Specification
Marquand Chapel, Yale University
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Oberwerk
Rückpositiv
Brustwerk
16'
Quintadene
8'
Gedackt
8'
Gedackt
8'
Principal
8'
Quintadene
4'
Blockfloet
8'
Rohrfloet
4'
Principal
3'
Quintfloet
8'
Holzfloet
4'
Spitzfloet
8'
Regal
4'
Octave
2'
Octave
 
4'
Rohrfloet
2'
Waldfloet
 
3'
Quinte
1 1/3'
Siffloet
 
3'
Nahsat
II
Sexquialtera
 
2'
Octave
II
Tertian
 
V
Mixtur
IV
Scharff
 
8'
Trommet
16'
Dulcian
 
8'
Vox Humana
 
 
 
   
 
Pedal
Couplers
 
16'
Untersatz
RP/PD
 
8'
Octave
RP/OW
 
4'
Octave
 
 
2'
Nachthorn
 
 
V
Mixtur
 
 
16'
Posaune
   
 
8'
Trommet
   
 
2'
Cornett
   
 
 
   
 

Mechanical stop and playing action
Three manual keyboards and pedal board
Key compass: Rückpositiv (CDE-c 3)
Oberwerk & Brustwerk (CDEFGA-c 3); Pedal (CD-d 1)
Subsemitones in all manuals
Natural keys covered in boxwood, with ebony sharps

Pipe Alloys
99% lead + trace elements, copper, bismuth, antimony
80% tin, rest lead plus trace elements as above
28% tin, rest lead plus trace elements as above
Oak and poplar pipes
Number of speaking pipes: 2184

Case of solid wood following form represented in presentation drawings with appropriate carving, ornamentation and gilding

Tremulant to entire organ, beater type in Schnitger style
Zimbelstern with two stars mounted in flats of Oberwerk case
1/4 syntonic comma meantone tuning

 
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