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The First Presbyterian Church
12 West 12th Street at Fifth Avenue
New York City, N.Y. 10011
http://www.fpcnyc.org
The First Presbyterian Church was founded on Wall Street in 1716. As the congregation thrived, the original building was enlarged in 1748, but closed for seven years during the Revolution. When the war ended, worshipers returned to find that the British had used their building as a barracks and then a stable; it was irreparably damaged when the British burned New York. A post-revolutionary building was dedicated in 1811, but fire took that within a short time. That building was replaced, but the Great Fire of 1835 destroyed it and most of New York. After the fire, Wall Street was rebuilt as a commercial area and the population moved north.
After much debate, “Old First” decided to move with the population and acquired the present property on Fifth Avenue in the Village of Greenwich (now Greenwich Village). The new Perpendicular Gothic Revival building, modeled after the Church of St. Saviour in Bath, England, was designed by Joseph C. Wells and dedicated in 1846. In 1893, a south transept was added by McKim, Mead & White, and the chancel was added in 1919. The merger in 1918 of First Presbyterian, University Place Presbyterian, and Madison Square Presbyterian provided a pulpit for Harry Emerson Fosdick, one of the nation’s best known liberal preachers.
As early as 1855, the Session wanted to install an organ in the new building to attract younger worshipers, but a ruling elder and financial supporter opposed the use of instruments in the church. Finally, in 1887—seven years after the elder's death—the church approved the purchase of an organ. It was built by Frank Roosevelt of New York City and installed in the gallery. |
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Sebastian
M. Glück
New York City – Opus 12 (2007)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 113 registers, 66 stops, 93 ranks
The present organ was built in 2007 by Sebastian M. Glück
of New York City. Glück provided new pipework plus two new
divisions: the unenclosed Werck Organ and Tuba Organ. Selected
ranks from
previous organs and revisions were tonally refinished, reeds were
either new or retongued; all of the pipes retained from the previous
organ were treated as raw pipework and new mouths cut. Glück
designed and built a new façade for the gallery chamber
opening, including a gilded and rotating star for the 8-bell Zimblestern.
A new four-manual drawknob console with solid state controls was
installed in the center of the chancel. Preparations have been
made in the console for a future Tower division. |
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Werck (Manual II) – 61 notes, unenclosed (4" pressure) – West Chancel Bay
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32 |
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Quintadehn (1-12
resultant) |
SW |
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Mixtur IV ranks |
244 |
16 |
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Præstandt (1-12
wood) |
85 |
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Zimbel III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Octava |
61 |
16 |
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Fagott |
61 |
8 |
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Spitzflöte |
PED |
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Werck Silent |
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4 |
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Supra Octava |
61 |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, unenclosed (4" pressure) – East Chancel Bay
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16 |
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Bourdon |
SW |
2 |
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Koppelpfeife |
61 |
8 |
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First Diapason |
61 |
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Mixture IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Second Diapason |
WK |
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Cornet V ranks (g20-g56) |
185 |
8 |
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Chimney Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
CH |
8 |
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Harmonic Flute |
SO |
8 |
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Trumpet (ext. PED) |
17 |
8 |
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Erzähler |
61 |
8 + 4 |
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Grand Jeu (draws
Trumpet) |
12 |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Octave |
WK |
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Chimes |
SO |
4 |
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Night Horn |
61 |
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Great Silent |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
61 |
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Tuba on Great |
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2 |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
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Tower on Great |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (4" pressure) – Chamber Level I, West
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
8 |
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Harmonic Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Geigen Diapason |
61 |
8
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Hautboy |
61 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Salicional |
61 |
4 |
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Harmonic Clarion |
61 |
8 |
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Voix Céleste |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Flûte Conique |
61 |
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Chimes |
SO |
8 |
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Flûte Céleste (TC) |
49 |
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Swell to Swell 16' |
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4 |
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Geigen Octave |
61 |
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Swell Silent |
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4 |
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Chimney Flute |
61 |
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Swell to Swell 4' |
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2 |
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Octavin |
61 |
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Tuba on Swell |
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Full Mixture V ranks |
305 |
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Tower on Swell |
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16 |
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Double Trumpet |
61 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (4" pressure) – Chamber Level I, East
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16 |
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Double Gemshorn |
73 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Chimes |
SO |
8 |
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Doppelflöte |
61 |
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8 |
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Gemshorn (fr. 16') |
— |
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Choir to Choir 16' |
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8 |
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Gemshorn Céleste (TC) |
49 |
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Choir Silent |
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4 |
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Prestant |
61 |
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Choir to Choir 4' |
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4 |
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Flute |
61 |
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Tuba on Choir |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
61 |
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Tower on Choir |
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2 |
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Recorder |
61 |
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Pedal on Choir |
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1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
61 |
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Great Stops on Choir |
1 1/3 |
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Larigot |
61 |
8 |
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First Diapason |
GT |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Chimney Flute |
GT |
16 |
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Bass Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Erzähler |
GT |
8 |
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Trumpet Minor |
