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Christ Church Riverdale
(Episcopal)
5030 Henry Hudson Parkway
Riverdale, The Bronx, N.Y. 10471
http://www.christchurchriverdale.org
Christ Church (Episcopal) was established in 1866 in the suburban community of Riverdale. The High Victorian Gothic stone building, erected in 1865-66, was designed by Richard M. Upjohn, son of Richard Upjohn, as an English rural parish church.
In 1967, Christ Church was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, and in 1983 the church was added to the National Register of Historic Places. |
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Foley-Baker, Inc.
Tolland, Conn. (2010)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 39 registers, 25 stops, 32 ranks
In 2010, Foley-Baker, Inc. of Tolland, Conn., completed the rebuilding of the previous Austin organ. Twenty-one new ranks of pipes were added to eleven ranks from the old organ that were retained and revoiced for the new tonal design. Foley-Baker installed new electro-pneumatic slider windchests for the Great and Swell divisions and new electro-pneumatic unit chests for the Pedal stops. The two chamber openings have new façades of speaking display pipes comprised of notes 1-17 of the Great 8' Principal (transept) and notes 1-17 of the Pedal 8' Principal (chancel). Foley-Baker also provided a new movable, two-manual drawknob console of walnut with a mahogany interior. The manual keyboards have tracker touch. Todd Wilson played the inaugural concert on Saturday, September 25, 2010, and the organ was formally dedicated the following afternoon with Bishop Roskam presiding. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, unenclosed
(3-3/4" pressure)
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16 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
2 |
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Fifteenth + |
61 |
8 |
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Principal + |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Cornet III ranks + |
178 |
8 |
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Viola + |
61 |
1 1/3 |
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Mixture III-IV ranks + |
230 |
8 |
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Bourdon + |
61 |
16 |
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Cromorne + |
73 |
8 |
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Harmonic Flute + [1-24 fr. Bdn.] |
37 |
8 |
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Cromorne (fr. 16') |
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4 |
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Octave + |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Rohrflute + |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed (4" pressure)
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16 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
2 |
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Octavin |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
1 3/5 |
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Seventeenth |
61 |
8 |
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Rohrflute (fr.
16') |
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1 |
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Plein Jeu III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Viole |
61 |
16 |
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Trumpet + (double
trebles) |
85 |
8 |
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Celeste (TC) |
49 |
8 |
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Trumpet (fr. 16') |
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4 |
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Principal |
61 |
8 |
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Hautbois + |
61 |
4 |
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Spitzflute + |
61 |
4 |
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Clarion + (double trebles) |
78 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
(5" pressure)
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Resultant |
derived |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Diapason (ext. 8') |
12 |
4 |
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Octave (fr. 8') |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon + |
44 |
16 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
16 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Cromorne |
GT |
8 |
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Principal + |
44 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
SW |
8 |
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Bourdon (fr. 16') |
— |
4 |
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Chalumeau |
GT |
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+ new pipes (2010) |
Couplers & Controls
(rocking tablets)
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great to Great 16', Unison Off, 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Swell 16', Unison Off, 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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All Pistons Next |
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Adjustable Combinations (254 memory levels)
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| Swell |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Great |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (toe) |
| General |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb & toe) |
| General |
Pistons 7-8-9-10-11-12 (thumb only) |
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"Alternate" Piston – on left key-cheek |
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General Cancel (thumb) |
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Combination Set (thumb) |
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Reversible Pistons
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Great to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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Swell to Great (thumb & toe) |
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Swell to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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Sforzando (thumb & toe) |
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Accessories
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Registration Sequencer–Next (toe) |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Registration Sequencer–Back (toe) |
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Automatic Pedal |
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Record/Playback |
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Automatic Solo |
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MIDI preparation |
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Transposer |
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Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 1621-A (1970)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 23 registers, 19 stops, 24 ranks
In 1968, Austin Organs Inc. was contracted to tonally rebuild the existing 1928 Austin organ. The Factory Specifications (May 22, 1968) show that Austin would reuse and revoice some pipework from the old organ and provide an entirely new Great division on a new exposed cantilevered chest. Austin planned to combine the old enclosed Great division with the Swell Organ, retaining the separate shades and motors. However, an Addendum to the contract (July 2, 1969) indicated a design change where the old enclosed Great would instead become the Swell I Organ, and the old enclosed Swell would become the Swell II Organ, allowing more flexibility with couplers. Austin overhauled the old console in the church but returned the combination action to the factory for rebuilding. The work was completed in 1970. Austin added two prepared-for stops, the Great 4' Nachthorn and the Swell I Sesquialtera II in 1978. In February 2007, the organ became unplayable due to a compromised and inaccessible reservoir. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, unenclosed and exposed
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8 |
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Principal + |
61 |
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Swell to Great 16' |
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8 |
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Bourdon + |
61 |
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Swell to Great 8' |
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4 |
