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PIPE ORGANS OF
TEMPLE SQUARE

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

Conference Center Organ -- Specification

Builder: Schoenstein & Co., San Francisco, California, USA
Opus no.: 139
Case: Cherry, constructed by Fetzers, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
Console type: mobile (5-manual and pedal open American-style case with adjustable bench and adjustable music rack all of cherry; console platform with rollers and position lock)
Stop controls: drawknob (polished ebony drawknobs with ivory resin faces and brass shanks)
Keyboards: bone- and ebony-covered manual keys with articulated touch
Pedals type: concave, radiating
Key action: electro-pneumatic
Stop action: electric
Temperament: Equal
Tuning: A-440
No. of speaking stops: 103
No. of ranks: 130
No. of pipes: 7667
Wind power: electric, 6 Ventus blowers with total of 33 h.p.
Wind pressures:
 (in inches/mm.)
Choir: 140; Great: 140, 190; Swell: 140, 250; Solo: 250, 375; Orchestral: 250, 375; Pedal: 140, 190, 250, 375

Stoplist:

(to jump to a division, click on name below)
Choir | Great | Swell | Solo | Orchestral | Pedal
Couplers | Combinations | Reversibles | Accessories/Miscellaneous

I Choir (Enclosed; C-c4; 61) (Choir stops grouped in this list by tonal family)

16 Bass Viol (open; metal; 68 pipes)
8 Viola Pomposa (open; metal; 68 pipes)
8 Viola Celeste (open; metal; 68 pipes)
8 Echo Gamba (open; metal; 68 pipes)
8 Gamba Celeste (open; metal; 68 pipes)
8 Viol d'orchestre (open; metal; 68 pipes)
8 Viol cèleste (open; metal; 68 pipes)
16 Lieblich Bourdon (stopped; wood and metal; 68 pipes)
8 Lieblich Bourdon (12 pipes; ext of Lieblich Bourdon 16)
8 Concert Flute (open; wood and metal; 68 pipes)
4 Nachthorn (open, slotted; metal; 68 pipes)
2 2/3 Nazard (stopped; metal; 61 pipes)
2 Harmonic Piccolo (open; metal; 61 pipes)
1 3/5 Tierce (open; metal; 61 pipes)
8 Echo Diapason (open; metal; 68 pipes)
4 Fugara (open; metal; 68 pipes)
2 2/3 Twelfth (open; metal; 61 pipes)
2 Fifteenth (open; metal; 61 pipes)
1 1/3 Nineteenth (open; metal; 61 pipes)
1 Twentysecond (open; metal; 61 pipes)
16 Flügel Horn (12 pipes; ext of Flügel Horn 8)
8 Trumpet (68 pipes)
8 Flügel Horn (68 pipes)
8 Cromorne (68 pipes)
4 Rohr Schalmei (68 pipes)
Tremulant
8 Tuba Mirabilis (from Orchestral)
8 Millennial Trumpet (from Solo)
Harp (61 generators)
Celesta (61 generators)

II Great (C-c4; 61)

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32 Dulciana (metal; open; 61 pipes)
16 Double Open Diapason (metal; open; 61 pipes)
16 Bourdon (wood; stopped; 61 pipes)
8 Large Open Diapason (metal; open; 61 pipes)
8 Open Diapason (metal; open; 61 pipes)
8 Small Open Diapason† (metal; open; 61 pipes)
8 Gamba † (metal; open; 61 pipes)
8 Harmonic Flute † (metal; open; 61 pipes)
8 Doppelflöte † (wood; stopped; 61 pipes)
8 Chimney Flute † (metal; stopped; 61 pipes)
4 Principal (metal; open; 61 pipes)
4 Octave (metal; open; 61 pipes)
4 Gemshorn † (metal; open; 61 pipes)
4 Forest Flute † (metal; open; 61 pipes)
2 2/3 Twelfth (metal; open; 61 pipes)
2 Fifteenth (metal; open; 61 pipes)
1 3/5 Seventeenth (metal; open; 61 pipes)
2 Full Mixture IV-V (metal; open; 266 pipes)
2 Mixture IV (metal; open; 215 pipes)
1 1/3 Sharp Mixture III † (metal; open; 175 pipes)
16 Bass Trumpet (61 pipes)
8 Trumpet (61 pipes)
4 Clarion (61 pipes)
Tremulant (affects stops marked with †, as well as treble pipes of 32' Dulciana and 16' Bourdon)
8 Tuba Mirabilis (from Orchestral)
8 Millennial Trumpet (Solo)
Les cloches de Hinckley (32 generators)
Cymbelstern (digitally sampled)

III Swell (Enclosed; C-c4; 61)

