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Christ Church, United Methodist
520 Park Avenue at 60th Street
New York, N.Y. 10021
http://www.christchurchnyc.org
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Madison Avenue M.E. Church |
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The church known today as Christ Church, United Methodist, began with the organization on October 16, 1881, of the Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. This society was founded to provide a Christian ministry for the increasing number of affluent families then establishing homes on the east side of Central Park; many of the group that formed the new church came from the Fourth Avenue M.E. Church located at 23rd Street. A corner lot measuring 100 feet on Madison Avenue by 89 feet on East 60th Street was purchased on December 24, 1881, and the cornerstone for a church was laid on July 31, 1882. Designed in the Romanesque style by R. H. Robertson, the church was constructed with Belleville stone and was notable for its open bell tower that rose 175 feet above the main entrance on Madison Avenue. The auditorium was finished in antique oak with tinted walls and could accomodate 750 persons in large and comfortable pews. There were galleries on all four sides, with the organ loft and choir situated in the gallery on the left side. The pulpit stood on a platform under an arch, and above the nave and aisles was a barrel-vaulted ceiling that provided excellent acoustics. Built from 1881-83 at a cost of $160,000, the church was dedicated on November 11, 1883.
From the beginning, the church had the full assortment of activies: worship services for all ages, welfare work, social service, strong missionary spirit, the full complement of committees and societies and social life among its members. The congregation was active in various institutions supported by Methodism in and near New York City, and its members numbered among representatives in the national undertakings of the denomination. By the early 1920s, it became apparent that the building was inadequate to meet growing needs. An adjoining lot at 31 East 60th Street was purchased for expansion, but it was decided that a new site should be acquired in the immediate neighborhood for a more modern and spacious building. Early in 1929, the present site measuring 90 feet on Park Avenue by 119 feet 9 inches on 60th Street became available, and on April 29, 1929, a contract was signed to purchase the present site at the northwest corner of Park Avenue and East 60th Street. The seller purchased the Madison Avenue site, including the 31 East 60th Street lot, but possession was to be delivered only after the new church on Park Avenue could be sufficiently completed to accomodate the congregation and its organizations. Title was taken September 30, 1929, the eve of the stock market crash. On November 19, 1930, the corporate name of the church was changed to "Christ Church, Methodist Episcopal, of New York City."
In the early 1930s, Dr. Ralph Adams Cram was hired to design the new church on Park Avenue. Cram, who was perhaps best known for his Gothic churches, combined Romanesque and Byzantine styles in his design, creating a well-proportioned exterior that takes its place harmoniously among its taller and more massive neighbors. Cram's plans provided for a church seating 800 people, an adjacent chapel that seated 110, and a parish hall that would seat 250. The parish house included a gymnasium, women's parlors, a men's lounge, clubrooms, Sunday school rooms and administrative offices. On November 15, 1931, the cornerstone was laid for the church that was estimated to cost $3 million, defrayed by the sale of the Madison Avenue church property. Additional funding would come from the sale of the Sixty-first Street Methodist Episcopal Church, which merged into Christ Church on November 3, 1933. A few weeks later, on November 26, 1933, Bishop McConnell officiated at the dedication of the nave and chapel. However, the bare concrete walls would not be decorated with mosaics for another fifteen years, due to financial conditions and, later, shortages brought on by World War II. Work resumed on the interior in 1948 and was completed in summer 1949.
