The Church on the Hill
(Reformed Church in America)
167-07 35th Avenue
Flushing (Queens), N.Y. 11358
http://churchonthehill.org
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Allen Organ Company
Macugnie, Penn. (1993)
Electronic tonal generation
4 manuals, 50 digital stops
In 1993 the congregation replaced their 61-year-old
pipe organ with a four-manual electronic instrument
built by the Allen Organ Company.
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Henry Pilcher's Sons
Louisville, Ky. – Opus 1558 (1932)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 18 registers, stops, 9 ranks
The original organ in the church was built by Henry Pilcher's Sons of Louisville, Ky. This organ had electro-pneumatic action, was fully enclosed, and cost $5,500. Pilcher completed the organ in March 1932, and it was dedicated on April 27, 1932, in a recital presented by Wm. E. Pilcher, Jr. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe Horn |
SW |
8 |
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Clarabella (wood & metal) |
85 |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Flute (fr. Clarabella) |
— |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon (wood & metal) |
97 |
2 |
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Flautina (fr. Bdn) |
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8 |
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String Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Flute (fr. Bdn) |
— |
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Chimes |
GT |
4 |
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Orchestral Flute (fr. Bdn) |
— |
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Tremolo |
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2 2/3 |
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Quint (fr. Bdn) |
— |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Subbass (wood) |
32 |
8 |
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Dolce Flute |
SW |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
8 |
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String Bass |
SW |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great to Great 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Great Separation |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 |
| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2 |
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Pedal Movements
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Great Expression Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Swell Expression Pedal |
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Great to Pedal (reversible) |
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Sources:
The American Organist (Vol. 15-6, 1932). Stoplist of Henry Pilcher's Sons organ, Op. 1558 (1932). Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
The Church on the Hill web site: http://churchonthehill.org
Organ Historical Society Archives (Princeton, N.J.). Specification of Henry Pilcher's Sons organ, Op. 1558 (1932). From Pilcher Specification Book No. 7, p. 78. Courtesy Bynum Petty, Archivist..
Illustrations:
The Church on the Hill web site. Exterior; console of Allen Organ Co. instrument. |
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