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16 Double Open Diapason (metal; open; 68 pipes)
16 Bourdon (wood; stopped; 68 pipes)
8 Open Diapason (metal; open; 68 pipes)
8 Silver Flute (metal; open; 68 pipes)
8 Stopped Diapason (wood; stopped; 68 pipes)
8 Viole de gambe (metal; open; 68 pipes)
8 Viole cèleste (metal; open; 68 pipes)
8 Flauto Dolce (metal; open; 68 pipes)
8 Flute Celeste (metal; open; 56 pipes; TC)
4 Principal (metal; open; 68 pipes)
4 Harmonic Flute (metal; open; 68 pipes)
2 Fifteenth (metal; open; 61 pipes)
2 2/3 Cornet III (metal; open; 183 pipes)
2 Plein jeu V (metal; open; 276 pipes)
32 +Contra Fagotto (68 pipes)
16 Bombarde (68 pipes)
16 +Fagotto (12 pipes; ext of Contra Fagotto 32)
8 Trompette (68 pipes)
8 +Cornopean (68 pipes)
8 Oboe (68 pipes)
8 Voix humaine (61 pipes; independent tremulant draws with Voix humaine stop knob)
4 Clairon harmonique (68 pipes)
4 +Clarion (68 pipes)
Tremulant (does not affect high-pressure stops or Voix humaine)
+ranks marked with a "+" are on higher wind pressure

IV Solo (Enclosed; C-c4; 61)

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8 Stentor Diapason (open; metal; 61 pipes)
8 Phonon Diapason (from Orchestral)
8 Symphonic Flute (open; metal; 61 pipes)
4 Principal (open; metal; 61 pipes)
4 Octave (from Orchestral)
2 2/3 Quint Mixture V (open; metal; 288 pipes)
2 *Tierce Mixture IV-VI (open; metal; 309 pipes)
16 *Bass Tuba (61 pipes)
8 *Tuba (61 pipes)
4 *Tuba Clarion (61 pipes)
8 *Tuben III (incorporates 16' Bass Tuba, 8' Tuba, and 4' Tuba Clarion at 8' pitch)
8 French Horn (61 pipes)
8 Cor Anglais (from Orchestral)
8 Clarinet (from Orchestral)
8 Millennial Trumpet (61 pipes; unenclosed)
Tremulant (affects all stops except "Grand Solo," Millennial Trumpet)
Variable Tremulant (affects same stops as main Tremulant)
Orchestral Harp (61 generators)
Orchestral Bells (61 generators)
Celestial Chimes (32 generators)
*ranks marked with an "*" are part of "Grand Solo" subdivision located within an inner swell box

V Orchestral (Enclosed; C-c4; 61)

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16 Tibia Clausa (12 pipes; ext of Tibia Clausa 8)
8 Phonon Diapason (metal; open; 61 pipes)
8 Tibia Clausa (wood; stopped; 61 pipes)
8 Stentor Gamba (metal; open; 61 pipes)
8 Celeste (metal; open; 61 pipes)
4 Octave (12 pipes; ext of Phonon Diapason 8)
4 Tibia Clausa (12 pipes; ext of Tibia Clausa 8)
2 2/3 Tibia Twelfth (ext of Tibia Clausa 8)
2 Tibia Piccolo (12 pipes; ext of Tibia Clausa 8)
1 3/5 Tibia Tierce (ext of Tibia Clausa 8)
16 Clarinet (61 pipes)
8 Tuba Horn (61 pipes)
8 Clarinet (12 pipes; ext of Clarinet 16)
8 Cor Anglais (61 pipes)
8 Orchestral Oboe (61 pipes)
8 Vox Humana (61 pipes); independent tremulant draws with Vox Humana stop knob)
8 Tuba Mirabilis (61 pipes; unenclosed)
Tremulant (affects Phonon Diapason 8; Stentor Gamba 8; Celeste 8; Clarinet 16; Orchestral Oboe 8; Cor Anglais 8; also affects Tuba Horn 8, which has its own Wurlitzer tremolo)
Variable Tremulant (affects same stops as main Tremulant, with the exception of the Tuba Horn 8
Tibia Tremulant

Pedal (C-g1; 32)

