The Frick Collection - New York City (photo: Steven E. Lawson)
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The Frick Collection

1 East 70th Street at Fifth Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10021
http://www.frick.org

Organ Specifications:
► IV/79 Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, Op. 918 (1934)
► IV/70 Aeolian Company, Op. 1263 (1914)
           
  Aeolian Organ, Op. 1263 (1914) at the Frick Collection - New York City (photo: Pipedreams)
 
View of organ facade.
The main console is located in the arched niche behind the clock.
Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company
Boston, Mass. – Opus 918 (1934)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 70 stops, 79 ranks, 4,736 pipes





In 1934, the Aeolian-Skinner Company was contracted to enlarge the 1914 Aeolian organ, and provide a duplicate console for the gallery.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (4½" pressure)
8
  Diapason FF
61
4
  Flute (high)
61
8
  Diapason F
61
2
  Diapason (acute)
61
8
  Flute F
61
 
  Diapason Mixture (IV ranks)
244
8
  Flute P
61
16
  Trumpet (deep)
61
8
  String F
61
8
  Trumpet F
61
8
  String MF
61
 
  Tremolo  
4
  Diapason (high)
61
 
     

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed (4½" pressure)
16
  Flute (deep)
73
8
   String P (vibrato) [TC]
49
8
  Diapason F
73
4
   Flute (high)
61
8
  Flute F
73
2
  Flageolet (acute)
61
8
  Flute P
73
     String (mixture, V ranks)
305
8
  Flute P (vibrato) II ranks *
134
16
   Bassoon (deep)
73
8
  String F
73
8
  Trumpet F
73
8
  String F (vibrato) [TC]
61
8
  Oboe F
73
8
  String MF
73
8
  Vox Humana P
73
8
  String MF (vibrato) [TC]
49
4
   Clarion * [rep. Vox Humana F]
73
8
   String P
73
     Tremolo  

     

     
Choir Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (4½" pressure)
16
  String (deep)
61
8
  String MF (vibrato)
61
8
  Diapason F
61
4
  Flute (high)
61
8
  Flute F
61
2 2/3
  Nazard *
61
8
  Flute P
61
2
   Piccolo (acute)
61
8
  Flute *
73
1 3/5
  Tierce *
61
8
  Flute (vibrato) [TC] *
61
8
   Orchestral Oboe
61
8
   Flute Quintadena
61
8
   Clarinet
61
8
   String MF
61
     Tremolo  

     

     
Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed (10" pressure)
8
  Diapason
61
8
  Trumpet
61
8
  Flute
61
8
  French Horn *
61
8
  String Vibrato (II ranks)
110
8
  English Horn *
61
4
  Flute (high)
61
8
   Clarinet
61
    Diapason Mixture (III-IV ranks)
232
     Tremolo  

     

     
Echo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed (4½" pressure)
16
   Flute (deep)
61
4
   String P (vibrato)
61
8
  Diapason
61
8
  Vox Humana
61
8
  Flute
61
     Tremolo  
8
  String P
61
        

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes (4½" pressure) (Aeolian-Skinner added 2-note extensions to all ranks)
32
   Resultant [1934 addition]
—
16
   String P
32
16
  Diapason (deep)
32
8
  Flute
32
16
  Flute F
32
8
   String F
32
16
  Flute P
SW
16
  Trumpet (deep)
32
16
  String F
32
16
   Bassoon P
SW
               
           
* new pipes and chest added 1934
Percussions
   
Harp
}
 with Forte and Piano control
playable from Great, Choir and Solo manuals
Celesta [12 tones added by A-S]
}
Chimes
}
               
Accessories
    Great-Choir Expression Pedal       Grand Tonal Pedal  
    Swell Expression Pedal       Sforzando  
    Choir Expression Pedal       Loud Pedal Silent  
    Solo-Echo Expression Pedal          

     

     
Couplers

  Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'  

  Choir 16', 4'  

  Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'  

  Solo-Echo 16', 4'  

  Choir to Great 8', 4'  

  Great to Pedal 8'  

  Solo to Swell 8'  

  Swell to Pedal 8'  

  Solo to Choir 8'  

  Choir to Pedal 8'  

