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Calvary Baptist Church
123 West 57th Street
New York, N.Y. 10019
http://www.cbcnyc.org
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| 50 West 23rd Street (1854-1883) |
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Calvary Baptist Church was organized in 1847 as the Hope Chapel Baptist Church. Its original members had left the Stanton Street Baptist Church when its pastor, the Rev. David Bellamy, resigned. The new congregation, with Mr. Bellamy as preacher, held services in the Coliseum, a public hall at 450 Broadway near Grand Street, until Hope Chapel was built at 718 Broadway. Under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur, who became pastor in 1852, the members were persuaded to remove the church to a site farther uptown. A new brownstone church was erected in 1854 at 50 West 23rd Street, near Madison Square, and the society was renamed Calvary Baptist Church. There was great opposition to the move because the members thought it was too far away. Some of them rode to church on horseback and hitched their horses to the trees.
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West 57th Street (1883-1930) |
By the 1880s, the area along 23rd Street near Madison Square Park had become crowded with commerce and amusements, and the congregation needed larger accomodations. Property was purchased on West 57th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, and a new church was designed in 1883 by John Rochester Thomas. The Gothic sanctuary was constructed of red sandstone and featured three towers, one of which had a very tall steeple, and a facade with five porches along its generous 160-foot street frontage. Inside, a 100-by-100-foot auditorium had amphitheatrical-style seating in curved rows on a steeply sloped floor, with additional seating in a shallow gallery that encircled the room on three sides and a portion of the fourth. The deep-toned decor was countered by natural light from the south-facing rose window, and from an opening in the west wall and clerestory windows above. The new sanctuary was opened on December 23, 1883.
Plans were filed in 1929 for what is arguably the most notable "Skyscraper Church" in the city. Located on the same site as the 1883 Gothic edifice, the present 16-story facility opened in 1931. It includes space for the church and a Christian bookstore on the lower floors, a parsonage on the 14th floor, and an apartment hotel occupying the remainder. Designed by Jardine, Hill & Murdock, the building was developed by Vincent J. Slattery and Morris H. Rothschild, who also created similar buildings for the Church of the Strangers and the Second Presbyterian Church. |
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Wicks Organ Company
Highland, Ill. – Opus 6398 (2002)
Direct-Electric ® action
3 manuals, 77 registers, 15 pipe ranks, 51
digital stops
The organ in Calvary Baptist Church was built in 2002 by the Wicks Organ Company of Highland, Illinois. Often described as a "hybrid" or "combo" organ, the instrument combines 15 pipe ranks by Wicks with 51 digital stops by the Walker Technical Co. of Zionsville, Pa. Wicks installed the various components in exisiting chambers at each side of the choir loft, and provided a pipe facade behind the choir seating. Antiphonal speakers are at the rear of the sanctuary. The organ is played from a detached three-manual drawknob console. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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Violone |
digital |
16 |
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Bombarde |
digital |
8 |
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Principal |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
digital |
8 |
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Diapason |
digital |
8 |
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Krummhorn |
digital |
8 |
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Spillflöte |
61 |
16 |
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Festival Trumpet |
CH |
8 |
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Solo Flute |
digital |
8 |
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Festival Trumpet |
CH |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
61 |
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Chimes |
digital |
2 |
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Super Octave |
61 |
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Great to Great 16' |
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Mounted Cornet V ranks |
digital |
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Great Unison |
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Fourniture IV ranks |
digital |
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Great to Great 4' |
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Cymbale III ranks |
digital |
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Cymbelstern |
digital |
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MIDI |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, expressive
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
digital |
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Plein Jeu III ranks |
digital |
8 |
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Montre [1-12 digital] |
49 |
16 |
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Contre-Trompette |
digital |
8 |
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Viole de Gambe |
digital |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Viole Celeste |
digital |
8 |
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Oboe |
digital |
8 |
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Flute Celeste II ranks |
digital |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
digital |
8 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
85 |
4 |
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Clarion |
digital |
4 |
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Prestant |
61 |
8 |
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Festival Trumpet |
CH |
4 |
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Flute |
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Tremulant |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
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Swell to Swell 16' |
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Octavin |
61 |
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Swell Unison |
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Flute |
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Swell to Swell 4' |
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1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
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MIDI |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, expressive
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Gemshorn [1-12 digital] |
49 |
8 |
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English Horn |
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8 |
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Gemshorn Celeste |
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Clarinet |
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8 |
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Unda Maris II ranks |
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8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
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8 |
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Holzgedeckt |
61 |
8 |
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Festival Trumpet |
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8 |
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Tibia |
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Tremulant |
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Spitz Principal [ext. Gems.] |
12 |
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Celesta |