Christ Church was known throughout the country as the home of the National Radio Pulpit, featuring the Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Sockman on NBC radio, from 1928 to 1962. Dr. Sockman was associated with Christ Church for 50 years, from 1911 until his retirement on December 31, 1961. He was minister emeritus until his death on August 29, 1970. |
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Casavant Frères, Limitée
St. Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada – Opus 2588 (1960)
Electro-pneumatic key action
Solid-state stop and combination action
4-manual Casavant drawknob console in Chancel
3-manual Austin stopkey console in Nave (1982)
4 manuals, 72 registers, 58 stops, 76 ranks
The present organ in Christ Church was designed by Lawrence Phelps of Casavant Frères, Ltée., and installed in 1960. The organ is divided on two sides of the chancel with no facade pipework, and the Echo-Antiphonal division is enclosed in a chamber above the rear gallery of the church. In 1982, a three-manual movable Austin console was added for use in the nave. Casavant returned in 1997 to install a solid-state memory system, and again in 1999 to add the Trompette en chamade in the gallery. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Violone |
61 |
2 |
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Super Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Principal |
61 |
1 2/3 |
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Fourniture IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Gedackt |
61 |
2/3 |
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Cymbal IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
8 |
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Trompette Harmonique |
CH |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Chimes |
CH |
4 |
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Chimney Flute |
61 |
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MIDI |
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2 2/3 |
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Quinte |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Lieblichgedackt |
68 |
16 |
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Bombarde |
68 |
8 |
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Geigen Principal |
68 |
8 |
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Trompette |
68 |
8 |
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Rohrflöte |
68 |
8 |
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Hautbois |
68 |
8 |
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Viole de Gambe |
68 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
68 |
8 |
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Voix Céleste (GG) |
61 |
4 |
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Clarion |
68 |
8 |
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Spitzflöte |
68 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Spitzflöte Céleste (GG) |
61 |
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Chimes |
CH |
4 |
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Principal |
68 |
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Swell 16' |
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4 |
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Flûte Ouverte |
68 |
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Swell Unison Off |
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2 |
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Octavin |
61 |
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Swell 4' |
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2 2/3 |
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Sesquialtera II ranks |
122 |
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MIDI |
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2 |
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Plein Jeu VI ranks |
366 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Viole |
68 |
8 |
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Krummhorn |
68 |
8 |
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Viole Céleste (GG) |
61 |
8 |
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English Horn |
68 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
68 |
4 |
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Rohrschalmei |
68 |
8 |
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Gedackt |
68 |
8 |
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Trompette Harmonique |
68 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
68 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Prestant |
68 |
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Chimes * |
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4 |
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Koppelflöte |
68 |
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Harp * |
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2 2/3 |
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Rohrnazard |
61 |
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Celesta * |
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2 |
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Blockflöte |
61 |
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Choir 16' |
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1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
61 |
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Choir Unison Off |
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Sifflöte |
61 |
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Choir 4' |
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Scharf III ranks |
183 |
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MIDI |
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Fagott |
68 |
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Echo-Antiphonal Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Principal |
68 |
8 |
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Trompette en chamade ** |
61 |
8 |
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Cor de Nuit |
68 |
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MIDI |
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Violes Célestes II ranks |
129 |
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Gemshorn |
68 |
16 |
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Echo-Antiphonal Pedal |
12 |
8 |
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Trompette |
68 |
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Cor de Nuit [ext. 8'] |
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Tremulant |
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Antiphonal 4' |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Bourdon |
44 |
2 2/3 |
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Mixture IV ranks |
128 |
16 |
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Principal (metal) |
32 |
32 |
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Contra Bombarde ([ext. Tbn.) |
12 |
16 |
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Bourdon (fr. 32') |
— |
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Trombone |
56 |
16 |
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Violone |
GT |
16 |
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Bombarde |
SW |
16 |
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Lieblichgedackt |
SW |
16 |
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Fagott |
CH |
8 |
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Principal |
32 |
8 |
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Trumpet (fr. Trombone) |
— |
8 |
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Gedacktpommer |
32 |
8 |
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Fagott |
CH |
8 |
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Flûte |
SW |
4 |
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Clairon (fr. Trombone) |
— |
8 |
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Cello |
GT |
4 |
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Fagott |
CH |
4 |
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Choralbass |
32 |
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Chimes |
CH |
4 |
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Rohrflöte |
32 |
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MIDI |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Choir to Great 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Antiphonal to Great 8', 4' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Choir 8', 4' |
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Antiphonal to Pedal 8' |
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Antiphonal to Swell 8', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Combination Action
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| Antiphonal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
| 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) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb & toe) |
| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (thumb & toe) |
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Reversible Pistons
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Great to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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Swell to Pedal (thumb) |
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Choir to Great (thumb) |
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Choir to Pedal (thumb) |
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Antiphonal to Pedal (thumb) |
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Tutti (thumb & toe) |
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Balanced Pedals
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Swell Expression |
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Choir Expression |
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Antiphonal Expression |
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Crescendo on all stops and couplers |
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Austin console in Nave |
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Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, Inc.