61 |
4 |
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Principal |
GT |
8 |
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Flugel Horn |
61 |
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Fifteenth |
GT |
8 |
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Clarinet (fr. 16') |
— |
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Mixture IV ranks |
GT |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed (8" pressure) – Chamber Level II, West
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Spitzflöte |
PED |
16 |
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Bombarde Harmonique |
61 |
8 |
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Viola Major |
61 |
8 |
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Trompette Harmonique |
61 |
8 |
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Viola Céleste |
61 |
4 |
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Clairon Harmonique |
61 |
8 |
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Harmonic Flute |
73 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Orchestral Flute (fr. 8') |
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Solo to Solo 16' |
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Grand Chorus VIII ranks * |
488 |
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Solo Silent |
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French Horn |
61 |
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Solo to Solo 4' |
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English Horn |
61 |
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Tuba on Solo |
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Corno di Bassetto |
61 |
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Tower on Solo |
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Tuba Organ (Floating) – 61 notes, unenclosed (12" pressure)
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Cornet V ranks |
GT |
16 |
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Tuba Magna (TC) |
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Grand Chorus VIII ranks |
SO |
8 |
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Tuba Major |
73 |
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Tuba Clarion (fr. 8) |
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Tower Organ (Floating) – 61 notes, enclosed (3½" pressure) – East Tower
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preparation |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, unenclosed (4" pressure) – Chamber Level II, East
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Contra Sub Bass |
56 |
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Spitzflöte (fr.
8') |
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16 |
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Open Diapason Wood |
32 |
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Choral Bass (fr. 16' Spzbs) |
— |
16 |
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Open Diapason Metal |
32 |
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Mixture III ranks |
96 |
16 |
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Sub Bass (fr. 32' SB) |
— |
32 |
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Harmonics IV ranks |
derived |
16 |
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Præstandt |
WK |
32 |
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Helicon (8" wind) |
68 |
16 |
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Double Gemshorn |
CH |
16 |
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Posaune (fr. 32' Helicon) |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon |
SW |
16 |
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Bombarde |
SO |
16 |
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Spitzbass |
73 |
16 |
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Double Trumpet |
SW |
10 2/3 |
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Contra Quint (fr. 32' SB) |
— |
16 |
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Fagott |
WK |
8 |
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Principal |
32 |
16 |
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Bass Clarinet |
CH |
8 |
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Stopped Flute (fr. 32' SB) |
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8 |
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Trumpet (fr. 32' Helicon) |
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Spitzflöte (fr. 16' Spzbs) |
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Fagott |
WK |
8 |
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Præstandt |
WK |
8 |
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Clarinet |
CH |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
SW |
4 |
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Clarion (fr. 32' Helicon) |
— |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
CH |
4 |
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Rohr Schalmei |
32 |
5 1/3 |
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Quint (fr. 16' Spzbs) |
— |
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Chimes |
SO |
4 |
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Fifteenth |
32 |
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Tower Pedal Organ – 32 notes, enclosed (3½" pressure) – East Tower
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Couplers
(rocking tablets)
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Werck to Pedal 8' |
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Solo to Swell 8' |
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Werck to Choir 8' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great to Choir 8' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Solo to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Solo to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Werck to Solo 8' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Great to Solo 8' |
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Solo to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Solo 8' |
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Choir to Swell 8' |
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Great/Choir Transfer |
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Adjustable Combinations
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Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Solo |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Swell |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Great |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Choir |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb) |
| Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb & toe) |
| General |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 (thumb & toe) |
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Division tags are divisional cancels |
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Reversibles
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Solo to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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Full Organ I (thumb & outrigger toe) |
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Swell to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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Full Organ II (thumb & outrigger toe) |
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Great/Werck to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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Full Pedal (outrigger toe) |
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Choir to Pedal (thumb & toe) |
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32' Contra Sub Bass (outrigger toe) |
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Swell to Great (thumb & toe spoon) |
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32' Harmonics (outrigger toe) |
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Mixtures Off (thumb) |
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32' Helicon (outrigger toe) |
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Reeds Off (thumb) |
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Zimblestern (toe spoon) |
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All Swells to Swell (toe spoon) |
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Expression
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Balanced Choir Pedal |
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Balanced Solo Pedal |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal |
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Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 2408 (1961)
Tonal revisions by Sebastian M. Glück
New York City (1999)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 89 registers, 62 stops, 84 ranks
Tonal revisions to the 1961 Austin organ were carried out
in 1999 by Sebastian M. Glück of New York City. By
this time, the Echo division from the 1920 E.M. Skinner Organ
had been damaged and was no longer functional.