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Octave + |
61 |
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Swell to Great 4' |
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4 |
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Nachthorn * |
61 |
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Swell I to Great ** |
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2 |
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Super Octave + |
61 |
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Swell II to Great ** |
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Mixture III ranks + |
183 |
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Great to Great 16' |
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Great Unison Off |
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Great to Great 4' |
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** Swell I to Great and Swell II to Great couplers act as unison offs for their respective ranks, permitting the organist to solo and accompany with voices under expression. The Swell to Great couplers affect both Swell I and Swell II divisions. |
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Swell I Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed (upper chest)
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8 |
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Rohrflöte (13-61 new) |
61 |
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Sesquialtera II ranks * |
122 |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
61 |
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Tremulant (fan) |
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2 |
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Blockflöte + |
61 |
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Swell II Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
(lower chest)
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8 |
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Viola + |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Viola Celeste (TC) |
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Tremulant (valve) |
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Principal + |
61 |
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Swell to Swell 16' |
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Mixture III ranks + |
183 |
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Swell Unison Off |
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Trompette + |
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Swell to Swell 4' |
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Hautbois [old Oboe, revoiced] |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Diapason (1-12 new) |
32 |
2 |
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16 |
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Bourdon (ext. SW) |
12 |
16 |
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Octave + |
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Superoctave (fr. 8') |
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Swell to Pedal 4' |
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Nachthorn |
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+ new pipes (1970) |
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* new pipes (1978) |
Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell & Pedal Stops |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Great & Pedal Stops |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Pedal Stops & Couplers |
Pistons 1-2-3 (toe) |
| General |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb, over top manual) |
| Austin Patent Canceller Bars placed over each group of stop-keys |
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Accessories
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Balanced Expression Pedal – Swell I |
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Great to Pedal Reversible (toe) |
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Balanced Expression Pedal – Swell II |
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Sforzando (toe) |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Austin Organ Company
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 1621 (1928)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 14 registers, 12 stops, 12 ranks
The first known pipe organ in Christ Church was installed in 1928 by the Austin Organ Company. Pipes were located in a chamber at the right side of the chancel. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
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Great 16' |
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8 |
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Clarabella |
73 |
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Great 8' (Unison Off) |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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Great 4' |
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4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
73 |
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Swell to Great 16' |
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Trumpet |
73 |
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Swell to Great 8' |
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Tremolo (fan) |
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Swell to Great 4' |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana * |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
73 |
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Tremolo (valve) |
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Salicional |
73 |
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Swell 16' |
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8 |
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Voix Celeste (TC) |
61 |
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Swell 8' (Unison Off) |
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4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
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Swell 4' |
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Oboe |
73 |
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* separate chest, box & tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason (ext. SW) |
12 |
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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16 |
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Bourdon (ext. SW) |
12 |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Pedal 4' |
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Adjustable Combintations
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| Swell & Pedal Stops |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Great & Pedal Stops |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Pedal Stops & Couplers |
Pistons 1-2-3 (toe) |
| General |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb, over top manual) |
| Austin Patent Canceller Bars placed over each group of stop-keys |
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Accessories
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Balanced Great Expression Pedal, with indicator |
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Balanced Swell Expression Pedal, with indicator |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal, with indicator |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Sforzando Pedal, with lamp indicator |
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One Signal Light to be used as signal from Sacristy |
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One Signal Light to be used as signal from Main Doorway |
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Sources:
Christ Church Riverdale. Factory
Specification of Austin Organ, Op. 1621 (1928) and Op. 1621-A
(1968). Courtesy Rev. Robert C. Lamborn.
Christ Church Riverdale. Factory Specification
of Foley-Baker, Inc. organ (2010). Courtesy Rev. Robert C. Lamborn.
Christ Church Riverdale website: www.christchurchriverdale.org
Dolkart, Andrew S. and Matthew A. Postal. Guide to New York City Landmarks (Third Edition). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004.
National Register of Historic
Places website: http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
Ochse, Orpha. Austin Organs. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 2001.
Illustrations:
AJWB Collection. Photos of Austin
organ, Op. 1621-A (1970).
Garcia, Marcia. Church exterior.
Lawson, Steven E. Foley-Baker
organ (2010); interior. |
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