The Odell Organ

Built in 1886 by the J.H. and C.S. Odell Company in Yonkers, New York, the Cathedral's organ is the only such instrument surviving in its original condition on the West Coast. It is one of only four instruments of its kind in the United States. Since it is a tracker organ, the organ operates mechanically without the aid of electricity (with the exception of the blower). Originally, air volume was provided by hand crank, but an electric blower was installed in 1926. It has two manuals (Great and Swell), pedals and a total of twenty-seven ranks (thirteen on the Great, eleven on the Swell and three on the Pedals), bringing the total number of pipes to 1,521 (ranging in size from a pencil to 16-feet long).

The organ was dismantled and removed from the Cathedral for cleaning and full restoration to its original condition by Mr. Edward Millington Stout, as well as being fitted with a more efficient blower. Upon completion of the Cathedral's renovation, the organ was reinstalled in the choir loft in 1991.