Ruffatti Organ

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The organ, built by Fratelli Ruffatti of Padua, Italy, has been acclaimed as one of the finest in the world. It rises impressively from its soaring pedestal platform into a magnificent art form in its own right.

Organ Specs:

San Francisco, California
St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Cathedral

Fratelli Ruffatti   1971        4 manuals, 72 registers, 64 stops, 89 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN (II)                     SWELL ORGAN (III)
     16' Quintadena            61         16' Bourdon               73
      8' Principal             61          8' Geigen Principal      61
      8' Rohrflute             61          8' Bourdon (fr. 16')     --
      8' Gemshorn              61          8' Flauto Dolce          61
      4' Octave                61          8' Flauto Celeste (TC)   49
      4' Spitzflute            61          8' Viola da Gamba        61
  2 2/3' Quinte                61          8' Viole Céleste         61
      2' Super Octave          61          4' Oktav Geigen          61
  1 1/3' Mixture IV           244          4' Nachthorn             61
    2/3' Scharff IV           244          2' Flautino              61
      8' Trompette             61          2' Mixture VI           366
      8' Trompeta Real         61         16' Contra Fagotto (L/2)  61
           (horizontal)                    8' Trompette             61
                                           8' Oboe                  61
         CHOIR ORGAN (I)                   4' Clairon               61
      8' Viola Pomposa         61             Tremulant
      8' Viola Celeste         61
      8' Holzgedeckt           61             PEDAL ORGAN
      8' Erzähler              61         32' Contra Bourdon        dg
      8' Erzähler Celeste (TC) 49         16' Principal             dg
      4' Principal             61         16' Subbass               32
      4' Flûte à Cheminée      61         16' Bourdon (Sw.)         --
  2 2/3' Nazard                61         16' Quintadena (Gt.)      --
      2' Waldflute             61         16' Dulciana              32 *
  1 3/5' Tierce                61          8' Octave                32
    2/3' Kleinmixture III     183          8' Flute                 32
      8' Clarinetto            61          4' Choralbass            32
      8' Trompeta Real (Gt.)   --          4' Nachthorn             32
         Tremulant                         2' Flute                 32
                                       2 2/3' Rauschpfeife III      96
         POSITIV ORGAN (IV)                2' Mixture V            160
      8' Gedeckt               61         32' Contre Bombarde       32
      8' Quintedena            61         16' Bombarde              32
      4' Principal             61         16' Contra Fagotto (Sw.)  --
      4' Koppelflute           61         16' Dulzian (Pos.)        --
      2' Octave                61          8' Trompette             32
  1 1/3' Quintflute            61          4' Clairon               32
      1' Sifflöte              61
  2 2/3' Sesquialtera II (TC)  98          *  original 16' Principal
    1/2' Scharff IV           244
    1/4' Zimbel III           183
     16' Dulzian   (L/4)       61
      8' Krummhorn             61
      4' Musette   (L/4)       61
         Tremulant

         COUPLERS
         Choir to Pedal        8  4
         Great to Pedal        8  4
         Swell to Pedal        8  4
         Positiv to Pedal      8  4
         Choir to Great    16  8  4
         Swell to Great    16  8  4
         Positiv to Great  16  8  4
         Swell to Choir    16  8  4
         Positiv to Choir  16  8  4
         Positiv to Swell  16  8  4

Source: OHS Database