Boston, Mass. – Opus 293-C (1933)
Electro-pneumatic action
After the contract with W.W. Kimball was broken, the church contracted with the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company of Boston to rebuild (with some additions) the existing Hutchings-Votey organ from the old Madison Avenue building.
It is a mystery why this job was given opus number 293-C, as Op. 293 is for the First Presbyterian Church of New York City. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
In 1960, this organ was moved to Wappingers United Methodist Church, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. |
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Planned organ for Christ M.E. Church:
W.W. Kimball Co.
Chicago, Ill. (1932) – not installed
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 76 stops, 86 ranks
Plans for the new Christ Church edifice included a four-manual, 66-rank organ to be built by the W.W. Kimball Company of Chicago. Unfortunately, due to financial constraints of the new building, undoubtedly complicated by the Depression, the contract with Kimball was broken.
Following is a description of the planned organ, excerpted from an article appearing in the March 1932 issue of The Diapason.
"New York City is to have a new four-manual organ of outstanding importance, which will be installed in the beautiful new edifice of Christ Methodist Episcopal Church. The contract, one of the most interesting and important to be awarded this winter, has been given to the W.W. Kimball Company of Chicago. There will be seventy-six speaking stops, with a total of 5,956 pipes, besides harp and chimes. Supplementing the main four-manual console, which will be of the drawknob type, there will be a two-manual console, to be placed in the chapel, which will be used to play a part of the main organ. A feature will be the antiphonal-echo division in the gallery, with resources of sixteen stops and a set of chimes. Fifty-six combination pistons, eleven reversibles and fifty-one couplers will complete the console equipment.
"Dr. Clarence Dickinson of the Brick Presbyterian Church and head of the School of Sacred Music of Union Theological Seminary, drew up the specifications, acting as consultant for the purchasers. The Kimball Company was represented by Robert P. Elliot and C.A. Woodruff." |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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Double Diapason |
73 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason I |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Diapason II |
73 |
8 |
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Tromba |
73 |
8 |
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Geigen Principal |
73 |
16 |
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Ophicleide |
SO |
8 |
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Gross Flöte |
73 |
8 |
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Tuba Sonora |
SO |
8 |
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Wald Flöte |
73 |
4 |
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Clarion |
SO |
8 |
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Erzähler |
73 |
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Chimes |
ANT |
4 |
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Octave |
73 |
8 |
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4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
73 |
4 |
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Celesta |
61 bars |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt [unit] |
97 |
4 |
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Lieblichflöte (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Diapason I |
73 |
2 2/3 |
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Flute Twelfth (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Diapason II |
73 |
2 |
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Flautina (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Melodia |
73 |
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Dolce Cornet, 3 ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
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Mixture, 5 ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Flute Celeste (TC) |
61 |
16 |
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Waldhorn |
73 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
73 |
8 |
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Gamba Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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French Trumpet |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe (open) |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Muted Viole |
73 |
4 |
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Clarion |
73 |
8 |
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Muted Viole Celeste |
73 |
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Chimes |
ANT |
4 |
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Octave |
73 |
8 |
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Harp |
GT |
4 |
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Violina |
73 |
4 |
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Celesta |
GT |
4 |
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Muted Violes II ranks (ext.) |
24 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Flute Triangulaire |
73 |
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Vox Humana Tremolo |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Contra Dulciana [unit] |
109 |
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Harmonics V ranks |
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8 |
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English Diapason |
73 |
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[collective, draws * stops] |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
16 |
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Bassoon (ext. Eng. Horn) |
12 |
8 |
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Spitzflöte |
73 |
8 |
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English Horn, orchestral |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
