Rudolf von Beckerath
1968

Westminster Choir College

Dayton Hall, Room 1

101 Walnut Lane
Princeton, NJ, US

3 Ranks - 142 Pipes
Instrument ID: 416 ● Builder ID: 1648 ● Location ID: 402
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: None
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  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: None
4'56
  • Position: In a Case at the Front of the Room
  • Chest Action: Slider (Details Unknown)
  • Stop Action: None
8'30
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With only one rank-per-division, the instrument has no stop action. Couplers are via hitch-downs. [Originally submitted by Steve Lawson; 2015-08-20].

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Builder: Rudolf von Beckerath
Position: Keydesk Attached
Design: Traditional Without Cover
Pedalboard Type: Concave Radiating (Details Unknown)
Features:
2 Manuals (56 Notes)30 Note Pedal3 Divisions3 StopsMechanical (Unknown) Key ActionMechanical Stop Action✓ Hitchdown Coupler(s)
Stop Layout: No Stop Controls
Expression Type: No Enclosed Divisions
Combination Action: None
Control System: Unknown or N/A

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This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location

Jim Stettner on February 15th, 2026:

Updated through online information by Kevin O'Brien [February 12, 2026]: In 1968, Westminster Choir College built three adjacent dormitories with practice rooms in the basement, most of which housed practice organs. This von Beckerath was installed in the dormitory ultimately named Princeton at its installation or shortly thereafter. In the early 2000s, it was moved down several hallways to the Dayton dormitory, Rm. 1, where it would spend the rest of its Princeton years. In 2025 as Rider University was liquidating the contents of the historic Westminster campus, this organ was procured by alumnus Kevin O'Brien for his private residence.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

Status Note: There 1998

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:

[Not listed in Pape.]

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