Following is the specification from 1999: |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, unenclosed (4" pressure)
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16 |
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Violone |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason Major |
61 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
8 |
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Diapason Minor |
61 |
1 3/5 |
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Seventeenth |
61 |
8 |
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Chimney Flute |
61 |
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Mixture Major IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Erzähler |
61 |
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Mixture Minor IV ranks |
244 |
4 |
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Principal |
61 |
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Acuta III ranks |
183 |
4 |
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Night Horn |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (4" pressure)
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16 |
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Lieblich
Gedeckt |
73 |
2 |
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Recorder |
61 |
8 |
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Geigen Diapason |
61 |
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Full Mixture V ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Stopped
Diapason (fr. 16') |
— |
16 |
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Bassoon |
61 |
8 |
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Viole de Gambe |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Voix Céleste |
61 |
8 |
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Hautboy |
61 |
8 |
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Spitz Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Flûte
Céleste (TC) |
49 |
4 |
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Clarion |
61 |
4 |
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Geigen Octave |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Chimney Flute |
61 |
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Chimes |
GT |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (4" pressure)
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Gemshorn |
73 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
61 |
8 |
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Spitz Principal |
61 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Doppel Flöte |
61 |
16 |
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Bass
Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Gemshorn
(fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
8 |
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Gemshorn
Celeste (TC) |
49 |
8 |
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Flugel
Horn |
61 |
4 |
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Prestant |
61 |
8 |
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Clarinet
(fr. 16') |
— |
4 |
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Koppel Flöte |
61 |
4 |
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Rohrschalmei |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Nasard |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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2 |
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Spill Flöte |
61 |
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Chimes |
GT |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed (8" pressure)
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8 |
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Viola Major |
61 |
8 |
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English Horn |
61 |
8 |
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Viola Céleste |
61 |
8 |
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Shawm |
61 |
8 |
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Flûte
Harmonique |
73 |
16 |
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Ophicleide |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Harmonic Trumpet |
61 |
4 |
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Flute
(fr. 8') |
— |
4 |
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Harmonic Clarion |
61 |
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Grand Chorus IV-VII ranks |
343 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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French Horn |
61 |
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Tower Organ (Floating) – 61 notes [console preparation]
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Seven blank drawknobs |
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Great-on-Choir (Manual I) – duplex action
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8 |
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Diapason Major |
GT |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
GT |
8 |
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Chimney Flute |
GT |
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Mixture Minor IV ranks |
GT |
8 |
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Erzähler |
GT |
8 |
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4 |
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Gemshorn |
GT |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes, unenclosed (4" pressure)
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32 |
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Contra
Bourdon * |
56 |
4 |
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Choral Bass |
32 |
16 |
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Open Wood Bass * |
32 |
4 |
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Spitzflöte
(fr. 8') |
— |
16 |
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Principal |
32 |
2 |
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Flöte
(fr. 8' Spitzflöte) |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon
(fr. 32' CB) |
— |
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Mixture III ranks |
96 |
16 |
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Violone |
GT |
32 |
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Double Trombone |
68 |
16 |
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Gemshorn |
CH |
16 |
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Trombone
(fr. 32' Dbl Tbn) |
— |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Ophicleide |
SO |
10 2/3 |
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Quint
(fr. 32' CB) |
— |
16 |
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Bassoon |
SW |
8 |
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Octave |
32 |
16 |
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Clarinet |
CH |
8 |
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Gedeckt
(fr. 32' CB) |
— |
8 |
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Trumpet
(fr. 32' Dbl Tbn) |
— |
8 |
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Spitzflöte |
56 |
4 |
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Clarion
(fr. 32' Dbl Tbn) |
— |
8 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
4 |
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Rohrschalmei |
CH |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
CH |
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Chimes |
GT |
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Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford, Conn. – Opus 2408 (1961)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 98 registers, 70 stops, 86 ranks
In 1961, the church contracted with Austin Organs of Hartford to built an all-new organ. Austin installed the organ in the existing chamber on the north side of the chancel, and provided two cantilevered chests for exposed pipes of the Great division. The Echo division from the earlier 1920 Skinner organ was retained. John Huston, organist-director at the church, was the featured soloist in a program for organ and orchestra at the organ's dedication on April 25, 1965.