— |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 |
8 |
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Diapason Phono |
SO |
8 |
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Viol Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Melophone |
SO |
8 |
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Kleine Erzähler |
73 |
8 |
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Tuba Sonora |
SO |
8 |
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Kleine Erzähler Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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French Horn |
SO |
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Dulcet |
— |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
SO |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour * |
73 |
8 |
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Orchestral Flute |
SO |
2 2/3 |
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Nazard * |
61 |
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Chimes |
ANT |
2 |
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Piccolo * |
61 |
8 |
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Harp |
GT |
2 |
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Dulcetin |
— |
4 |
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Celesta |
GT |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce * |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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1 1/7 |
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Septieme * |
61 |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Diapason Phonon |
73 |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Melophone |
73 |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
73 |
4 |
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Tuba Clarion (ext. Oph. 16') |
24 |
8 |
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Cello Celeste |
73 |
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Chimes |
ANT |
4 |
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Orchestral Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Harp |
GT |
16 |
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Ophicleide |
73 |
4 |
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Celesta |
GT |
16 |
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Tuba Mirabilis |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Tuba Sonora |
73 |
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Antiphonal-Echo Organ – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Contre Viole |
97 |
8 |
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Tuba |
73 |
8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
8 |
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Corno d'Amour |
73 |
8 |
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Viole (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Angelica |
73 |
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25 tubes |
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8 |
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Wald Flöte |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Flute Celeste (TC) |
61 |
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Vox Humana Tremolo |
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4 |
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Octave Viole (fr. 16') |
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Antiphonal-Echo Pedal |
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4 |
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Chimney Flute |
73 |
16 |
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Diapason (ext. manual) |
12 |
2 2/3 |
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Viole Twelfth |
— |
16 |
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Contre Viol |
ANT |
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Carillon III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Viol |
ANT |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Contra Bourdon (ext. 16') |
12 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
16 |
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Diapason I |
44 |
8 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Diapason II |
44 |
5 1/3 |
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Octave Quint (fr. GT Diap.) |
— |
16 |
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Diapason III |
GT |
4 |
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Super Octave (fr. GT Diap.) |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon (large scale) |
56 |
4 |
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Flute (fr. Bourdon) |
— |
16 |
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Violone |
44 |
32 |
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Bombarde (ext. Ophicleide) |
12 |
16 |
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Contra Dulciana |
CH |
16 |
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Trombone |
56 |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Ophicleide |
SO |
10 2/3 |
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Diapason Quint (GT Diap.) |
— |
16 |
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Waldhorn |
SW |
10 2/3 |
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Stopped Quint ( fr. Bdn.) |
— |
16 |
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Bassoon |
CH |
8 |
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Octave I (fr. Diap. I) |
— |
8 |
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Tromba (fr.. Trombone) |
— |
8 |
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Octave II (fr. Diap. II) |
— |
8 |
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Waldhorn |
SW |
8 |
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Flute (fr. Bourdon) |
— |
4 |
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Clarion (fr.. Trombone) |
— |
8 |
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Cello (fr. Violone) |
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Chimes |
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coffee cup |
Organ in Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church:
Hutchings-Votey Organ Co.
