Neapolitan Organ

18th-Century Neapolitan Organ (Augustinus Vicedomini, 1746)
Sage Chapel

This original 18th-century Italian organ was purchased by Cornell in 2000 from the collection of musicologist, conductor and keyboard player Alan Curtis. Restoration work had been carried out by the Italian firm of Formentelli prior to the instrument coming to the U.S., and further restoration was done at Cornell in two phases, by Greg Harrold (Los Angeles) and by Munetaka Yokota (GOArt). The instrument has a very lively character, and with its meantone temperament, and highly vocal quality, is a fine vehicle for keyboard music from the 16th to 18th centuries.

Specification:
Manual (C-c3; short octave)

1. Principale
2. Ottava
3. Quindecima
4. Decimanona
5. Vigesimaseconda
6. Voce Umana (from c2)
7. Flauto in Ottava

Ussignoli
Tiratutti

Bellows operated either manually or by electric motor

Pitch: A=427
Temperament: Quarter comma meantone