The First Presbyterian organ was one of a "quartet" of large and important Austin organs installed in the 1960s in New York City, the others being at the Church of the Heavenly Rest (Op. 1586-B, 1961), Fifth Avenue Presbyterian (Op. 2347, 1961) and Brick Presbyterian (Op. 2400, 1963). |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Violone |
61 |
2 2/3 |
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Quint |
61 |
8 |
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Principal |
61 |
2 |
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Waldflöte |
61 |
8 |
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Montre |
61 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
61 |
8 |
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Rohrflöte |
61 |
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Klein Mixtur IV ranks |
244 |
8 |
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Erzähler |
61 |
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Fourniture IV ranks |
244 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
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Cymbal III ranks |
183 |
4 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
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Tremulant (on flutes) |
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4 |
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Blockflote |
61 |
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Chimes |
SO |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
80 |
2 |
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Octavin |
61 |
8 |
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Geigen |
68 |
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Plein Jeu V ranks |
305 |
8 |
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Gedeckt (fr. 16') |
— |
16 |
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Contra Fagotto |
68 |
8 |
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Salicional |
68 |
8 |
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Trompette |
68 |
8 |
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Gamba Celeste |
68 |
8 |
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Hautbois |
68 |
8 |
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Spitz Flute |
68 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
8 |
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Flute Celeste (TC) |
56 |
4 |
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Clairon |
68 |
4 |
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Geigen Octave |
68 |
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Tremulant |
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4 |
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Rohrflöte |
68 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Gemshorn |
80 |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
61 |
8 |
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Spitzprincipal |
68 |
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Mixture III ranks |
183 |
8 |
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Cor de Nuit |
68 |
16 |
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Bass Clarinet |
80 |
8 |
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Gemshorn (fr. 16') |
— |
8 |
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Trumpet |
68 |
8 |
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Gemshorn Celeste (TC) |
56 |
8 |
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Flugel Horn |
68 |
4 |
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Prestant |
68 |
8 |
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Clarinet (fr. 16') |
— |
4 |
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Koppelflöte |
68 |
4 |
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Rohr Schalmei |
68 |
2 2/3 |
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Nasard |
61 |
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Tremulant |
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2 |
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Spillflöte |
61 |
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Great-on-Choir (Manual I) – by duplex action
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8 |
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Montre |
GT |
2 |
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Waldflöte |
GT |
8 |
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Rohrflöte |
GT |
1 1/3 |
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Quint (c1-c49 only) |
GT |
8 |
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Erzähler |
GT |
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Kleine Mixtur IV ranks |
GT |
4 |
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Gemshorn |
GT |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Flûte Harmonique |
73 |
8 |
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English Horn |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba |
61 |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba Celeste |
61 |
16 |
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Contre Bombarde |
61 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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Bombarde |
61 |
4 |
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Concert Flute (fr. 8' FlHarm) |
— |
4 |
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Bombarde Clairon |
61 |
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Grand Chorus IV-VII ranks |
343 |
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Tremulant |
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8 |
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French Horn |
61 |
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Echo Organ (Floating) – 61 notes [from E.M. Skinner, Op. 293 (1920)]
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8 |
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Diapason |
73 |
4 |
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Octave |
73 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
8 |
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Viola |
73 |
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Tremulant |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
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Echo Wind On |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Contra Bourdon * |
56 |
4 |
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Choral Bass |
32 |
16 |
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Principal |
32 |
4 |
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Spitzflöte (fr. 8') |
— |
16 |
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Flute Ouverte * |
32 |
2 |
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Flöte (fr. 8' Spitzflöte) |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon (fr. 32' CBdn) |
— |
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Mixture III ranks |
96 |
16 |
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Violone |
GT |
32 |
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Contra Posaune |
68 |
16 |
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Gemshorn |
CH |
16 |
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Posaune (fr. 32') |
— |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Bombarde |
SO |
10 2/3 |
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Quint (fr. 32' CBdn) |
— |
16 |
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Fagotto |
SW |
8 |
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Octave |
32 |
16 |
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Clarinet |
CH |
8 |
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Bourdon (fr. 32' CBdn) |
— |
8 |
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Trumpet (fr. 32') |
— |
8 |
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Spitzflöte |
56 |
4 |
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Clarion (fr. 32') |
— |
8 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
4 |
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Rohr Schalmei |
CH |
8 |
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Gemshorn |
CH |
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Chimes |
SO |
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Dr. William C. Carl at Skinner console
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Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 293 (1920); Opus 293-A (1929)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 76 registers, 65 stops, 71 ranks
In 1921, the Skinner Organ Company installed its Op. 293 in the newly constructed chancel of the church. Skinner incorporated much of the organ built by Hutchings-Votey (c.1904, Op. 1550) for Madison Square Presbyterian Church, and some pipes from the Frank Roosevelt organ (Op. 364, 1887) in the gallery. The main divisions were installed in the present chamber located on the north side of the chancel, while the Echo was located in a chamber at the base of the tower.