digital |
4 |
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Koppelflöte |
61 |
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Harp |
digital |
2 |
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Blockflöte |
61 |
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Choir to Choir 16' |
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1 1/3 |
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Larigot |
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Choir Unison |
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Mixture III ranks |
digital |
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Choir to Choir 4' |
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Corno di Bassetto |
digital |
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MIDI |
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Antiphonal Organ (floating) – 61 notes, expressive
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Montre |
digital |
4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
digital |
8 |
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Gambe |
digital |
2 |
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Octavin |
digital |
8 |
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Gambe Celeste |
digital |
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Mixture III ranks |
digital |
8 |
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Unda Maris II ranks |
digital |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Bourdon |
digital |
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Chimes |
digital |
4 |
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Prestant |
digital |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Contre Basse |
digital |
4 |
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Choral Bass |
digital |
32 |
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Untersatz |
digital |
4 |
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Koppelflöte |
CH |
16 |
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Principal |
digital |
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Mixture II ranks |
digital |
16 |
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Violone |
GT |
32 |
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Posaune |
digital |
16 |
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Bourdon [unit] |
44 |
16 |
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Bombarde |
digital |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Contre Trompette |
SW |
8 |
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Octave Bass |
digital |
8 |
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Trumpet |
digital |
8 |
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Bourdon |
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4 |
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Rohr Schalmei |
digital |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
CH |
8 |
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Festival Trumpet |
CH |
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MIDI |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Antiphonal on Great |
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Antiphonal on Pedal |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir to Swell 8' |
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Great to Choir 8' |
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Antiphonal on Swell |
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Antiphonal on Choir |
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Reversibles
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Great to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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32' Contre Basse (toe) |
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Swell to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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32' Untersatz (toe) |
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Choir to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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32' Posaune (toe) |
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Sforzando (thumb & toe) |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell Organ |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Choir Organ |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Antiphonal Organ |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb & toe) |
| Entire Organ |
Pistons 0-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 (thumb & toe) |
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General Cancel (thumb) |
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Set (thumb) |
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Accessories
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All Swells on Swell (rocking tablet) |
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Swell MIDI 1-2 (thumb) |
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GT/ANT/PED DIG EXP on Swell (rocking tablet) |
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Great MIDI 1-2 (thumb) |
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GT/ANT/PED DIG EXP on Choir (rocking tablet) |
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Choir MIDI 1-2 (thumb) |
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Expression
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Balanced Pedal – Swell Organ |
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Balanced Pedal – Choir Organ |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Delivery of Allen Organ |
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Allen Organ Company
Macungie, Penn. (1972)
Custom System 3300
3 manuals, 65 electronic stops
As part of the church's 125th Anniversary Celebration, the Allen Organ Company installed a custom three-manual digital organ, replacing the previous Welte-Tripp/Möller pipe organ. The instrument was a custom System 3300 that had 11 MOS-1 computer systems and 22 audio systems channeled into 14 amplifiers and 30 speaker cabinets. The organ was dedicated on February 27, 1972. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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Quintadena |
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1 3/5 |
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Terz |
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Prinzipal |
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1 |
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Spillflöte |
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Hohlflöte |
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Mixtur III ranks |
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Erzähler |
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Scharf IV ranks |
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Oktav |
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Posaune |
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Spitzflöte |
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Trompete |
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2 2/3 |
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Quinte |
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Chorus |
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Super Oktav |
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Speech Artic. Off |
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Waldflöte |
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5 Blank Knobs |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, expressive
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Salizional |
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Trompette |
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Gemshorn |
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Hautbois |
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Gedackt |
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Clairon |
