The river press., 1903-07-15
YALE's GREAT ORGAN.
University's New Instrument
Has Few Rivals.
TOTAL NUMBER OF PIPES 4,588

TOTAL NUMBER OF PIPES 4.598
Some of Them Worth q Small For.
| tune-Thcse of Thirty-two Foo,
Pitch Cost From 500 to $4,000 Pc.
op-1nstrument Given as a Me.
| mortal to John S. Ncwberry.
One of the greatest organs in the
world will soon be dedicated to the
memory Of John S. Newberry, late of
| Detroit, Mich, in Woolsey hall of
Yale university, says a New Haven
| dispatch to the New York Herald.
The organ, which cost upward of $780,
600. is the gift Of Mrs. Helen H. New
berry, who gives it in memory Of her
husband. An authority on organs has
said that the instrument is one whose
power, dignity and grandeur of tone
are not equaled by any other organ in
America and is surpassed by but few
organs in the world" Professor Sam
uel 8. Sanford and Professor Horatio
W. Parker of the department Of music
IN Yale have tried the organ and are
delighted with its tonal qualities and
its capabilities.
Set In the framework Of the grandly
proportioned proscenium arch of the
big memorial hall, with a frieze of
superb beauty and relieved by the
beautiful white ornamentation of walls
and gallery, the organ stands out in
splendid beauty. The hall is regarded
by many as one Of the most classic
and artistic academic buildings in the
world
The organ is 10 feet wide, 25 feet
deep and 40 feet high. The in
strument is composed Of a great or
gan, swell organ, choir organ. solo
organ, pedal organ (augmented), be-
sides having couplers, adjustable COM
binations and pedals, all Of which are
decided improvements upon instru-
ments which up to a few years ago
were considered the acme and the won
der Of the organ builders art The or
gan has some Of the largest scaled and
strument constructed. 1t has five wind
pressures, varying from three and
half inches to twenty-five inches. The
organ will contain the first double
tongued reed stop ever built in the
United States. The reeds in the great
and swell organs are voiced at ten
inches wind pressure and the tube
sonora in the solo organ at twenty-five
inches. The gravissima of sixty-four
feet is counterpart Of the great Hope
Jones organ, which Is In the Worces-
ter (England) cathedral.
Effort has been made to represent
the majesty and the grandeur Of the
instrument itself in the console, or key
desk Of the organ. The key desk is
about five feet wide, four feet deep
and five and half feet high. The
player Is conveniently surrounded by
the stop knobs. The curve Is some
what similar in arrangement to the
keyboard Of the famous organ of the
st. Sulpice in Paris. The couplers
are oscillatlng, and the pedal board has
every radical improvement Of dip
spread and difficult and costly push
Circassian walnut Is the material out
Of which the case Of the keyboard Is
constructed, handsomely carved and
highly polished.
thirty-two foot open diapason. These
pipes are thirtytwo feet long and two
and half feet in diameter and are
made without a screw or nail. Any
thing Of metallic character would
change the vibrations and alter the
quality Of the tone. Some idea Of the
immensely of the organ may be gath
cred from the fact that one Of these
large pipes weighs more than 1000
pounds. The smallest pipe, on the
other hand, is delicate little one
weighing a fraction Of an ounce and
less than half an inch in length.
While Professor Sanford was travel
ing in Europe last summer he found
in a large organ which was being con-
structcd in Gloucester NnglanD ca
thcural new coupler, unison off, a
reproduction Of which he caused to be
adopted by the builders of the New
berry organ. This means that whcr
the sub and super couplers are on the
unison. or middle note, does not speak.
Musicians say that this will add great
ly to the number Of effects which can
be produced in the organ.
There are 3,OG4 pipes in stops Of over
four foot pitch in the Ncwbcrry or
gan The total number of pipes in the
organ is 4.5SS Some Of the pipes cost
a small fortune. Those of thirty 1.-Two
foot pitch cost from 500 to $1,000 per
to 500; the eight foot, from $500 to
$4OO. Stops Of five and four foot
pitch cost about $50 and two foot