Church of St. Alban the Martyr
(Episcopal)

116-42 Farmers Boulevard at Turin Drive
Saint Albans (Queens), N.Y. 11412

Organ Specifications:
• II/7 Schlicker Organ Co., Op. 8302 (1974)
► II/6 Henry Pilcher's Sons, Op. 1535 (1931)
• Unknown Builder
         
Schlicker Organ Company
Buffalo, N.Y. – Opus 8302 (1974)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 7 ranks


A new organ built by the Schlicker Organ Company of Buffalo, N.Y., was installed in 1974. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
         
Henry Pilcher's Sons
Louisville, Ky. – Opus 1535 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 15 stops, 6 ranks


In 1931, the church commissioned Henry Pilcher's Sons of Louisville, Ky., to build a new two-manual organ at a cost of $3,155, including a $500 allowance for the old organ. The new organ was completed in April 1931.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Open Diapason
73
8
   Aeoline
SW
8
   Melodia
73
4
   Hohl Flute [from Melodia]
—

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon [unit]
97
2 2/3
  Quint [from Bdn.]
—
8
  Violin Diapason
73
2
   Piccolo [from Bdn.]
—
8
   Aeoline
73
8
   Oboe
73
8
   Gedeckt [from Bdn.]
—
  Tremolo  
4
  Orchestral Flute [from Bdn.]
—
 
 
 
     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Bourdon [ext. GT Melodia]
12
8
   Flute
SW
16
   Lieblich Gedeckt
SW
   
               
Couplers
    Great to Pedal 8, 4   Great to Great 16, 4
    Swell to Pedal 8, 4   Great Separation
    Swell to Great 16', 4', 4'   Swell to Swell 16, 4, Unison Off
               
Adjustable Combinations
   
Great Organ Pistons 1-2-3
Swell Organ Pistons 1-2-3
Pedal Organ Pistons 1-2
               
Pedal Movements
    General Expression Pedal   Great to Pedal Reversible
    Crescendo Pedal    
           
Sources:
     Organ Historical Society Archives (Princeton, N.J.). Specification of Henry Pilcher's Sons organ, Op. 1535 (1931) from Pilcher Specification Book No. 7, pp. 56-57.  Courtesy Bynum Petty, Archivist.

Illustration:
     Episcopal Diocese of Long Island web site: www.dioceselongisland.org. Exterior.