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The Lakewood Memorial Chapel
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ernest M. Skinner & Son, Op. 516, 1938
Restorative repairs by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, 2009

GREAT
8' Gedackt
61 pipes
8' Flauto Dolce
61 pipes
8' Flute Celeste
TC
49 pipes
4' Violina 61 pipes
Swell to Great 16'
Swell to Great 8'
Swell to Great 4'
  
SWELL
8' Gedackt
— pipes
8' Flauto Dolce
— pipes
8' Flute Celeste
— pipes
4' Violina
— pipes
8' Vox Humana
TC; in a box
49 pipes
Swell 16'
Swell 4'
Tremolo
  
PEDAL
16' Bourdon
ext. of Gedackt
12 pipes
8' Gedackt
— pipes
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal

Installed in a small alcove to the right of the chancel in a simple case with general swell expression, this instrument speaks clearly throughout the Chapel, thanks to the very reverberant acoustic. The specification is surprisingly versatile; a robust chorus can be assembled from the Gedackt, the bright Violina (stamped “Gems” on the pipes), and the couplers. Of course, softer effects are possible with various combinations of the Flauto Dolce, Flute Celeste, Gedackt, Vox Humana and couplers.

In 1978, Jan Van Daalen replaced the Skinner main windchest and key action with a new windchest employing Kimber-Allen vertical pallet magnets operated by a Solid State Logic diode coupling system. All of the pipework was retained on its original toeboards, which were placed on top of the new windchest. The original windchests for the 16' octave of the Bourdon were retained.

Our work consisted of cleaning and re-regulating the pipes, putting all of the existing mechanism in working order, and refinishing the façade pipes.

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