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Spitz Prinzipal |
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Tremulant |
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Rohrflöte |
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Sub Doubler |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazat |
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Unison Doubler Off |
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Flachflöte |
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Octave Doubler |
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1 3/5 |
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Terz |
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Celeste Tuning |
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Sifflöte |
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Chorus |
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Mixtur III ranks |
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Chiff |
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Contre Trompette |
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3 Blank Knobs |
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Positiv Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
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Quintation |
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1 1/3 |
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Quintlein |
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Spitz Prinzipal |
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Sifflöte |
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Holzgedeckt |
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Mixtur III ranks |
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Quintadena |
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Scharf III ranks |
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Prinzipal |
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Krumhorn |
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Koppelflöte |
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Krumet |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazat |
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Chorus |
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Oktav |
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Speech Artic. Off |
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Blockflöte |
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6 Blank Knobs |
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1 3/5 |
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Terz |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Gravissima |
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Choral Bass |
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Untersatz |
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Nachthorn |
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Kontra Bass |
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Rausch Quinte II ranks |
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Sub Quint |
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Mixtur IV ranks |
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Prinzipal |
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Scharf IV ranks |
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Subbass |
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Kontra Posaune |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
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Posaune |
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10 2/3 |
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Quint |
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Trompete |
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10 2/3 |
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Reed Quint |
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Schalmei |
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Oktav |
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2 Blank Knobs |
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Gedeckt |
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Couplers
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Swell to Pedal 16' |
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Swell to Great 16' |
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Swell to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Great 8' |
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Swell to Pedal 4' |
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Swell to Great 4' |
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Positiv to Great 8' |
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Great to Pedal 4' |
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Positiv to Great 4' |
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Positiv to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Positiv 8' |
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Positiv to Pedal 4' |
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Postcard (1967) showing M.P. Möller organ |
M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus R-601 (1958)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 68 registers, 57 stops, 66 ranks
In 1958, the Möller company rebuilt the existing Welte-Tripp organ. This job included a new four-manual drawknob console and the addition of display pipes finished in gold. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Quintaton * |
73 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason [old SW Diap] |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Bourdon * |
73 |
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Cymbal III ranks * |
183 |
8 |
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Erzähler |
73 |
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Trumpet [old SW Trumpet] |
73 |
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Erzähler Celeste |
73 |
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Octave |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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Waldflöte [old CH Waldflöte] |
73 |
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Great 16' |
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2 2/3 |
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Octave Quint |
61 |
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Great Unison Off |
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Super Octave |
61 |
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Great 4' |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Gedeckt |
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Cornet IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
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Scharf III ranks * |
183 |
8 |
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Rorhflöte * |
73 |
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Bassoon * (L/2) |
73 |
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Salicional |
73 |
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Trompette * |
73 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
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Cor d'Amour [revoiced] |
73 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
73 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
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Viole Celeste |
73 |
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Clarion * |
73 |
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Flauto Dolce |
73 |
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Rohrschalmei * |
73 |
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Flute Celeste |
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Tremolo |
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Octave |
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Swell 16' |
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Flute Traverso |