Additional work done by Skinner in 1929 (as Op. 239-A) included the addition of new stops, tonal alterations, and a new console. The new console featured a "Willis" pedal board, which was highly regarded by Dr. William Carl, organist and choirmaster from 1892-1936. Another console control allowed the combination action to be locked. Following is the 1929 stoplist: |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes
(5" pressure)
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16 |
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Diapason |
61 |
4 |
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Octave [new pipes] |
61 |
8 |
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First Diapason [new pipes] |
61 |
4 |
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Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Second Diapason |
61 |
2 |
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Fifteenth |
61 |
8 |
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Third Diapason |
61 |
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Harmonics III rks [added
1929] |
183 |
8 |
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Flute Harmonique [rep. Gedeckt] |
61 |
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Mixture III ranks [new pipes] |
183 |
8 |
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Viola [rep. Gamba] |
61 |
8 |
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Trumpet [new pipes & chest] |
61 |
8 |
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Waldflote |
61 |
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Chimes |
EC |
8 |
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Erzahler |
61 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
(6" pressure)
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16 |
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Bourdon |
73 |
4 |
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Octave |
61 |
8 |
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First Diapason [new pipes] |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Triangulaire [rep. Violina] |
61 |
8 |
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Geigen Diapason [rep. 2nd Diap.] |
73 |
2 |
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Flautino |
61 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks [new pipes] |
183 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
16 |
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Posaune [rep. 16' Trumpet] |
73 |
8 |
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Clarabella |
73 |
8 |
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Trumpet [rep. Cornopean] |
73 |
8 |
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Spitzflote |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Flute Celeste (TC) |
61 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Salicional |
73 |
4 |
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Clarion [new pipes] |
61 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
(5" pressure)
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8 |
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Diapason [new pipes] |
73 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
61 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Flugel Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Viola |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Flute |
61 |
8 |
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Harp (TC) |
— |
4 |
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Gemshorn |
61 |
4 |
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| Celesta [new 1929] |
61 bars |
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2 2/3 |
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Nazard |
61 |
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Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed
(10" pressure)
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8 |
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Stentorphone [new 1929] |
73 |
8 |
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Tuba Mirabilis (12") |
73 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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French Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Gamba Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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English Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Echo Dulcet [rep. Musette] |
73 |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
73 |
4 |
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Hohlpfeife |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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Echo Organ – 61 notes, enclosed
(5" pressure)
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8 |
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Diapason [new pipes] |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
73 |
8 |
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Gedeckt |
73 |
4 |
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Octave [new pipes] |
73 |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
8 |
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Voix Celeste |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
– Augmented (5", 6", 10", & 15" pressures)
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32 |
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Diapason (6") |
68 |
8 |
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Still Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Diapason (5") |
— |
4 |
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Super Octave (fr. 32' Diap) |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon (5") |
44 |
32 |
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Bombarde (1-12, 12") |
68 |
16 |
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Violone (5") |
32 |
16 |
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Trombone (fr. 32' Bomb) (8") |
— |
16 |
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Echo Bourdon |
SW |
16 |
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Posaune |
SW |
10 2/3 |
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Quint |
32 |
8 |
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Tromba (fr. 32' Bomb) (8") |
— |
8 |
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Octave (fr. 32' Diap) |
— |
4 |
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Clarion (fr. 32') (8") [12
new pipes] |
— |
8 |
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Gedeckt (fr. 16' Bdn) |
— |
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Chimes |
EC |
8 |
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Cello |
SO |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8' |
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Swell to Choir 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Solo to Choir 8' |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great to Solo 8' |
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Solo to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4' |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' |
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Choir to Great 16', 8' |
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Solo 16', 4' |
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Solo 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) |
Pedal Combs. to Manual On/Off |
| Swell Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb & toe) |
Pedal Combs. to Manual On/Off |
| Choir Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
Pedal Combs. to Manual On/Off |
| Solo Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
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| Echo Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) – Fixed with indicator |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
