Click on images to enlarge Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church 7 West 55th Street at Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10019 http://www.fapc.org Sanctuary Organ Specifications: Fifth Avenue corner West 55th Street (since 1875): ► IV/117 Austin Organs, as rev. (2003) ► IV/121 Austin Organs, Op. 2347 (1961) ► IV/70 Ernest M. Skinner, Op. 206 (1913) ► III/51 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 316 (1893) ► III/49 Geo. Jardine & Son (1875) Fifth Avenue at 19th Street (1852-1875): ► III/36 Geo. Jardine & Son (1855) See also the organs in the Chapel and Lecture Room.             The original organ for Fifth Avenue Prebyterian Church was built in 1855 by Geo. Jardine & Son of New York City. When the present church was built in 1873-75, Jardine was asked to move and rebuild the organ, adding the 32' Double Diapason which is still in use today. In 1893, a new organ of 3 manuals and 44 stops was built by John Odell of New York City. Both the Jardine and Odell organs were powered by a hydraulic motor—a steam engine pumped water to a tank above the tower's E. Howard & Co. clock, then the water flowed by gravity to a basement cistern, operating the feeders of the bellows. A gradual conversion to electric power followed. In 1913, Ernest M. Skinner of Boston was awarded the contract to build his Opus 206, a new four-manual and pedal organ for the Sanctuary plus a two-manual organ for the Lecture Room. Skinner also carved the magnificent non-speaking case which strongly resembles that of the organ in St. Bartholomew's, Armley, Leeds. Skinner altered the organ in 1945 and again in 1955. In 1961, Austin Organs, Inc. of Hartford, CT installed the present organ. Noteworthy organists at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church have included William Mason (Lowell's son), Eugene Thayer, Harold Gleason, W. Lynnwood Farnam, Robert S. Baker, Richard Bouchett, William Whitehead, and Terence Flanagan.                 Wicks Console (1996) Austin Organs, Inc. Hartford, CT – Opus 2347 (1961), as of 2003 Electro-pneumatic action 4 manuals, 135 stops, 117 pipe ranks 26 digital stops, 4 combination pipe and digital ranks                 The present Sanctuary Organ was built by Austin Organs, Inc. of Hartford, CT, in 1961 as their Opus 2347. It originally had 120 ranks, 18 of which were retained from the previous E.M. Skinner organ. The 1959 contract, totalling $132,300, called for a newly-designed Austin drawknob console with a capture combination action and imported English ivory keyboards, and modifications to the Skinner case to provide room for a choir and instrumentalists. Dr. Robert Baker, organist and choirmaster of the church from 1953-62, served as consultant. The Fifth Avenue organ was one of a "quartet" of large and important Austin organs installed in the 1960s in New York City, the others being at Brick Presbyterian, First Presbyterian and the Church of the Heavenly Rest. In 1996, a new solid-state 4-manual drawknob console was built by the Wicks Organ Company of Highland, IL, retaining the ivory keyboards from the previous Austin console. In 1998, the Austin Organ Company rebuilt and releathered the mechanisms of the instrument. Daniel L. Angerstein tonally revoiced the organ in 1999, replacing several pipe ranks and providing new digital ranks. Following is the specification as of 2003.