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Swell Unison Off |
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Rohrnazard |
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Swell 4' |
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Flautino |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Geigen Principal |
73 |
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English Horn |
73 |
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Cor de Nuit * |
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Tremolo |
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Gemshorn |
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Vibraharp |
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Dulciana |
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Unda Maris |
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Celesta |
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Koppelflöte * |
73 |
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Choir 16' |
2 2/3 |
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Nasat * |
61 |
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Choir Unison Off |
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Blockflöte * |
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Terz * |
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Positiv Organ – 61 notes
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Quintflöte * |
61 |
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Sifflöte * |
61 |
4 |
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Nachthorn * |
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Tremolo |
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2 2/3 |
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Nasat * |
61 |
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Positiv 16' |
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Principal * |
61 |
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Positiv Unison Off |
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Terz * |
61 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Untersatz |
68 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
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Diapason I |
56 |
4 |
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Principal (fr. Diap I) |
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16 |
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Diapason II |
32 |
4 |
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Flute (fr. Untersatz) |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon (fr. Untersatz) |
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32 |
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Bombarde |
68 |
16 |
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Violone |
32 |
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Bombarde (fr. 32') |
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Contra Gamba |
32 |
16 |
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Trumpet |
32 |
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Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Bassoon |
SW |
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Octave (fr. Diap I) |
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Bombarde (fr. 32') |
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Major Flute (fr. Untersatz) |
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Clarion (fr. 32') |
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stops by Möller in 1958 |
Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8, 4' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Positiv to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Choir to Swell 16', 8', 4' |
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Positiv to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Choir Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Positiv Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb & toe) |
| Intermanual Couplers |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-0 (thumb) |
| Entire Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (thumb & toe) |
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Reversibles
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Sforzando (thumb & toe) |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Expression Pedal – Swell Organ (with white jewel indicator light) |
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal (with green jewel indicator light) |
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Welte-Tripp Organ Corporation
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (1930)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 71 registers, 58 stops, 65 ranks
For their new and present building, Calvary Baptist selected the Welte-Tripp company to build a new organ. Installed in 1930, the organ was designed by Charles Courboin and voiced by Richard O. Whitelegg. The organ was installed in chambers above and behind the choir loft, while the four-manual drawknob console was located in the front center.
The following stoplist, taken from The Diapason (May 1930), indicated that manual ranks had 73 notes. Exact pipecounts were not given and are suggested, based on other Welte-Tripp organs from this era. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Double Open Diapason |
73 |
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Seventeenth |
61 |
8 |
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First Open Diapason |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Second Open Diapason |
73 |
16 |
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Double Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Doppel Flote |
73 |
8 |
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Tromba |
73 |
8 |
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Tibia Plena |
73 |
4 |
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Clarion |
73 |
8 |
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Erzähler |
73 |
8 |
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Harp |
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8 |
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Erzähler Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Vibraphone |
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Octave |
73 |
4 |
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Celesta |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
73 |
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Chimes |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
73 |
2 |
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Flautino |
61 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
73 |
1 3/5 |
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Seventeenth |
61 |
8 |
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Violin Diapason |
73 |
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Mixture VI ranks |
366 |
8 |
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Clarabella |
73 |
16 |
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Contra Posaune |
73 |
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Stopped Flute |
73 |
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Trumpet |
73 |
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Viole d'Orchestre |
73 |
8 |
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Cor d'Amour |
73 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
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Clarion |
73 |
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Dolce Flute |
73 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
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Dolce Flute Celeste |
73 |
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Harp |
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Octave |
73 |
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Vibraphone |
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Traverso Flute |
73 |
