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Ypsilanti, USA (Michigan) - Eastern Michigan University, Pease Auditorium, Frederick Alexander Memorial Organ
Municipal: Ypsilanti
Region:Washtenaw County
Address: 494 College Place, 48197, Ypsilanti, MI
Website: https://www.emich.edu/
Description nr.: 2071142.
Built by: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company (1960) - opus 1348
Technical data
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Principal 16', Principal 8', Flute 8', Spitzflöte 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Octave 2', Cornet 5 rangs (from f°), Mixtur Major 4 ranks, Mixtur Minor 3-4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Quintaden 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Octave 2', Waldflöte 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialter 2 ranks (from c°), Mixture 3-4 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks, Cromorne 8' - 1976, Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Stopped Flute 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Flûte Céleste 8', Principal 4', Blockflöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Nachthorn 2', Mixture 5-6 ranks, Bombarde 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Oboe 8', Clairon Harmonique 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 32', Principal 16', Subbass 16', Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8', Flute 8', Bourdon 8' - from Swell, Octave 4', Chimney Flute 4', Bourdon 4' - from Swell, Koppelflöte 2', Rauschpfeife 2 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Bassoon 8', Clarion 4'.
Ypsilanti, USA (Michigan) - Eastern Michigan University, Pease Auditorium, Frederick Alexander Memorial Organ
Municipal: Ypsilanti
Region:Washtenaw County
Address: 494 College Place, 48197, Ypsilanti, MI
Website: https://www.emich.edu/
Description nr.: 2071142.
Built by: Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company (1960) - opus 1348
| Year | Builder | Opus | Activity | 1960 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | 1348 | new organ | 1976 | Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company | maintenance/reparations |
- Pease Auditorium is part of the Eastern Michigan University (formerly Michigan State Normal College) campus in Ypsilanti. The building was erected in 1914. In 1960 Aeolian-Skinner built an organ for the main hall. The organ is dedicated to the memory of Frederick Alexander, head of the music department from 1909 to 1941. On January 15, 1961, the organ was inaugurated with a concert by Russell L. Gee, a former student of Alexander.
- In 1976 the Cromorne of the Positiv Organ was renewed. In 1993 the instrument was disassembled and stored in connection with a renovation of the auditorium. It was hereafter replaced in its original concept.
Technical data
| Number of stops per division | |
| - Great Organ | 12 |
| - Positiv Organ | 13 |
| - Swell Organ | 17 |
| - Pedal Organ | 17 (14) |
| Total number of stops | 59 (56) |
| Key action | Electrical |
| Stop action | Electrical |
Specification
Great Organ (C-c''''): Principal 16', Principal 8', Flute 8', Spitzflöte 8', Octave 4', Flute 4', Octave 2', Cornet 5 rangs (from f°), Mixtur Major 4 ranks, Mixtur Minor 3-4 ranks, Trumpet 8', Clarion 4'.
Positiv Organ (C-c''''): Quintaden 16', Principal 8', Gedackt 8', Gemshorn 8', Octave 4', Rohrflöte 4', Octave 2', Waldflöte 2', Larigot 1 1/3', Sesquialter 2 ranks (from c°), Mixture 3-4 ranks, Scharf 3 ranks, Cromorne 8' - 1976, Tremolo.
Swell Organ (C-c''''): Bourdon 16', Geigen Diapason 8', Flûte Harmonique 8', Stopped Flute 8', Gambe 8', Voix Céleste 8', Flauto Dolce 8', Flûte Céleste 8', Principal 4', Blockflöte 4', Nasat 2 2/3', Nachthorn 2', Mixture 5-6 ranks, Bombarde 16', Trompette Harmonique 8', Oboe 8', Clairon Harmonique 4', Tremolo.
Pedal Organ (C-g'): Bourdon 32', Principal 16', Subbass 16', Bourdon 16' - from Swell, Octave 8', Flute 8', Bourdon 8' - from Swell, Octave 4', Chimney Flute 4', Bourdon 4' - from Swell, Koppelflöte 2', Rauschpfeife 2 ranks, Mixture 5 ranks, Trombone 16', Trumpet 8', Bassoon 8', Clarion 4'.
| Literature |
Pipe Organs of Ann Arbor : Including Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan Carillons / James O. Wilkes. - Revised Fourth Edition. - Ann Arbor, Michigan : James Oscroft Wilkes, 1995. |