Newberry Memorial Organ, Historic pipe organ in Woolsey Hall at Yale University, United States.
The Newberry Memorial Organ is a symphonic pipe organ in Woolsey Hall at Yale University, with 197 ranks, 166 stops and 12,617 pipes. It was expanded to this configuration in 1927–1928 by the Skinner Organ Company as Opus 722, under Ernest M. Skinner and superintendent G. Donald Harrison.
The instrument was originally built by Hutchings-Votey in 1902, then expanded by J.W. Steere in 1915, and received its final configuration from the Skinner Organ Company in 1928. These three major renovations shaped the organ into the complex instrument that exists today.
The organ is played for Yale ceremonies and community events, and it is kept in its original playing condition, including the original combination action. Its sound is associated with a style specific to American organ building, shaped by builders and university musicians from before 1900 to the present.
The organ is kept in its original playing condition, including its original combination action, and is maintained by associate curators Nicholas Thompson-Allen and Joseph F. Dzeda. It receives heavy use for Yale and community events, so check the university calendar for recitals or ceremonies in Woolsey Hall.
The organ keeps its original combination action, the mechanical system of pistons and levers the organist uses to change registrations. It is maintained in original playing condition by associate curators Nicholas Thompson-Allen and Joseph F. Dzeda, who care for the instrument through heavy use at Yale and community events.
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