Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company Studio

4 East 53rd Street at Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10022


Organ Specifications:
4 East 53rd Street at Fifth Avenue – 5th Floor (1941-?)
II/4 Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc., Op. 4000 (1941)
677 Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street (1932-1941)
II/7 Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc., Op. 887-X2 (c.1932)
             
Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Boston, Mass. – Opus 4000 (1941)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 20 registers, 4 stops, 4 ranks, 268 pipes


In 1946, this organ was relocated to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lemoyne, Penn. as Op. 4000-A.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Diapason
4
  Viola
8
  Viola (1-12 fr. Gedeckt)
2 2/3
  Nazard (fr. Viola)
8
  Gedeckt
2
  Fifteenth (fr. Viola) *
4
  Octave *
   
* top octave repeats
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Gedeckt
2 2/3
  Nazard (fr. Gedeckt)
8
  Viola
2
  Piccolo (fr. Gedeckt) *
4
  Flute
8
  Oboe
61
4
  Viola
    Tremolo  
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Bourdon
4
  Viola
8
  Diapason
4
  Flute
8
  Flute
8
  Oboe
               
Stop Analysis
     
Pipes
16
  Bourdon/Gedeckt
85
8
  Diapason
61
4
  Viola
61
8
  Oboe
    61
   
Total
268
             
Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co., Inc.
Boston, Mass. – Opus 887-X2 (c.1932)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 28 registers, 5 stops, 7 ranks, 427 pipes


The Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company built two identical organs for its studios: one for the studio in Dorchester, Mass., and another for the New York City studio. In 1938, the New York organ was relocated to the residence of William F. Raskob in Wilmington, Del., where it was added to and became the Choir division of a three-manual Aeolian organ, Op. 1722 (1928).
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Voix Celeste II ranks
110
1 3/5
  Tierce (fr. Chim. Fl.)
8
  Flute Celeste II ranks
110
8
  French Horn
61
8
  Chimney Flute
85
8
  Vox Humana (TC)
49
4
  Flute (fr. Chim. Fl.)
    Tremolo  
2 2/3
  Nazard (fr. Chim. Fl.)
    Harp  
2
  Piccolo (fr. Chim. Fl.)
    Vibra Harp  

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed (duplexed with Great)
8
  Voix Celeste II ranks
1 3/5
  Tierce
8
  Flute Celeste II ranks
8
  French Horn
8
  Chimney Flute
8
  Vox Humana
4
  Flute
  Tremolo  
2 2/3
  Nazard
    Harp  
2
  Piccolo
    Vibra Harp  

     

     
Solo Organ (drawn by player only) – 48 notes
8
  Voix Celeste II ranks
8
  French Horn
8
  Flute Celeste II ranks
8
  Vox Humana (37 notes)
8
  Chimney Flute
       
               
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Bourdon (ext. Chim. Fl.)
12
8
  Chimney Flute
8
  Voix Celeste II ranks
8
  French Horn
8
  Flute Celeste II ranks
     
             
Sources:
     Aeolian-Skinner Archives web site: http://aeolianskinner.organsociety.org/
     "Floor is Leased to Organ Concern," The New York Times (Feb. 24, 1941).
     Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.