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Our Lady of Grace Church
(Roman Catholic)
3985 Bronxwood Avenue at 225th Street
The Bronx, New York 10466
http://www.olgbronx.com/
Our Lady of Grace Church was organized by Father Victor Bassi in May 1924 to serve Italian Catholics in the area. For the first year, Father Bassi held Masses in two rented stores on White Plains Road near 227th Street until the first church building was dedicated on October 11, 1925. In the 1960s Monsignor Bonaventure Fillitti made plans to erect a new church but he died before his dream could be fulfilled. The present church, completed by Monsignor John Rettagliata, was dedicated by Cardinal Cooke on May 26, 1968. |
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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 868-A (1952); rev. (1990s)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 32 registers, 27 stops, 35 ranks
The 1952 Aeolian-Skinner organ, acquired by the church in 1981, was revised and enlarged sometime in the late 1990s. In the Swell division, the Aeoline was replaced by the Choir Sesquialtera, and a Vox Humana was added, using the Swell Tremolo knob. In the Choir, an Unda Maris took the place of the removed Sesquialtera, and the lowest rank of the III-rank Plein Jeu was used as a 2' Principal, using the Choir Tremolo knob. The Swell and Choir Tremolos are now activated by square red buttons that replaced the manual to pedal reversible pistons for those divisions. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Quintaton |
61 |
8 |
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Erzähler |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Flute Harmonique |
61 |
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Mixture IV ranks |
244 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
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Sesquialtera II ranks (fr.
CH) |
122 |
8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Rohrflote |
73 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Flugel Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana * |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Triangulaire |
73 |
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Tremolo [rep. Sw/Ped rev. piston] |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
2 |
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Principal ** |
— |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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Plein Jeu III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Unda Maris * |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
4 |
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Prestant * |
73 |
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Tremolo [rep. Ch/Ped rev. piston] |
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4 |
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Flute |
73 |
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** from Plein Jeu; now disconnected |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Contre Basse |
32 |
8 |
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Gedeckt (fr. Bourdon) |
12 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
32 |
8 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Echo Lieblich |
SW |
16 |
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Posaune |
32 |
8 |
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Octave (fr. Contre Basse) |
12 |
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* stops added late 1990s |
Couplers
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) |
Ped. to Man. Combs. On/Off |
| Great |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
Ped. to Man. Combs. On/Off |
| Choir |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
Ped. to Man. Combs. On/Off |
| Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (toe) |
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| General |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
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Reversibles
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Swell Tremolo (red button under manual) |
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Great to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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Choir Tremolo (red button under manual) |
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Sforzando (thumb & toe) |
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Expression Pedals
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Balanced Choir Expression Pedal |
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Balanced Swell Expression Pedal |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 868-A (1952)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 30 registers, 26 stops, 34 ranks
This organ was originally built in 1931 by the Skinner Organ Company for St. George Episcopal Church in Schenectady, N.Y. In 1952, the organ was revised by the Aeolian-Skinner Company as Opus 868-A.
In 1981, the organ became available and was acquired through the efforts of Thomas M. Fierro, Director of Music at Our Lady of Grace Church. Mr. Fierro and members of the church moved the organ.
The organ was altered and enlarged in the late 1990s. See the above entry for revised specifications. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Quintaton |
61 |
8 |
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Erzähler |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Flute Harmonique |
61 |
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Mixture IV ranks |
244 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Triangulaire |
73 |
8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Rohrflote |
73 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Flugel Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
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Sesquialtera II ranks |
122 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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Plein Jeu III ranks |
183 |
4 |
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Principal |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
4 |
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Flute |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Contre Basse |
32 |
8 |
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Gedeckt (fr. Bourdon) |
12 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
32 |
8 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Echo Lieblich |
SW |
16 |
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Posaune |
32 |
8 |
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Octave (fr. Contre Basse) |
12 |
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Couplers
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) |
Ped. to Man. Combs. On/Off |
| Great |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
Ped. to Man. Combs. On/Off |
| Choir |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
Ped. to Man. Combs. On/Off |
| Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (toe) |
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| General |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
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Reversibles
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Swell to Pedal (thumb) |
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Choir to Pedal (thumb) |
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Great to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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Sforzando (thumb & toe) |
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Expression Pedals
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Balanced Choir Expression Pedal |
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Balanced Swell Expression Pedal |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Sources:
Aeolian-Skinner Archives website: http://aeolianskinner.organsociety.org/Specs/Op00868a.html
Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps.. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
Shelley, Thomas J. The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York 1808-2008. Strasbourg: Éditions du Signe, 2007.
Illustrations:
Fierro, Thomas M. Interior; console of Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 868-A (1952).
LaRosa, Mark. Console, stopknobs and couplers of Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 868-A (1952).
Shelley, Thomas J. The Bicentennial History of the Archdiocese of New York 1808-2008. Exterior. |
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