Organ St. Mary's Cathedral San Francisco 1971 by Fratelli Ruffatti

Ruffatti Organ
Built in 1971 by Fratelli Ruffatti in Padua, Italy
4842 pipes on 89 ranks and 69 stops

Noel Variations for Organ by Claude Balbastre

Performed by John Balka on the Ruffatti Organ at St. Mary's Cathedral San Francisco

IV Manuals / 89 Ranks / 4842 Pipes

Featured on the Reference Recordings CD - "The Great Organ at St. Mary's Cathedral" RR-98 HDCD
(used with permission) This montage features Ruffatti organs, of which the first three pictures are from St. Mary's.


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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. The technical details on the Ruffatti organ are included in this site for those who are interested in information on the pipes, ranks, and stops of the organ.

DISPOSITION

GREAT

16'Quintadena
8'Principal
8'Rohrflute
8'Gemshorn
4'Octave
4'Spitzflute
2 2/3 Quinte
2'Super Octave
IV Mixture
IV Scharff
8'Trompette
8'Trumpeta Real

SWELL

16'Bourdon
8' Geigen Principal
8' Bourdon
8' Flauto Dolce
8' Flauto Celeste
8' Viole da Gamba
8' Viole Celeste
4' Octave Geigen
4' Nachthorn
2' Flautino
VI Mixture
16' Contra Fagotto
8' Trompette
8' Oboe
4' Clairon
Tremolo

CHOIR

8' Viola Pomposa
8' Viola Celeste
8' Holzgedeckt
8' Erzaehler
8' Erzaehler Celeste
4' Principal
4' Flute a Cheminee
2 2/3 Nazard
2' Waldflute
1 3/5 Tierce
III Kleinmixture
8' Clarinetto

POSITIVE

8' Gedackt
8' Quintadena
4' Principal
4' Koppelflute
2' Octave
1 1/3 Quintflute
1' Siffloete
II Sesquialtera
IV Scharff
III Zimbel
16' Dulzian
8' Krummhorn
4' Musette
Tremolo

PEDAL

32' Contra Bourdon
16' Principal
16' Quintadena
16' Subbass
16' Bourdon
8' Octave
8' Flute
4' Choralbass
4' Nachthorn
2' Flute
III Rauschpfeife
V Mixture
32' Contra Bombarde
16'Bombarde
16'Contra Fagotto
16' Dulzian
8' Trompette
4' Clairon