  Echo to Swell 8'  

  Solo-Echo to Pedal 8'  

  Swell 16', 4'  

  Echo Pedal Only  

  Great 16', 4'  

  Pedal Divide  
           
 

Aeolian Organ, Op. 1263 (1914) - The Frick Collection - New York City
Aeolian Company
New York City – Opus 1263 (1914)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 61 stops, 70 ranks
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (4½" pressure)
8
  Diapason FF
61
4
  Flute (high)
61
8
  Diapason F
61
2
  Diapason (acute)
61
8
  Flute F (wood)
61
 
  Diapason Mixture (4 ranks)
244
8
  Flute P (metal)
61
16
  Trumpet (deep)
61
8
  String F
61
8
  Trumpet F
61
8
  String MF
61
 
  Tremolo  
4
  Diapason (high)
61
 
     

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed (4½" pressure)
16
  Flute (deep)
61
4
  Flute (high)
61
8
  Diapason F
61
2
  Flageolet (acute)
61
8
  Flute P
61
 
  String (mixture, 5 ranks)
305
8
  String F
61
16
  Bassoon (deep)
61
8
  String F (vibrato) [TC]
49
8
  Trumpet F
61
8
  String MF
61
8
  Oboe F
61
8
  String MF (vibrato) [TC]
49
8
  Vox Humana F
61
8
  String P
61
8
  Vox Humana P
—
8
  String P (vibrato) [TC]
49

  Tremolo  

     

     
Choir Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (4½" pressure)
16
  String P (deep)
61
8
  Flute (Quintadena)
61
8
  Diapason F
61
4
  Flute (high)
61
8
  Flute F
61
2
  Piccolo (acute)
61
8
  String MF
61
8
  Clarinet
61
8
  Vibrato String MF [TC]
49
8
  Oboe F
61
8
  Flute P
61
 
  Tremolo  

     

     
Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed (10" pressure)
8
  Diapason
61
 
  Diapason Mixture (3-4 ranks)
232
8
  Flute
61
8
  Trumpet
61
8
  Vibrato String (2 ranks)
110
8
  Clarinet
61
4
  Flute (high)
61
 
  Tremolo  

     

     
Echo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed (4½" pressure)
8
  Diapason
61
8
  Vibrato String P [TC]
49
8
  Flute
61
8
  Vox Humana
61
8
  String P
61
 
  Tremolo  

     

     
Pedal Organ – 30 notes (4½" pressure)
16
  Diapason (deep)
30
8
  Flute
30
16
  Flute F
30
8
  String F
30
16
  String F
30
16
  Trumpet F (deep)
30
16
  Flute P
SW
16
  Bassoon P
SW
16
  String P
30

     
               
Percussions
   
Harp } with Forte and Piano control
playable from Great, Choir and Solo manuals
Chimes }
               
Accessories
    Great-Choir Expression Pedal       Grand Tonal Pedal  
    Swell Expression Pedal       Sforzando  
    Choir Expression Pedal       Loud Pedal Silent  
    Solo-Echo Expression Pedal          

     

     
Couplers

  Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'  

  Choir 16', 4'  

  Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4'  

  Solo-Echo 16', 4'  

  Choir to Great 8', 4'  

  Great to Pedal 8'  

  Solo to Swell 8'  

  Swell to Pedal 8'  

  Solo to Choir 8'  

  Choir to Pedal 8'  

  Echo to Swell 8'  

  Solo-Echo to Pedal 8'  

  Swell 16', 4'  

  Echo Pedal Only  

  Great 16', 4'  

  Pedal Divide  
           
Sources:
     Aeolian-Skinner Archives web site: http://aeolianskinner.organsociety.org/
     Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn, comps. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List. New Rev. Ed. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.
     Pipedreams web site: www.pipedreams.org
     Smith, Rollin. The Aeolian Pipe Organ and its Music. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1998.
     Smith, Rollin. "The Organ of the Frick Collection," The American Organist (Jan. 1974).

Illustrations:
     Elsesser, Germar. Console of Aeolian Company organ, Op. 1263 (1914). Courtesy James Saenger.      Lawson, Steven E. Exterior.
     Pipedreams web site. Staircase and organ facade.