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Celesta |
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Octave Quint |
61 |
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Chimes |
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Nazard |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Super Octave |
61 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Contra Gamba |
73 |
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Piccolo |
61 |
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Geigen Principal |
73 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
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English Horn |
73 |
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Gemshorn |
73 |
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Harp |
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Dulciana |
73 |
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Vibraphone |
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Unda Maris |
73 |
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Celesta |
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Wald Flute |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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Fugara |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Stentorphone |
73 |
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Harp |
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Gamba |
73 |
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Vibraphone |
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Gamba Celeste |
73 |
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Celesta |
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Clear Flute |
73 |
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Chimes |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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French Horn |
73 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Untersatz |
68 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
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Major Open Diapason |
44 |
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Flute (fr. Untersatz) |
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Open Diapason |
GT |
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Contra Bombarde |
68 |
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Contra Bass (fr. Untersatz) |
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Bombarde (fr. 32') |
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Contra Gamba |
CH |
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Double Trumpet |
GT |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Contra Posaune |
SW |
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Octave (fr.Maj. Op. Diap.) |
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Tromba (fr. 32') |
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Cello |
32 |
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Octave Tromba (fr. 32') |
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Major Flute (fr. Untersatz) |
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Chapel Organ:
Welte-Tripp Organ Corporation
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (1930)
Electro-pneumatic action
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Swell
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Waldfloete |
SW |
8 |
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Clarabella |
SW |
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Trumpet |
SW |
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Viola |
SW |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Great
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Clarabella |
61 |
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Flageolet (fr. Waldfloete) |
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Viola |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste (TC) |
49 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
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Waldfloete |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed
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Flute |
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Organ in Sunday School or Chapel of the first building at 123 West 57th Street:
Farrand & Votey
Detroit, Mich. – Opus 137 (1895)
Mechanical action
1 manual and pedal, 5 ranks
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Organ in the first building at 123 West 57th Street:
J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 194 (1882)
Mechanical and tubular-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 40 stops, 45 ranks
For the new Calvary Baptist Church on West Fifty-seventh Street, an organ was built by the J.H. & C.S. Odell company. Odell also built the architect-designed cherry wood case that included decorated or silvered display pipes. The contract, dated July 1, 1882, stated that the cost of the organ would be $12,500, with an allowance of $1,100 for possession the R.M. Ferris organ (1856) in the old church on West Twenty-third Street. Should the church be able to sell or dispose of the Ferris organ before December 20, they would pay the $1,100 to the Odell company.
It is believed that this organ was later rebuilt by the U.S. Pipe Organ Co., who also provided a new five-manual console. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
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Double Open Diapason |
58 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
58 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
58 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
58 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
58 |
8 |
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Gamba |
58 |
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Mixture 4 ranks |
232 |
8 |
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Dolce d'Amour |
58 |
8 |
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Trumpet [Harmonic] |
58 |
8 |
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Gross Flöte [wood] |
58 |
4 |
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Clarion |
58 |
4 |
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Principal |
58 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
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Bourdon [wood] |
58 |
4 |
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Forest Flute [wood] |
58 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
2 |
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Flautina |
58 |
8 |
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Salicional |
58 |
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Cornet 3 ranks |
174 |
8 |
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Vox Celeste [grooved basses] |
58 |
8 |
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Cornopean [Harmonic] |
58 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason [wood] |
58 |
8 |
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Oboe & Bassoon |
58 |
8 |
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Quintadena |
58 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
58 |
4 |
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Principal |
58 |
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Tremulant |
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Solo Organ (Manual III) – 58 notes
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Violin Diapason |
58 |
4 |
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Violina |
58 |
8 |
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Keraulophon |
58 |
4 |
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Flauto Traverso |
58 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
58 |
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Piccolo |
58 |
8 |
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Melodia |
58 |
8 |
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Bell Clarinet |