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 16   Violone 61 2   Fifteenth 61 16   Bourdon digital  2   Waldflöte 61 8   Diapason 61     Fourniture V ranks 305 8   Spitz Principal 61     Klein Mixtur III ranks 183 8   Gemshorn 61     Scharf III ranks 183 8   Bourdon 61   Sesquialtera II ranks 122 4   Octave 61 16   Double Trumpet 61 4   Spitzflöte 61 8   Trumpet 61 4   Lieblichflöte 61 4   Clarion 61 2 2/3   Twelfth 61     Tremulant               Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Lieblich Gedeckt * 61 4   Voix Angelique II ranks * 122 16   Contra Dulciana * 61  2   Flageolet 61 8   Geigen Principal 61     Plein Jeu V ranks 305 8   Hohlflöte 61     Cymbale III ranks 183 8   Gedeckt 61 16   Petite Trompette [ext.] 12 8   Viole de Gambe 61 8   Trompette 61 8   Voix Celeste 61 8   Cornopean 61 8   Erzähler 61 8   Oboe 61 8   Erzähler Celeste [GG] 54  8   Vox Humana 61 8   Dulciana II ranks 122   Vox Humana Tremulant 8   Unda Maris [TC] 49 4   Clarion  61 4   Geigen Octave 61   Tremulant   4   Rohrflöte 61                   Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Quintaton digital 1 3/5   Tierce 61 8   Viola 61  1 1/3   Larigot 61 8   Viola Celeste 61   Mixture III ranks 183 8   Rohrgedeckt 61 16   Bass Clarinet 61 8   Flûte conique 61 8   Trumpet digital 8   Flûte celeste [GG] 54 8   Clarinet [ext.] 12 4   Principal 61 4   Rohrschalmei 61 4   Nachthorn 61     Celesta digital 2 2/3   Nazard 61   Tremulant  2   Spindle Flute 61                     Positive Organ (floating) – 61 notes 8   Spitzflöte 61 1   Sifflöte 61 8   Nason Flute 61     Mixture IV ranks 244 4   Prinzipal 61     Zymbel III ranks 183 4   Koppelflöte 61 8   Krummhorn  61 2   Oktav 61     Tremulant 1 1/3   Quint 61                     Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Flûte harmonique digital 8   French Horn 61 8   Cello 61 8   Flügel Horn 61 8   Cello Celeste 61 8   English Horn 61 4   Orchestral Flute 61 4   Clarion 61     Harmonics VII ranks 427     Chimes digital 16   Contre Bombarde * 61     Cymbelstern digital 16   Basset Horn digital     Tremulant 8   Bombarde 61                     Tuba Organ (floating) – 61 notes [25" wind pressure] 16   Tuba Magna [TC] — 4   Tuba Magna [ext.] 12 8   Tuba Magna 61                     Pedal Organ – 32 notes 32   Double Diapason [ext.] 12 4   Choral Bass 32 32   Contra Gamba [ext.] 12 4   Blockflöte [ext.] 12 32   Contre Bourdon [ext.] 12 4   Lieblichflöte SW 16   Diapason 32  2   Blockflöte [ext.] 12 16   Principal 32   Mixture IV ranks 128 16   Gamba * 32 32   Grand Cornet VII rks [derived] 44 16   Violone GT 32   Contre Bombarde [ext.] 12 16   Subbass 32 16   Posaune 32 16   Bourdon GT 16   Bombarde * SO   16   Lieblich Gedeckt SW 16   Double Trumpet GT 16   Dulciana * SW 16   Petite Trompette SW 16   Quintaton * CH 16   Clarinet CH 10 2/3   Gross Quint 32 8   Posaune [ext.] 12 8   Octave 32 8   Trumpet GT 8   Spitz Flöte 32 4   Posaune [ext.] 12 8   Bourdon 32 4   Clarion GT 8   Gedeckt SW 4   Krummhorn POS 5 1/3   Quint [ext.] 12     Chimes SO                 Antiphonal Organ (floating) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Diapason digital 4   Octave digital 8   Melodia digital 2   Zauberflöte digital 8   Muted Viole digital 8   Corno di Amore digital 8   Viole Celeste digital 8   Vox Humana digital 8   Flute Celeste II ranks digital     Tremulant digital             Antiphonal Pedal Organ (floating) – 32 notes, enclosed 32   Sanftbass digital 8   Open Bass digital 16   Violone digital 8   Still Gedeckt digital 16   Rohrgedeckt digital 16   Fagotto digital 16   Flûte conique digital             *   combination digital and pipe ranks             Austin Organs, Inc. Hartford, CT – Opus 2347 (1961) Electro-pneumatic action 4 manuals, 118 stops, 121 ranks Following is the specification as designed by Austin in 1961.