Choir Division Lower area) Boxing in the Solo Division to contain the sound behind the swell shades cre- ated a sloping, interior roof. The two- storied construction rises to a height of 24'3" at the front and slopes to 21'8" at the back. Pedal Division (32 Contro hrombone) Pedal Division A view from the upper front wall Solo Division The capped tops on the pipes of the French Horn stop Solo Division Photo taken behind the swell shades, with a view of the angled roof enclosure The drawing is for illustration purposes only, and is not drawn to scale. Pedal Division Choir Division The inside front of the chamber behind the swell shades Great Division Lower area) Swell Division Double Expression in the Swell Division: The "box in a box" The detail image to the left shows a "garden of trumpets" at the back of the rear Swell chamber. The front chamber of the Swell Division is visible from behind the interior swell shades, seen below in their open position. Below: A view from within the second chamber of the Swell Division, the "box in a box." Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Chimney cutout Baptlistry 「 下 个 不 个 Great Division A view of the lower area at the inside front of the chamber, behind the façade pipes Mechanicals High pressure air lines, electrical lines and other controls sit at the bottom of Great Division A view of bass pipes in front of old pedal pipes, along the back wall of both the North and South chambers the chamber South Chamber Pedal Division Two of the 32' Contra Trombone pipes Pedal Division 32' Bourdon pipes, presumed to be from the 1885 instrument Inside the North Chamber View from the fop of Upper Front Pedal Division Looking down on the chancel floor, through the façade screen at St. James'. An isometric cutaway view of the Chancel Organ's North Chamber, located above the Baptistry, revealing the inner works and various organ stops through panoramic photos of the interior of the organ. Trumpet stop from the Solo Division Looking towards the North Chamber, behind the façade screen The North Chamber holds the Pedal, Great and Choir Divisions of the Chancel Organ, rising in three levels to a height of 27 feet inside the chamber. The twelve largest flue pipes from the Pedal Division are presumed to be from the 1885 Hilborne L. Roosevelt Instrument. They have been retained and used in every instrument since, and have been incorporated into the new organ's Pedal Division. Choir Division Pupper back area Inside the South Chamber Choir Division (Upper back area) Housing only the 32' Contra Trombone stop of the Pedal Division, the South Chamber also holds the entire Solo The drawing is for illustration purposes only: it is not drawn to scale. ווא Pedal Division (Upper front area) Division and the unique "double expression" (the "box in a box" con- struction) of the Swell Division. This can be seen in the detailed photos and iso- metric cutaway view of the chamber; the use of swell shades at the midway point in the Swell Division and again at the opening behind the façade pipes gives tremendous control over the vol- ume. There is actually a third box with Sound-dampening shades within the second, interior Swell chamber: this holds the Vox Humana stop. Solo Division The South Chamber has a large chim- ney that required the various divisions to be built ground it, It is marked on the drawing as a cutout, visible here in grey and again in the red layer of the Solo Division. Choir Division Lower area) Boxing in the Solo Division to contain the sound behind the swell shades cre- ated a sloping, interior roof. The two- storied construction rises to a height of 24'3" at the front and slopes to 21'8" at the back. Pedal Division (32 Contro hrombone) Pedal Division A view from the upper front wall Solo Division The capped tops on the pipes of the French Horn stop Solo Division Photo taken behind the swell shades, with a view of the angled roof enclosure The drawing is for illustration purposes only, and is not drawn to scale. Pedal Division Choir Division The inside front of the chamber behind the swell shades Great Division Lower area) Swell Division Double Expression in the Swell Division: The "box in a box" The detail image to the left shows a "garden of trumpets" at the back of the rear Swell chamber. The front chamber of the Swell Division is visible from behind the interior swell shades, seen below in their open position. Below: A view from within the second chamber of the Swell Division, the "box in a box." Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Chimney cutout Baptlistry 「 下 个 不 个 Great Division A view of the lower area at the inside front of the chamber, behind the façade pipes Mechanicals High pressure air lines, electrical lines and other controls sit at the bottom of Great Division A view of bass pipes in front of old pedal pipes, along the back wall of both the North and South chambers the chamber South Chamber Pedal Division Two of the 32' Contra Trombone pipes Pedal Division 32' Bourdon pipes, presumed to be from the 1885 instrument Inside the North Chamber View from the fop of Upper Front Pedal Division Looking down on the chancel floor, through the façade screen at St. James'. An isometric cutaway view of the Chancel Organ's North Chamber, located above the Baptistry, revealing the inner works and various organ stops through panoramic photos of the interior of the organ. Trumpet stop from the Solo Division Looking towards the North Chamber, behind the façade screen The North Chamber holds the Pedal, Great and Choir Divisions of the Chancel Organ, rising in three levels to a height of 27 feet inside the chamber. The twelve largest flue pipes from the Pedal Division are presumed to be from the 1885 Hilborne L. Roosevelt Instrument. They have been retained and used in every instrument since, and have been incorporated into the new organ's Pedal Division. Choir Division Pupper back area Inside the South Chamber Choir Division (Upper back area) Housing only the 32' Contra Trombone stop of the Pedal Division, the South Chamber also holds the entire Solo The drawing is for illustration purposes only: it is not drawn to scale. ווא Pedal Division (Upper front area) Division and the unique "double expression" (the "box in a box" con- struction) of the Swell Division. This can be seen in the detailed photos and iso- metric cutaway view of the chamber; the use of swell shades at the midway point in the Swell Division and again at the opening behind the façade pipes gives tremendous control over the vol- ume. There is actually a third box with Sound-dampening shades within the second, interior Swell chamber: this holds the Vox Humana stop. Solo Division The South Chamber has a large chim- ney that required the various divisions to be built ground it, It is marked on the drawing as a cutout, visible here in grey and again in the red layer of the Solo Division. Choir Division Lower area) Boxing in the Solo Division to contain the sound behind the swell shades cre- ated a sloping, interior roof. The two- storied construction rises to a height of 24'3" at the front and slopes to 21'8" at the back. Pedal Division (32 Contro hrombone) Pedal Division A view from the upper front wall Solo Division The capped tops on the pipes of the French Horn stop Solo Division Photo taken behind the swell shades, with a view of the angled roof enclosure The drawing is for illustration purposes only, and is not drawn to scale. Pedal Division Choir Division The inside front of the chamber behind the swell shades Great Division Lower area) Swell Division Double Expression in the Swell Division: The "box in a box" The detail image to the left shows a "garden of trumpets" at the back of the rear Swell chamber. The front chamber of the Swell Division is visible from behind the interior swell shades, seen below in their open position. Below: A view from within the second chamber of the Swell Division, the "box in a box." Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Mechanical Area Chimney cutout Baptlistry 「 下 个 不 个 Great Division A view of the lower area at the inside front of the chamber, behind the façade pipes Mechanicals High pressure air lines, electrical lines and other controls sit at the bottom of Great Division A view of bass pipes in front of old pedal pipes, along the back wall of both the North and South chambers the chamber South Chamber Pedal Division Two of the 32' Contra Trombone pipes