58 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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Open Diapason [wood] |
30 |
12 |
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Quint [wood] |
30 |
16 |
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Contra Gamba |
30 |
8 |
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Bass Flute [wood] |
30 |
16 |
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Bourdon [wood] |
30 |
16 |
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Trombone |
30 |
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Mechanical Stops
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Bellow Signal |
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Solo to Great Coupler |
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Balance Swell Pedal |
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Composition Pistons
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"Our celebrated Pneumatic Compositions made by thumb knobs between manuals." |
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Full to Mixture |
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Full to Principal |
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All the eight-feet stops |
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Gemshorn, Gamba, Dolce d'Amour and Gross Flöte |
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Gamba and Gemshorn |
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Dolce d'Amour |
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Flute Harmonic |
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Full to 4 feet |
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All the eight-feet stops |
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St. Diapason, Quintadena, & Salicional |
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Quintadena |
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Vox Celeste |
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Vox Humana |
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Forte on Pedal Organ |
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Sforzando on Great, Swell, & Pedal |
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Piano on Great, Swell, & Pedal |
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Pneumatic Compensating valves to be applied to Great, Swell, Solo and Pedal Organs. Pneumatic Tubular action to be applied to bass notes in such a way that the pipes will take their wind direct from the bellows and not from the wind chests to rob the wind from the smaller pipes. By this method we insure a full supply of wind to every pipe, and no falling off in Power when the full organ is drawn. Double acting Pneumatic levers to be applied to Great, Swell, and Pedal draw stops. |
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Organ in the previous church located at 50 West 23rd Street:
Richard M. Ferris
New York City (1856)
Mechanical action
2 manuals, 20 stops, 24 ranks
Ferris built this organ for installation in the Crystal Palace, which was located at Sixth Avenue and West Forty-second Street next to the city reservoir on land which is now Bryant Park. However, due to a dispute between Ferris and the Crystal Palace committee, the organ was instead sold to Calvary Baptist Church. This organ was replaced in 1882 by the J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 194, and the Ferris organ was moved to North Baptist Church in Greenwich Village. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 54 notes
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Open Diapason |
54 |
4 |
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Flute |
54 |
8 |
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Stop Diapason treble (TC) |
42 |
3 |
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Twelfth |
54 |
8 |
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Stop Diapason bass |
12 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
54 |
8 |
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Viol d'Amour (TC) |
42 |
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Sesquialtera, 3 ranks |
162 |
4 |
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Principal |
54 |
8 |
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Cremona [A-f4] |
45 |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 54 notes, enclosed
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Bourdon (TC) |
42 |
4 |
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Principal |
54 |
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Open Diapason (TC) |
42 |
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Piccolo (TC) |
42 |
8 |
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Dulciana (TC) |
42 |
8 |
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Cornet, 3 ranks (TC) |
126 |
8 |
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Stop Diapason treble (TC) |
42 |
8 |
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Trumpet (TC) |
42 |
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Stop Diapason bass |
12 |
8 |
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Hautboy (TC) |
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Pedal Organ – 25 notes
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Double Open Diapason |
25 |
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Open Diapason |
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Organ in Hope Chapel Baptist Church at 718 Broadway:
George Jardine
New York City (c.1850)
Mechanical action
Specifications for this organ have not yet been located. |
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Sources:
Allen Organ Company. Specifications of Allen Custon System 3300 organ (1972). Courtesy Tim Yoder.
Bowen, Jonathan. Specifications of Welte-Tripp Chapel Organ (1930).
Calvary Baptist Church web site: http://www.cbcnyc.org/
"Calvary Baptist Marks 100th Year," The New York Times (Nov. 4, 1946).
The Diapason (May 1930). Specifications of the large Welte-Tripp organ (1930). Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
MacArthur, Robert S., and Frank R. Morse. History of Calvary Baptist Church, New York. New York: E. Scott, 1890.
Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
J.H. & C.S. Odell & Company brochure, "Metropolitan Churches," 1896. Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
"Observance of the Semi-Centennial of the Calvary Baptist Church Last Evening," The New York Times (Feb. 27, 1897).
Ogasapian, John. Organ Building in New York City: 1700-1900. Braintree: The Organ Literature Foundation, 1977.
Scofield, Jeff. Factory Specifications of M.P. Möller Organ, Op. R-601 (1958).
Stern, Robert A.M., Thomas Mellins, and David Fishman. New York 1880: Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded Age. New York City: The Monacelli Press, 1999.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Contract and Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 194 (1882).
Wicks Organ Company web site: http://organ.wicks.com/. Specifications of Wicks Organ, Op. 6398 (2002).
Illustrations:
Allen Organ Company. Photo of Allen Custom System 3300 organ (1972). Courtesy Tim Yoder.
Calvary Baptist Church. Postcard (1967) showing M.P. Möller Organ, Op. R-601 (1958). Courtesy Sebastian Glück.
The Diapason (May 1930). Welte-Tripp console. Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
MacArthur, Robert S., and Frank R. Morse. History of Calvary Baptist Church, New York. 23rd Street Church.
Lawson, Steven E. Interior; Wicks Organ, Op. 6398 (2002).
Metropolitan Churches, J.H. & C.S. Odell & Company brochure, 1896. J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 194 (1882). Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
Nickerson's Illustrated Church, Musical and School Directory of New York and Brooklyn. New York: Nickerson & Young, 1895. Exterior of 1883 building.
Wurts Bros. (New York, N.Y.). 1930 photo of interior. |
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