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JULIAN RHODES' DREAM ORGANS
After Royal V had been withdrawn from use, Virgil Fox was inspired by Carlo Curley's touring Allen to commission a four-manual instrument from the same company.There were 144 speaking stops, 2800 watts of audio power and 600 speakers - the largest audio system made by Allen to date.
Built only a year later than Curley's organ, there were few of the effects which proliferated on the earlier instrument. The stoplist is somewhat chaotic and repetitious, far less coherent and structured than the earlier Rodgers instruments. There is colour and effect in full measure, though; note particularly the 44-stop Swell division with its grave mutations and ten celestes (for Allen organs effectively had no octave couplers at this date).
GREAT 16 Double Open Diapason 16 Bourdon 8 Open Diapason 8 Harmonic Flute 8 Holzgedeckt 8 Quintaton 8 Erzahler 4 Octave 4 Principal 4 Flute 2 2/3 Quinte 2 Super Octave 2 Waldflute 1 3/5 Tierce 1 1/3 Larigot 1 Sifflote VII Fourniture III Scharf III Cymbal 16 Bombarde 8 Bombarde Harp 8 Tremulant Percussion A Percussion B Zymbelstern SWELL 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 16 Dolce Flute 16 Flute Celeste 16 Gemshorn 16 Viole 16 Viole Celeste 16 Salicional 16 Voix Celeste 8 Diapason 8 Gedeckt 8 Rohrflute 8 Flute Conique 8 Conique Celeste 8 Flauto Dolce 8 Flute Celeste 8 Gamba 8 Gamba Celeste 8 Salicional I 8 Salicional II 8 Voix Celeste I 8 Voix Celeste II 5 1/3 Gross Quinte 4 Octave 4 Koppelflute 4 Triangle Flute 4 Flauto Dolce 4 Flute Celeste 4 Gamba 4 Gamba Celeste 3 1/5 Sub Terz 2 2/3 Nazard 2 Octavin 2 Blockflute 1 1/3 Larigot 1 Fife V Plein Jeu III Scharf 16 Contra Trompette 16 Bassoon 8 Trompette 8 Hautbois 8 Oboe Cor d'Amore (sic - j.r.) 8 Vox Humana (Trem) 4 Clairon Tremulant CHOIR 16 Quintaten 16 Viola 16 Viola Celeste 8 Rohrflute 8 Viole 8 Viole Celeste 8 Erzahler 8 Erzahler Celeste 4 Principal 4 Koppelflute 2 2/3 Nazard 2 Octav (sic - j.r.) 2 Block Flute 1 3/5 Tierce 1 1/3 Larigot 1 Sifflote III Scharf III Zimbel 16 Serpent 8 Petite Trompette 8 Cromorne 8 Clarinet 4 Schalmei Harp 8 Harp 4 Harpsichord Tremulant SOLO 16 Viole 8 Flauto Mirabilis 8 Flauto Celesta (sic - j.r.) 8 Gamba 8 Gamba Celeste 4 Flute Triangulaire 4 Flute Celeste 2 2/3 Nazard 2 Piccolo 1 1/3 Larigot 1 Fife VII Grande Jeu V Grand Fourniture 16 Contre Bombarde 16 Corno di Bassetto 8 Bombarde 8 French Horn 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 English Horn 8 Clarinet 4 Clairon Alterable Voice 1 Alterable Voice 2 Alterable Voice 3 Alterable Voice 4 Tremulant En Chamade Solo Sustain PEDAL 64 Kontra Gravissima 32 Double Open Diapason 32 Violone 32 Bourdon 16 Open Diapason 16 Principal 16 Montre 16 Violone 16 Dolce 16 Bourdon 16 Quintaton 16 Lieblich Gedeckt 8 Octave 8 Montre 8 Spitzflote 8 Quintadena 8 Gedeckt 5 1/3 Octave Quint 4 Choralbass 4 Octavin 4 Hellflute 2 Doublette 2 Spitzflute V Mixture IV Mixture IV Scharf 32 Contra Bombarde 16 Bombarde 16 Posaune 16 Fagott 8 Posaune 8 Trompette 4 Clairon 4 Schalmei 2 Zink Tremulant
After Fox's death, this organ is believed to have been installed in a church in Harlem, NYC.(Stoplist and information from the Allen Organ Company.)