92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, N.Y. 10128
http://www.92y.org/
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1930 photo showing Robert-Morton console |
Robert-Morton Organ Co.
Van Nuys, Calif. (1924); installed (1930)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 11 ranks
This organ was originally built in 1924 for the Flushing Theatre, Flushing, N.Y.
In 1930, the organ was moved to the Theresa L Kaufmann Concert Hall of the new
92nd Street YMHA, where it remained until the 1950s. The following specification
was reconstructed by Dave Kopp. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Tuba |
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8 |
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Violin |
16 |
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Diaphone |
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8 |
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Violin Celeste |
16 |
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Bourdon |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Tuba |
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Tympani |
8 |
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Oboe Horn |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Diapason |
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Crash Cymbal |
8 |
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Tibia |
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8 |
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Flute |
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Pedal 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Quintadena |
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Chimes |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Violin (TC) |
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Harp |
16 |
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Violin Celeste (TC) |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Tuba |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Oboe Horn |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Diapason |
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Wood Drum |
8 |
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Tibia |
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Tom Tom |
8 |
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Flute |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Quintadena |
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Castanets |
8 |
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Krumet |
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Chinese Gong |
8 |
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Violin |
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16 |
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Accompaniment |
8 |
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Violin Celeste |
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4 |
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Accompaniment |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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8 |
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Great to Accomp. |
4 |
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Tuba |
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8 |
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Solo to Accomp. |
4 |
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Diapason |
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4 |
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Tibia |
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Accomp. 2nd Touch |
4 |
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Flute |
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8 |
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Tuba |
4 |
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Violin |
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8 |
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Diapason |
4 |
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Violin Celeste |
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8 |
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Tibia |
2 2/3 |
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Flute |
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4 |
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Tibia |
2 |
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Piccolo (Flute) |
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Chimes |
2 |
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Piccolo (Violin) |
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Triangle |
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Bird |
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Great (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Tuba Profunda |
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4 |
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Tibia |
16 |
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Oboe Horn (TC) |
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4 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Diaphone |
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4 |
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Violin |
16 |
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Tibia (TC) |
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4 |
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Violin Celeste |
16 |
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Bourdon |
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4 |
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Vox Humana |
16 |
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Contra Viol (TC) |
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2 2/3 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Contra Viol Celeste (TC) |
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4 |
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Piccolo (Flute) |
16 |
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Vox Humana (TC) |
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4 |
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Fifteenth (Violin) |
8 |
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Tuba |
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1 3/5 |
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Flute |
8 |
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Oboe Horn |
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Harp |
8 |
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Diapason |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Tibia |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Flute |
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Orchestral Bells |
8 |
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Quintadena |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Violin |
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Chimes |
8 |
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Violin Celeste |
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4 |
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Great |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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8 |
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Krumet |
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Great 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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16 |
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Tuba |
4 |
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Tuba |
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16 |
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Oboe Horn |
4 |
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Oboe Horn |
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16 |
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Diaphone |
4 |
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Diapason |
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16 |
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Tibia |
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Solo (Manual III) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Tuba |
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Harp |
8 |
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Oboe Horn |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Diapason |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Tibia |
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Orchestral Bells |
8 |
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Flute |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Quintadena |
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Chimes |
8 |
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Violin |
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16 |
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Solo |
8 |
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Violin Celeste |
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4 |
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Solo |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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16 |
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Great |
8 |
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Krumet |
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8 |
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Great |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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4 |
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Great |
4 |
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Tibia |
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Tremolos
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Right |
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Left |
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Vox Humana |
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Tuba |
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Tibia |
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Sources:
Junchen, David. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 2. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1989.
Kopp, David. Reconstructed stoplist of Robert-Morton organ.
92nd Street Y website: http://www.92y.org/
Illustrations:
92nd Street Y Archives. Kaufmann Concert Hall, 1930. Courtesy James Lewis. |
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