The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-07
The FINEST
ORGAN IN
AMERICA.
Few In The World VIII Rival
tn, Magnificent instrument
Being Built for Yale.

New Haven, Conn. April "A memori-
al organ, the gift of Mrs. Helen II. New
berry of Detroit. Mich. I'm honor OF her
deceased husband. John s. Newberry. Is
being constructed in Boston for Yale Uni
versity. 1t Is expected that the instru-
ment will be completed i'm time to be
placed in woolsey Memorial hall next No
vember
Mrs. Newbcry did not place any limit
upon the cost Of the organ, but it is un-
derstood that II will exceed $50, ,0O0 IL Is
being built by the Hutchings- -votery Or
gan company of Boston. That firm will
endeavor to make It masterwork in the
organ builders art.
In several respects the instrument will
be unrivalled in America, and 1t is said
that few organs In the world will exc7l 1t
In grandeur and power Of tone. The
specifications for its construction were
finished few days ago by Professor
Samuel 8. Sanford, of the Yale School OF
Music
The organ will be placed I'm the south
end OF the hall. 1t will have width of
% feet but only "a feet will be seen from
the front. The sides win be so embedded
lin the side falls OF the auditorium that
the fun size OF the organ Will not be visi-
BILE. It's height above thea floor OF the plat
form will be 81 feet. The action will be
electro-pne umatic OF the most approved
pattern.
The great organ will he located I'm the
left tower OF the Memorial hall IL viii
have an unusual number OF eight foot
foundation stops. which will give great
solidity OF tone. The swell organ will be
about as powerful as the great organ but
will have an unusual variety of tone color
This will be located i'm the right tower of
the building. The volume will be control-
ed by the use OF swell shades
The structural features OF the building
which Is now I'm process of erection, have
been SO altered that there will be brick
and mortar on three sides OF the swell
chamber instead Of the usual wooden
swell box. The fine swell organ. possibly
the finest In the worlds at Worcester
Cathedral, England. is partially enclosed
I'm masonry I'm the manner copied in the
Yale construction.
The choir organ also will be enclosed I'm
n swell box TO make the volume controli-
able. Several eXquisitely voiced solo
stops are provided. They will all have a
very slim scale. to give the true string
quality heard I'm the orchestra, one stop
being the viol d'orchestrc. the others the
yiol celeste and the viooncello.
Seven different wind pressures are 20 be
provided. I'm the solo organ there will be
three high pressure stops. the tibia plcna.
the tuba sonora and the gross flute These
are 10 be blown at pressure hitherto un-
edualled In America. A rich and sonorous
tone rather than one merely loud Is what
Is sought I'm their construction.
a dignihed tone quality Is also sought
in the pedal organ. which II very large
The gravissima stop in this organ ~ the
first OF the Kind la this country. II has n
sixty-four foot pitch, and viii sound two
notes deeper than the deepest note at
tninable ON the organ IN Batteil chapel.
az Yale. whose good qualities are often
admired. The only other gravisima n the
similar stop IN the famous Worcester
Cathedral orgsr.