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| Manual I🛈 | ||
| 8' | Diapason🛈 | |
| 8' | Flute Celeste II | 110 |
| 8' | Voix Celeste II | 122 |
| 8' | Orchestral Flute | 61 |
| 4' | Flute | 12 |
| Harp | ||
| Celesta | ||
| 16' | Bourdon | 12 |
| 8' | Chimney Flute | 61 |
| 8' | Cello II | 110 |
| 4' | Flute | 12 |
| 2⅔' | Nazard🛈 | |
| 2' | Piccolo | 12 |
| 1⅗' | Tierce🛈 | |
| 8' | Vox Humana | 61 |
| 8' | Corno d'Amore🛈 | |
| 8' | Unda Maris II | 110 |
| 8' | French Horn | 61 |
| 8' | Clarinet | 61 |
| 8' | English Horn | 61 |
| 8' | Trumpet | 61 |
| 4' | Clarion | 12 |
| Tremolo | ||
| Chimes | ||
| Xylophone |
| Manual II🛈 |
| Echo🛈 | ||
| 8' | Chimney Flute | 61 |
| 8' | Cor de Nuit | 61 |
| 8' | Vox Humana | 61 |
| Tremolo |
| Pedal | ||
| 16' | Bourdon🛈 | |
| 16' | Gedeckt🛈 | |
| 8' | Gedeckt🛈 | |
| 8' | Still Gedeckt🛈 | |
| 16' | Trombone🛈 | |
| 16' | Bassoon | 32 |
| 8' | Tromba🛈 | |
| 8' | Bassoon | 12 |
| Chimes | ||
| Bass Drum | ||
| Tympani |
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The organ is installed in basement chambers, speaking through tonal grill openings in the music room.
The organ as it was in the residence in South Orange, New Jersey had a trumpet rank with Opus 745 inscribed on it. Some ranks were added and/or replaced when it was rebuilt as Opus 617-A (1930). Judging from some of the correspondence between Monroe and Skinner, a brighter, louder sound may have been desired with that trumpet. Skinner Opus 682 from Danville, Virginia had been acquired for another project, but the Trumpet was not included in those plans; thus that Trumpet 8' was installed with Opus 617-A. The Opus 745 Trumpet is stored in a pipe tray in the house in case a future owner might want to reinstall it. The bottom octave of the pedal bourdon was poorly mitred definitely not a factory mitre job; a replacement bottom octave from another 1920s unmitred Skinner Bourdon was installed. The original mitred Bourdon pipes also in storage in case a future owner wants them.
A Wurlitzer toy counter and a Vibraharp were added, but these were added outside the pipe chambers so it is clear they are not a part of the original organ. The console was electrified, but in a way that the pneumatic combination action could be restored to use in the future if desired.
Related Instrument Entries: Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 617-A, 1929) , Skinner Organ Co. (Opus 617, 1926)
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