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes   First Chorus:   Second Chorus: 16   Violone 61 8   Spitzprinzipal 61 8   Diapason 61 8   Gemshorn 61 8   Bourdon 61 8   Spitzflöte 61 4   Octave 61 4   Quintaton 61 2 2/3   Twelfth 61 2   Waldflöte 61 2   Fifteenth 61   Klein Mixtur III ranks 183   Fourniture V ranks 305 16   Double Trumpet 61   Scharf III ranks 183 8   Trumpet 61   Sesquialtera II ranks 122 4   Clarion 61                 Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Lieblich Gedeckt 68 4   Rohrflöte 68 16   Contra Dulciana 68 4   Dulcet 68 8   Geigenprinzipal 68 2   Flageolet 61 8   Hohlflöte 68     Plein Jeu V ranks 305 8   Gedeckt [ext.] 12   Cymbale III ranks 183 8   Viole de Gambe 68 16   Contra Fagotto 68 8   Voix Celeste 68 8   Trompette 68 8   Erzähler 68 8   Fagotto [ext.] 12 8   Erzähler Celeste [GG] 61  8   Oboe 68 8   Dulciana 68 4   Clairon 68 8   Unda Maris [TC] 56 8   Vox Humana 61 4   Geigenoctav 68   Tremulant                   Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Quintaton 68 2   Spindelflöte 61 8   Rohrgedeckt 68 1 3/5   Tierce 61 8   Viola 68  1 1/3   Larigot 61 8   Viola Celeste 68   Mixture III ranks 183 8   Flute Conique 68 16   Bass Clarinet [ext.] 12 8   Flute Celeste [GG] 61 8   Trumpet 68 4   Principal 68 8   Clarinet 68 4   Nachthorn 68 4   Rohrschalmei 68 2 2/3   Nazard 61   Tremulant                  Positiv Organ (floating) – 61 notes 8   Nason Flute 61 1   Sifflöte 61 8   Spitzflöte 61     Mixture IV ranks 244 4   Prinzipal 61     Zymbel III ranks 183 4   Koppelflöte 61 8   Krummhorn  61 2   Oktav 61     Tremulant 1 1/3   Quint 61     Celesta 49 bars                 Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Concert Flute 68 8   Flügel Horn 68 8   Violincello 68 16   Contra Bombarde 68 8   Cello Celeste 68 8   Bombarde 68 4   Harmonic Flute 68 4   Clairon 68     Grand Chorus VII ranks 427   Tremulant 8   English Horn 68     Chimes 25 tubes 8   French Horn 68   Cymbelstern 4 bells               Tuba Organ (floating) – 61 notes [25" wind pressure] 16   Tuba Magna [TC] — 4   Tuba Magna [ext.] 12 8   Tuba Magna 61                         Pedal Organ – 32 notes 32   Double Open Diapason 32 4   Choral Bass 32 32   Contre Bourdon 32 4   Blockflöte [ext.] 32 32   Contra Gamba 12 4   Lieblichflöte SW 16   Open Diapason [ext.] 12 2   Blockflöte [ext.] 12 16   Principal 32 16   Grand Cornet VII [derived] 64 16   Bourdon 32 16   Mixture IV ranks 128 16   Violone 32 32   Contre Bombarde 32 16   Gamba [ext.] 12 16   Posaune 32 16   Quintaton CH 16   Bombarde SO 16   Lieblich Gedeckt SW 16   Double Trumpet GT 16   Dulciana SW 16   Fagotto SW 10 2/3   Gross Quint 32 16   Clarinet Ch2 8   Octave 32 8   Posaune [ext.] 12 8   Spitzflöte 32 8   Trumpet GT 8   Bourdon [ext.] 12 4   Posaune [ext.] 12 8   Quintaton CH 4   Clarion SO 8   Gedeckt SW 4   Krummhorn PO 5 1/3   Quint [ext.] 12   Chimes SO                 Skinner Organ Case (1913) Ernest M. Skinner Organ Company Boston, MA – Opus 206 (1913) Electro-pneumatic action 4 manuals, 87 stops, 70 ranks In 1913, a new organ was built by Ernest Skinner, who also carved the present organ case. The choir loft built into the case was at this time much smaller, housing only a quartet of singers used to lead the congregation.                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 16   Diapason [ext. PED] 61 8   Erzahler 61 8   Bourdon 61 4   Octave 61 8   First Diapason 61 4   Flute 61 8   Second Diapason 61 8   Fifteenth 61 8   Third Diapason 61   Mixture III ranks 183 8   Philomela PED 16   Ophicleide * 61 8   Clarabella 61 8   Tromba * 61 8   Waldflöte 61 4   Clarion * 61 8   Viol d'Amour 61     * enclosed in Choir               Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon 73 4   Violin 73 16   Dulciana 73 4   Flute 73 8   First Diapason 73 2   Flautino 61 8   Second Diapason 73   Dolce Cornet III ranks 183 8   Claribel Flute 73   Mixture 183 8   Gedackt 73 16   Contra Posaune 73 8   Salicional 73 8   Cornopean 73 8   Voix Celestes 73 8   French Trumpet 73 8   Spitzfloete 73 8   Oboe 73 8   Aeoline 73 8   Vox Humana 73 8   Unda Maris [TC] 61 4   Clarion 73 4   Octave 73   Tremolo               Choir Organ (Manual I) - 61 notes, enclosed 16   Gamba 73 2   Piccolo 61 8   Diapason