Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

7 West 55th Street at Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10019
http://www.fapc.org

Chapel

Organ Specifications:
► II/13 Austin Organs, Inc., Op. 2530 (1970)
► II/13 Ernest M. Skinner, Op. 514 (1925)

See also the organs in the Sanctuary and Lecture Room.


The present Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church was built in 1925 as part of a 10-story Church House, replacing the original Church Annex and Lecture Room.
           
  Austin Organ, Op. 2530 (1970) in the Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
   
  Austin Organ, Op. 2530 (1970) in the Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 2530 (1970)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 16 registers, 12 stops, 13 ranks







The present organ in the chapel was built in 1970 by Austin Organs Inc., of Hartford, Conn. Austin installed the organ in the existing chamber behind the gallery along the east wall. Exposed pipes of the Great and Pedal divisions are on a cantilevered chest in front of the chamber. The two-manual stopkey console is on the gallery floor.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
  Gedeckt
61
     Great 16'  
4
  Principal
61
     Great Unison Off  
2
  Super Octave
61
     Great 4'  
    Mixture II ranks
122
     Swell to Great 16'  
   
Chimes
preparation
    Swell to Great 8'  
            Swell to Great 4'  
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
  Gemshorn
61
8
   Fagot
61
8
  Gemshorn Celeste (TC)
49

  Tremulant  
4
  Rohrflöte
61

  Swell 16'  
2
  Nachthorn
61
     Swell Unison Off  
1 1/3
   Larigot
61
     Swell 4'  

             
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Sub Bass
56
16
   Fagot (ext. SW)
12
8
  Principal
44
     Great to Pedal 8'  
8
  Sub Bass (fr. 16')
—
     Great to Pedal 4'  
4
   Principal (fr. 8')
—
     Swell to Pedal 8'  
4
   Flöte (fr. 16' Sub Bass)
—
     Swell to Pedal 4'  
               
Adjustable Combinations
   
Swell Organ Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb)
Great Organ Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb)
Pedal Organ Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5 (toe)
Full Organ Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 (thumb & toe)
  General Cancel (thumb)
               
Reversibles
    Swell to Pedal (thumb & toe)      
    Great to Pedal (thumb & toe)      
    Tutti (thumb & toe)      
               
Expression
    Balanced Swell Pedal      
    Crescendo Pedal      
           
  Chapel of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church - New York City (photo: Byron Company, ca.1926)
Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 514 (1925)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 21 registers, 13 stops, 13 ranks, 884 pipes




The first organ in the present chapel was built in 1925 by the Skinner Organ Company of Boston. Skinner installed the organ in a chamber behind the side gallery; the console was located in the gallery.

This organ was replaced in 1970 by the current Austin organ.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
  Diapason
61
8
   Flauto Dolce
SW
8
  Clarabella
61
4
   Flute
SW
8
   Gedeckt
SW
8
   Corno d'Amore
SW
8
   Salicional
SW
        
               
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
73
8
   Flute Celeste (TC)
61
8
   Diapason
73
4
   Flute
73
8
   Gedeckt
73
8
   Corno d'Amore
73
8
   Salicional
73
8
   Vox Humana
73
8
   Voix Celeste
73
     Tremolo  
8
   Flauto Dolce
73
        

             
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Bourdon
44
8
   Gedeckt (fr. 16' Bdn)
—
16
  Echo Bourdon
SW
8
   Still Gedeckt
SW
           
Sources:
     Aeolian-Skinner Archives web site: http://aeolianskinner.organsociety.org/
     Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Archives, courtesy Dale W. Hansen, Church Archivist
     Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church web site: http://www.fapc.org
     Holden, Dorothy. The Life and Work of Ernest M. Skinner. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1987.
     Kinzey, Allen. Stoplist of Skinner Organ Co. organ, Op. 514 (1925). Courtesy Jeff Scofield.
     Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
     Kraege, Elfrieda A. "The History of Music at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church 1808-1972". Courtesy Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
     Ochse, Orpha. Austin Organs. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 2001.
     "Stop, Open and Reed – a Periodical Presentation of Pipe Organ Progress". Boston: Skinner Organ Company, 1922-1927.

Illustrations:
     Byron Company (New York, N.Y.). Interior (ca.1926).
     Steven E. Lawson. Interior; Austin organ, Op. 2530 (1970).