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64 Gamba (4 pipes; to GGGGG#; ext. of Gamba 16)
32 Diaphone (open; wood; 12 pipes; ext of Diaphone 16)
32 Diapason (open; metal; 12 pipes; ext of Diapason 16)
32 Gamba (open; metal; 12 pipes; ext of Gamba 16)
32 Dulciana (from Great Dulciana 32)
32 Sub Bass (stopped; wood; 12 pipes; ext of Sub Bass 16)
16 Diaphone (open; wood; 32 pipes)
16 Open Wood (open; wood; 32 pipes)
16 Diapason (open; metal; 32 pipes)
16 Great Diapason (from Great Double Open Diapason 16)
16 Swell Diapason (from Swell Double Open Diapason 16)
16 Violone (open; wood; 32 pipes)
16 Gamba (open; metal; 32 pipes)
16 Bass Viol (from Choir Bass Viol 16)
16 Dulciana (from Great Dulciana 32)
16 Sub Bass (stopped; wood; 32 pipes)
16 Tibia Clausa (from Orchestral Tibia Clausa 8)
16 Bourdon (from Swell Bourdon 16)
16 Lieblich Bourdon (from Choir Lieblich Bourdon 16)
10 2/3 Quint (open; metal; 32 pipes)
8 Open Wood (12 pipes; ext of Open Wood 16)
8 Principal (open; metal; 32 pipes)
8 Gamba (12 pipes; ext of Gamba 16)
8 Flute (open; metal; 32 pipes)
8 Bass Viol (from Choir Bass Viol 16)
8 Sub Bass (12 pipes; ext of Sub Bass 16)
8 Bourdon (from Swell Bourdon 16)
8 Lieblich Bourdon (from Choir Lieblich Bourdon 16)
4 Choral Bass (open; metal; 32 pipes)
4 Octave Flute (open; metal; 32 pipes)
4 Bass Viol (from Choir Bass Viol 16)
2 2/3 Rauschquinte II (open; metal; 64 pipes)
1 1/3 Mixture III (open; metal; 96 pipes)
64 Trombone (4 pipes; to GGGGG#; ext of Trombone 16)
32 Trombone (12 pipes; ext of Trombone 16)
32 Contra Fagotto (from Swell Contra Fagotto 32)
16 Trombone (32 pipes)
16 Bass Tuba (from Solo Bass Tuba 16)
16 Bombarde (from Swell Bombarde 16)
16 Bass Trumpet (from Great Bass Trumpet 16)
16 Fagotto (from Swell Fagotto 16)
16 Flügel Horn (from Choir Flügel Horn 16)
16 Clarinet (from Orchestral Clarinet 16)
8 Tromba (32 pipes)
8 Bass Tuba (from Solo Bass Tuba 16)
8 Bombarde (from Swell Bombarde 16)
8 Bass Trumpet (from Great Bass Trumpet 16)
8 Fagotto (from Swell Contra Fagotto 32)
8 Flügel Horn (from Choir Flügel Horn 8)
8 Clarinet (from Orchestral Clarinet 16)
4 Tromba (12 pipes; ext of Tromba 8)
4 Bass Trumpet (from Great Bass Trumpet 16)
4 Cromorne (from Choir Cromorne 8)
Pizzicato Bass (plays Open Wood 16 at 8' pitch through pizzicato relay)
Tower Chimes (32 generators)

Intra-manual couplers:

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Choir to Choir 16, 4, unison off
Swell to Swell 16, 4, unison off
Solo to Solo 16, 4, unison off
Orchestral to Orchestral 16, -8, 4, unison off

Inter-manual couplers:

Swell to Choir 16, 8, 4
Solo to Choir 8
Orchestral to Choir 8
Choir to Great 16, 8, 4
Swell to Great 16, 8, 4
Solo to Great 16, 8, 4
Orchestral to Great 16, 8, 4
Orchestral to Solo 8
Solo to Orchestral 8
Choir to Pedal 8, 4
Great to Pedal 8
Swell to Pedal 8, 4
Solo to Pedal 8, 4
Orchestral to Pedal 8, 4

Special Couplers

Pedal Tutti to Choir 8
Pedal Tutti to Swell 8
Great Tutti to Solo 8
Pedal Divide A (deactivates pedal couplers on notes 1-12 and pedal stops on notes 13-32)
Pedal Divide B (deactivates pedal couplers on notes 1-17 and pedal stops on notes 18-32)
Pedal Divide C (deactivates pedal couplers on notes 1-20 and pedal stops on notes 21-32)
Swell to Great Sforzando (activated by toe lever)
Solo to Great Sforzando (activated by toe lever)

MIDI

MIDI on Choir
MIDI on Great
MIDI on Swell
MIDI on Solo
MIDI on Orchestral (prepared for velocity-sensitive keying)
MIDI on Pedal


Combination Action

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  • Manufactured by Peterson
  • 99 memory levels
  • General pistons:
    • General 0, 1-20 (1-5 and 11-15 duplicated by toe studs; 1-3, 5-7, and 13-15 duplicated on right side of keyboards)
  • Divisional pistons (divisional pistons affect all couplers to divisions):
    • Choir 0, 1-8
    • Great 0, 1-8
    • Swell 0, 1-8
    • Solo 0, 1-8
    • Orchestral 0, 1-8
    • Pedal 0, 1-8 (duplicated on thumb pistons under Manual I)
  • Programmable piston sequencer
  • Pedal combinations on manual pistons optional

Reversibles

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*Solo to Great (toe)
*Choir to Pedal (thumb)
*Great to Pedal (thumb and toe)
*Swell to Pedal (thumb and toe)
*Solo to Pedal (thumb)
*Orchestral to Pedal (thumb)
64' Contra Trombone (toe)
64' Gamba (toe)
32' Trombone (toe)
32' Diaphone (toe)
32' Fagotto (toe)
32' Sub Bass (toe)
Cymbelstern (thumb and toe)
Manual I/II exchange (thumb) with indicator light
Full Organ (thumb and toe) with indicator light (independently settable on each memory level)

*coupler reversibles affect sub and super couplers in off mode


Mechanical accessories/
Miscellaneous

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