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Proposed Broadway Temple (1929) |
Broadway Temple United Methodist Church
4111 Broadway at 173rd Street
New York, N.Y. 10033
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Austin Organ Company
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 1762 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 61 stops, 35 ranks
This organ was originally built in 1931 for the W.P. Conway Residence in Green Village, N.J. In 1952, Austin rebuilt and moved the organ to Broadway Temple Methodist Church. Charles Scharpenger, an employee of Louis F. Mohr & Co., recorded the following specifications on April 20, 1961. Pipecounts were not given, but are suggested based on similar Austin organs of that era. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Octave |
73 |
8 |
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Gross Flöte |
73 |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
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Cymbal III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
73 |
8 |
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Harmonic Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
73 |
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Chimes |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
109 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
— |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
— |
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Tremolo |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
— |
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Blank tablet |
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8 |
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Spitz Flöte |
73 |
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String I |
? |
8 |
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Spitz Flöte Celeste [TC] |
61 |
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String II |
? |
8 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
73 |
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String III |
? |
8 |
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Viole Celeste [TC] |
61 |
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String IV |
? |
8 |
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Muted Viole |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Gemshorn |
73 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Contra Dulciana [unit] |
109 |
8 |
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Vox Angelica |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
— |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
GT |
4 |
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Dolce |
— |
8 |
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Harmonic Trumpet |
GT |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
— |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
2 |
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Dulcet |
— |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
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Chimes |
GT |
8 |
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Gross Flöte |
GT |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Concert Flute |
GT |
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Harp * |
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8 |
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Flute Celeste [TC] |
61 |
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Celesta * |
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8 |
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Violoncello |
GT |
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Blank tablet |
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8 |
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Gemshorn |
GT |
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* not installed |
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Echo Organ (playable on Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Dolce [unit] |
97 |
8 |
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Unda Maris [TC] |
49 |
8 |
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Dolce |
— |
4 |
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Flute |
61 |
4 |
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Dolce |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Dolce |
— |
8 |
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Horn |
61 |
2 |
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Dolce |
— |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Cor de Nuit |
61 |
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Chimes on Choir |
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8 |
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Melodia |
61 |
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Chimes on Great |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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16 |
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Double Bass |
44 |
8 |
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Dolce Flute |
SW |
16 |
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Bourdon |
SW |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
16 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
16 |
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Trombone [ext. GT] |
12 |
8 |
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Flute [Double Bass] |
— |
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Blank tablet |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell Unison |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Great Unison |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir Unison |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Choir Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Echo Organ |
Pistons 1-2 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (toe) |
| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb, 1-6 dup. by toe) |
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Cancel (thumb) |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Choir Pedal |
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Sforzando Reversible |
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Balanced Echo Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 804 (1929)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 70 stops, 68 ranks
This organ was designed for the proposed Broadway Temple, but neither the organ nor temple were built due to the Great Depression. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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Bourdon |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
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8 |
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Principal |
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2 |
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Fifteenth |
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8 |
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Clarabella |
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Harmonics V ranks |
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8 |
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Erzahler |
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16 |
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Posaune |
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4 |
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Octave |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
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4 |
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Clarion |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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4 |
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Violina |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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2 |
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Flautino |
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8 |
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Clarabella |
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Cornet IV ranks |
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8 |
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Rohr Flute |
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Mixture V ranks |
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8 |
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Salicional |
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16 |
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Posaune |
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8 |
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Voix Celeste |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
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8 |
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Echo Viole |
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8 |
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Oboe |
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8 |
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Flauto Dolce |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
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8 |
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Flute Celeste [TC] |
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4 |
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Clarion |
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4 |
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Octave |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Flute Triangulaire |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Gamba |
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4 |
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Flauto Traverso |
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8 |
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Open Diapason |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
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8 |
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Gamba |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
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8 |
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Orchestral Flute |
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1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
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8 |
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Dulciana |
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8 |
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Clarinet |
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8 |
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Unda Maris [TC] |
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8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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4 |
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Gambette |
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Tremolo |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Stentorphone |
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8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
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8 |
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Flauto Mirabilis |
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8 |
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French Horn |
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8 |
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Gross Gamba |
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8 |
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English Horn |
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8 |
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Gamba Celeste |
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4 |
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Tuba Clarion |
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4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
68 |
8 |
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Cello [ext.] |
— |
16 |
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Open Diapason |
44 |
8 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Contra Bass |
44 |
4 |
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Flute [ext.] |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon [ext.] |
— |
32 |
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Bombarde [unit] |
68 |
16 |
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Gamba |
CH |
16 |
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Trombone [ext.] |
— |
16 |
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Echo Lieblich |
SW |
16 |
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Waldhorn |
SW |
8 |
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Octave [ext.] |
— |
8 |
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Tromba [ext.] |
— |
8 |
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Gedeckt [ext.] |
— |
4 |
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Clarion [ext.] |
— |
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Organ in Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church at 331 West 30th Street and Ninth Avenue:
William H. Davis
New York City (1890)
Mechanical action
An organ by William H. Davis was built in 1890 for the Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Aeolian-Skinner Archives web site: http://home.cfl.rr.com/aeolianskinner/
Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comp. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List (New Revised Edition). Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
Scharpeger, Charles. Specifications of Austin Organ, Op. 1762 (1931, rev.). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Illustrations:
eBay.com. Postcard (1929) of proposed Broadway Temple Methodist Church. |
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