Original Specification

GREAT (54 mm wind pressure)				pipes
16'		Bourdon		56
8'		Prestant		56
8'		Rohrflute		56
4'		Octave		56
4'		Spitzflute		56
2'		Super Octave		56
2'		Blockflute		56
II		Sesquialtera 2-2/3'		112
IV		Mixture 1-1/3'		224
II		Cymbal 1/6'		112
8'		Trumpet		56
8'		Vox Humana		56
		Tremolo
		Swell to Great
SWELL (enclosed; 49 mm wind pressure)
8'		Viol Principal		56
8'		Gedackt		56
8'		Gemshorn Celeste	TC	44
4'		Principal		56
4'		Spillflute		56
2-2/3'		Nasard	TF	38
2'		Spitzprincipal		56
IV		Cornet	TC, mounted	176
III		Mixture 1/2'		168
16'		Dulzian		56
8'		Hautbois		56
8'		Krummhorn		56
		Tremolo
PEDAL (59 mm wind pressure)
16'		Subbass		32
8'		Prestant		32
8'		Gedeckt		32
4'		Choralbass		32
IV		Mixture 2'		128
16'		Fagotto		32
8'		Trumpet		32
4'		Rohrschalmey		32
		Tremolo
		Great to Pedal
		Swell to Pedal
Mechanical key action
Mechanical stop action
Attached console

   

Revised Specification

GREAT				pipes
16'		Bourdon	partly new	58
8'		Prestant		58
8'		Rohrflute		58
4'		Octave	partly new	58
4'		Spitzflute	rescaled	58
2'		Principal	rescaled	58
2'		Blockflute		58
1-1/3'		Larigot	new on Cymbal toeboard	58
II		Sesquialtera 2-2/3'	rescaled	116
IV		Mixture 1-1/3'	recomposed	232
8'		Trumpet	new	58
8'		Cromorne	new on Vox Humana toeboard	58
		Tremolo
		Swell to Great
SWELL (enclosed)
8'		Viol Principal		58
8'		Gedackt		58
8'		Gemshorn Celeste	TC	46
4'		Principal		58
4'		Spillflute		58
2-2/3'		Nasard	TF	40
2'		Spitzprincipal		58
IV		Cornet	TC, mounted	184
III		Scharff 2/3'	repitched	174
16'		Dulzian		58
8'		Trumpet	old Great Trumpet	58
8'		Hautbois		58
		Tremolo
PEDAL
16'		Subbass		32
8'		Prestant		32
8'		Gedeckt		32
4'		Choralbass		32
IV		Mixture 2'	recomposed	128
16'		Fagotto		32
8'		Trumpet		32
4'		Rohrschalmey		32
		Tremolo
		Great to Pedal
		Swell to Pedal
Mechanical key action
Electric stop action
Attached console

After many years of constant use, the Van Daalen organ in Schmitt Organ Recital Hall was showing its age. The mechanical action was unreliable, there was no combination action, and the tonal design of the organ did not support a broad range of literature.

As part of its work on the organ, Dobson built a completely new mechanical key action and electric stop action, enlarged the manual key compass from 56 to 58 notes, provided new pipework to expand the organ’s capabilities, completely revoiced the existing pipework, and repaired the windchests, wind system and those pipes that were retained.