Cathedral of Saint Paul

Co-Cathedral for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

Summit and Selby Avenues
St Paul, MN


Tonal and mechanical rebuild, with additions, of Aeolian-Skinner, Opus 1398, and tonal restoration of E. M. Skinner, Opus 518. Two identical 4-manual consoles provided to control resources of both instruments, from the Sanctuary or the Gallery. Photo and specification from Lawrence Lawyer, Acting Director of Sacred Music. 
Builder:Quimby Pipe Organs, Inc, 2013
Manuals: 4
Ranks: 86
Action: Electro-pneumatic

Building designed by Emmanuel Louis Masqueray. Construction funded in part by James J. Hill (Great Northern Railroad) whose 44,000 square foot mansion is across the street. Organ case based on a design by Masqueray by architect Duncan G. Stroik of Notre Dame. The case was produced by Agrell Architectural Woodworking and is made of walnut with gilded accents.

A feature article by Daniel Hancock can be found in The American Organist, April, 2015.




 
GALLERY GREAT ORGAN - 13 Ranks
16 Violone 73 pipes
8 Principal 61
8 Violone (ext) 61 notes
8 Bourdon 61
8 Spitz Flute 61
4 Octave 61
4 Koppel Flute 61
2-2/3 Twelfth 61
2 Fifteenth 61
1-3/5 Seventeenth 49
III-IV Mixture 232
8 Bombarde Pd 61 notes from Pd
8 Cromhorne Ch 61 notes from Ch
Gt to Gt 16, 4, Unison Off
Zimbelstern

GALLERY SWELL ORGAN - 14 Ranks
16 Rohr Bordun (ext) 61 notes from Sw
8 Geigen Principal 68 pipes
8 Rohr Flute 80
8 Viola da’Gamba 68
8 Voix Celeste 68
4 Octave 68
4 Flauto Traverso 68
2 Spindle Flute 61
IV Plein Jeu 244
16 Hautbois (ext) 61 notes from Sw
8 Trompette 80
8 Hautbois 80
4 Clarion 68
Tremulant
Sw to Sw 16, 4, Unison Off
8 Pontifical Trumpet (BOMB) 61 [Does not couple. When drawn, only this stop will play on the Swell manual, but all other Swell stops may be drawn and coupled to other manuals]

GALLERY CHOIR ORGAN - 15 Ranks
16 Viola Pomposa (ext) 61 notes
8 Gedeckt 68
8 Viola Pomposa 80
8 Viola Pomposa Celeste 68
8 Erzahler 61
8 Erzahler Celeste 56
4 Spitz Principal 68
4 Block Flute 68
2-2/3 Nazard 61
2 Zauber Flute 61
1-3/5 Tierce 61
III Mixture 1-1/3 183
8 Cromorne 68
8 English Horn tc 49
Tremulant
Ch to Ch 16, 4, Unison Off

GALLERY BOMBARDE ORGAN - 13 Ranks
16 Violone 61 notes from Gt
8 Open Diapason 49
8 Flute Harmonique 49
4 Octave 61
2-2/3 Quint 61
2 Super Octave 61
V Mixture 134 (Also draws above 12th & 15th)
VI Tierce Mixture 49 (Adds 17th to Mixture V)
VII Harmonics Mixture 49
16 Trompette Harmonique (ext) 61
8 Trompette Harmonique 73
8 Hautbois Sw 73
4 Clarion Harmonique 61
8 Pontifical Trompette 61 [Does not couple. When drawn, only this stop will play on the Swell manual, but all other Swell stops may be drawn and coupled to other manuals]

GALLERY PEDAL ORGAN - 4 Ranks
32 Bourdon 56
16 Principal 32
16 Violone Gt
16 Bourdon (ext)
16 Viola Pomposa Ch
16 Rohr Bordun Sw
8 Octave 44
8 Violone Gt
8 Bourdon (ext)
8 Rohr Flute Sw
4 Choral Bass (ext)
4 Harmonic Flute Bomb
4 Nachthorn 32
IV Pedal Mixture 128
32 Contra Bombarde 85
16 Bombarde (ext)
16 Trompette Harmonique Bomb
16 Hautbois Sw
8 Bombarde (ext)
8 Hautbois Sw
8 Pontifical Trompette Bomb
4 Bombarde (ext)
4 Hautbois Sw

SANCTUARY GREAT ORGAN - 6 Ranks
8 Diapason 73 pipes
8 Wald Flute 73
8 Gemshorn 73
4 Octave 73
4 Flute 61
2 Fifteenth 61
Gt to Gt 16, 4, Unison Off

SANCTUARY SWELL ORGAN - 17 Ranks
16 Bourdon 73
8 Diapason 73
8 Gedeckt 73
8 Salicional 73
8 Voix Celeste 73
8 Flauto Dolce 73
8 Flute Celeste 61
4 Octave 73
4 Flute Triangulaire 73
V Mixture 305 (restored)
16 Fagotto 73
8 Cornopean 73
8 Oboe 73
Tremulant
Sw to Sw 16, 4, Unison Off

SANCTUARY CHOIR ORGAN - 6 Ranks
8 Concert Flute 73
8 Dulciana 73
4 Harmonic Flute 73
2-2/3 Nazard 61
2 Piccolo 61
8 Clarinet 73
Tremulant
Ch to Ch 16, 4, Unison Off
Chimes
Echo Chimes

SANCTUARY PEDAL ORGAN - 1 Rank
32 Resultant --
16 Open Diapason 44
16 Echo Lieblich Sw
8 Octave (ext)
8 Gedeckt Sw
16 Fagotto Sw
8 Fagotto Sw
Echo Chimes