Boston, Mass. (c.1903)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 31 stops, 30 ranks
The second organ in the Madison Avenue Methodist Church was built c.1903 by the Hutchings-Votey Organ Co. of Boston. In 1933, this organ was rebuilt and enlarged by Aeolian-Skinner of Boston, who moved it to the new Christ Church building as Op. 293-C. The following stoplist is from the files of Charles Scharpenger. Pipecounts were not given but are suggested, based on similar Hutchings-Votey organs of the era. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Gross Gamba |
61 |
8 |
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First Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
61 |
8 |
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Gross Flöte |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Violina |
61 |
8 |
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Horn Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Flauto Traverso |
61 |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
2 |
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Flautino |
61 |
8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Celeste |
61 |
8 |
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Oboe |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Violin Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Wald Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
61 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
61 |
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Tremolo |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Diapason |
30 |
16 |
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Violone |
30 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
42 |
8 |
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Flute (fr. 16' Bourdon) |
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16 |
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Gedackt |
30 |
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Couplers
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Choir to Great 16', 8' |
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Great to Swell |
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Choir |
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Swell to Great 8', 4' |
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Swell to Swell 16', 4' |
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Organ in Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church:
J.H. & C.S. Odell
New York City – Opus 201 (1883)
Tubular-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 32 stops, 34 ranks
The original organ in the Madison Avenue Methodist Church was built in 1883 by J.H. & C.S. Odell of New York City. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes (3-1/4" pressure)
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16 |
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Double Open Diapason |
58 |
3 |
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Twelfth |
58 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
58 |
8 |
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Gamba |
58 |
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Sesquialtera 3 ranks |
174 |
8 |
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Doppel Flute [Gross Flute] |
58 |
8 |
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Trumpet * |
58 |
4 |
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Principal |
58 |
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4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
58 |
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* harmonic treble |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 58 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon |
58 |
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Cornet 3 ranks |
174 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
8 |
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French Horn * |
58 |
8 |
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Salicional |
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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Violina |
58 |
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Tremulant |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
58 |
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* harmonic treble |
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Solo Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
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8 |
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Dulciana |
58 |
4 |
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Fugara |
58 |
8 |
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Lieblich Gedact [sic] |
58 |
2 |
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Flageolet |
58 |
4 |
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Flute Traverso |
58 |
8 |
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Saxaphone [sic] |
58 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Double Open Diapason |
30 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
30 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
16 |
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Trombone |
30 |
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Couplers
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Swell to Great |
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Solo |
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Solo to Pedal |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Solo to Great |
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Bellows Signal |
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Combination Pedals
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Forte drawing full Great |
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Forte drawing full Swell |
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Mezzo reducing to Diapason |
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Piano reducing to Salicional & Quintadena |
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Piano reducing to Doppel Flute |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Sources:
Aeolian-Skinner Archives web site: http://aeolianskinner.organsociety.org/
Book of Remembrance, publication of Christ Church Methodist. New York City: 1971.
Christ Church, United Methodist web site: http://www.christchurchnyc.org
"Church in New York Orders Large Organ," The Diapason (March 1932). Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
W.W. Kimball Company advertisement in The Diapason (March 1932). Stoplist of unbuilt organ.
Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
"Lay Church Stone in Park Av. Today," The New York Times (Nov. 13, 1931).
Odell, Edward. Factory Specifications of J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 201 (1883).
"Opening a New Church," The New York Times (Nov. 12, 1883).
Scharpeger, Charles. Stoplist of Hutchings-Votey organ (c.1903). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Scheer, Stanley. Factory Specifications of Casavant Frères Organ, Op. 2588 (1960).
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.
"The New Methodist Church," The New York Times (Nov. 19, 1883).
"The Works of R. H. Robertson," The Architectural Record (Oct-Dec. 1896).
Trupiano, Larry. Electronic correspondence (June 11, 2012) in re Hutchings-Votey organ (c.1903) in Madison Avenue M.E. Church.
Illustrations:
Byron Company (New York). Exterior (1896) of Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
Lawson, Steven E. Color exterior and interior; Casavant Frères Organ, Op. 2588 (1960).
Organ Historical Society Archives. Image of 1903
Hutchings-Votey organ case from a coffee cup. Courtesy Bynum Petty, OHS Archivist.
"The Works of R. H. Robertson," The Architectural Record (VI:2:Oct-Dec. 1896). Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. |
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