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| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) – Acting on the last three of each manual |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Choir Pedal |
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Solo to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Solo Pedal |
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Pedal pistons duplicating Swell combs. |
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Register Crescendo Pedal |
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Frank Roosevelt
New York City – Opus 364 (1887)
Mechanical action
3 manuals, 45 stops, 52 ranks
The present church building did not have an organ until 1887, when the Roosevelt Organ Company of New York City installed (at a cost of $12,000) their Opus 364 in the church gallery. To celebrate the church's first organ, a series of free-admission organ recitals were offered to the public; these recitals featured not only local organists, but also Alexandre Guilmant, the renowned French virtuoso. In 1892, William C. Carl was appointed as the church's first organist and choirmaster. In 1898, during Guilmant's second American tour, the idea was formed to found a school for organ instruction in New York. The next year, First Presbyterian offered the use of its new Roosevelt organ and facilities for use by the Guilmant Organ School. The Guilmant School existed until the 1970s. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, partially enclosed with Choir
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16 |
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Double Open Diapason * |
58 |
4 |
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Flute Harmonique |
58 |
8 |
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1st Open Diapason * |
58 |
2 2/3 |
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Octave Quint |
58 |
8 |
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2nd Open Diapason * |
58 |
2 |
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Super Octave |
58 |
8 |
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Viola di Gamba |
58 |
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Mixture, 4 ranks |
232 |
8 |
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Principal Flöte |
58 |
8 |
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Trumpet |
58 |
8 |
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Doppel Flöte |
58 |
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* unenclosed |
4 |
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Octave |
58 |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 58 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Bourdon [treble & bass, split knob] |
58 |
4 |
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Hohl Flöte |
58 |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
58 |
2 |
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Flageolet |
58 |
8 |
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Spitz Flöte |
58 |
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Cornet, 3, 4, and 5 ranks |
242 |
8 |
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Salicional |
58 |
16 |
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Contra Fagotto |
58 |
8 |
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Dolce |
58 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
58 |
8 |
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Vox Celestis |
58 |
8 |
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Oboe |
58 |
8 |
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Stopped Diapason |
58 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
58 |
4 |
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Octave |
58 |
4 |
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Clarion |
58 |
4 |
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Salicet |
58 |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes, enclosed
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
58 |
4 |
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Fugara |
58 |
8 |
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Geigen Principal |
58 |
4 |
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Flute d'Amour |
58 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
58 |
2 |
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Piccolo Harmonique |
58 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
58 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
58 |
8 |
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Quintadena |
58 |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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16 |
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Open Diapason |
30 |
8 |
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Violoncello |
30 |
16 |
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Dulciana |
30 |
8 |
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Flute |
30 |
16 |
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Bourdon |
30 |
16 |
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Trombone |
30 |
10 2/3 |
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Quint |
30 |
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Couplers
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Swell to Great |
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Swell to Pedal |
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Choir to Great |
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Great to Pedal |
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Swell to Choir |
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Choir to Pedal |
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Swell Octaves on Itself |
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Mechanical Accessories
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Swell Tremulant |
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Engine Signal |
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Choir Tremulant |
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Belt Shifter |
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Eclipse Wind Indicator |
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Pedal Movements (Roosevelt Patent Adjustable Combination Pedals)
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Three for Great and Pedal stops and couplers |
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Three for Swell and Pedal stops and couplers |
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Two for Choir and Pedal stops and couplers |
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Two for Pedal stops and all couplers |
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Full Organ (all stops and couplers except Swell Vox Humana and Vox Celestis) |
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Pedal Ventil (silences Pedal stops without moving knobs) |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Balanced Choir Pedal |
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Sources:
Austin Organs Inc. Advertisement, The American Organist (Dec. 1963). Stoplist of Austin organ, Op. 2408 (1961).
"Cover Feature," The American Organist (Sep. 2009):50-52).
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First Presbyterian Church website: http://www.fpcnyc.org
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Pipe Organs website: http://www.glucknewyork.com
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Roosevelt
organ, Op. 364 (1887).
Holden, Dorothy. The Life and Work of Ernest M. Skinner. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1987.
Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
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First Presbyterian Church Archives. Various.
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