St Luke's Episcopal Church
New Haven, CT

1987

There are three divisions of the organ (Great, Swell, and Pedal) with a total of 1566 pipes comprising 22 Stops and 29 Ranks.

The Great Organ, the main division, is in the upper center of the case and is played from the lowest keyboard. The pipes of its most important stop, the 8 foot Principal, form the copper facade. The Swell Organ, located Behind the Great, is enclosed behind shutters which can be controlled by the organist to produce a range of dynamics. It is played from the middle keyboard.

The Pedal Organ is to the left side of the chamber. The pipes in it include a 16' Bourdon and a 16' Fagot. The highest keyboard controls the Chamade Trumpet (in the rear of the church) and the Chimes in the back of the organ chamber.

The organ uses a suspended mechanical key action and mechanical stop action. The direct connection between keys and pallets, provided by wooden trackers, gives the organist considerable control over the speech of the pipes. The wood in the console and case is white oak. Natural keys are covered with ebony and the sharp keys are covered with bone. The stop knobs are rosewood.

 

GREAT
     
16
8
8
4
2 2/3
2
1 3/5
V
8
  Bourdon
Principal
Gedeckt
Octave
Nazard
Super Octave
Tierce
Mixture
Trompet
Swell to Great
Solo to Great
58 pipes
58 pipes
58 pipes
58 pipes
58 pipes
58 pipes
58 pipes
290 pipes
58 pipes
 
     
SWELL
     
8
8
8
4
4
2
III
8
8

  Bourdon
Viole
Voix Celeste tc
Principal
Rohrfloete
Octave
Scharff
Trompette
Cromorne
Tremulant
Solo to Swell
58 pipes
58 pipes
46 pipes
58 pipes
58 pipes
58 pipes
174 pipes
58 pipes
58 pipes
 
     
SOLO
     
8
  Trompette en Chamade
Chimes
58 pipes
25 notes
     
PEDAL
     
16
8
4
16

  Bourdon 32 pipes
Offenbass 32 pipes
Choralbass 32 pipes
Fagot 32 pipes
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Solo to Pedal
 

Manual Compass: 58 notes
Pedal Compass: 32 notes