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S. B. Chapin Residence
930 Fifth Avenue at 74th Street
New York, N.Y. 10021
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| Simeon Brooks Chapin |
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Aeolian Company
New York City – Opus 1018 (1906, 1910)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 18 stops, 18 ranks
The organ in the Chapin's New York City residence was built in 1906 by the Aeolian Company. As originally designed, this organ had 15 stops and could be played manually or by an Aeolian roll-player mechanism built into the detached two-manual console. Aeolian installed the organ in two sections, each about 4½ ft. deep by 8 ft. long and fronted with casework of whitewood, in a room off the hall on the main floor. As written in the Aeolian Contract (Apr. 5, 1906), the organ would be set up and ready for use during the month of October 1906, for a consideration of $8,500, "payable in cash on completion of the organ in position." The contract further stated, "In case of delay in preparing room for the proper installation of organ beyond the time above stipulated, the organ to be cared for at purchaser's risk and expense." In Rollin Smith's book, The Aeolian Pipe Organ and its Music, the entry for Opus 1018 notes the organ was shipped Oct. 11, 1908, more than two years after the contract was signed.
In 1910, three unknown stops were added to the organ, making a total of 18 stops. Smith's book notes that the organ included Chimes. Following is the original specification. |
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Manuale I – 61 notes, enclosed
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Principale Grande |
61 |
8 |
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Flauto Primo |
61 |
8 |
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Viola Pomposa |
61 |
8 |
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Tromba |
61 |
8 |
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Viol d'Amore |
61 |
8 |
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Clarinetto |
61 |
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Manuale II – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Violoncello |
61 |
8 |
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Flauto Lontano |
61 |
8 |
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Violino Primo |
61 |
4 |
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Flauto Minore |
61 |
8 |
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Voce Angelica [TC] |
49 |
8 |
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Oboe di Caccia |
61 |
8 |
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Viol Sordino |
61 |
8 |
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Voce Umana |
61 |
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Pedale – 30 notes
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Contra Basso |
30 |
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Couplers
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Manuale II to Manuale I |
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Manuale I Octaves |
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Manuale II to Manuale I, Octaves |
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Manuale I Sub-Octaves |
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Manuale II Octaves |
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Manuale I Unison Release |
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Manuale II Sub-Octaves |
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Manuale II to Pedale |
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Manual II Unison Release |
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Manuale I to Pedale |
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Aeolienne
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Aeolian "Normal" Coupler |
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(Manuale II Solo, Manuale I Accompaniment) |
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) Special 116-note Scale |
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Aeolian "Reverse" Coupler |
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) Aeolian Pipe Organ Music |
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(Manuale I Solo, Manuale II Accompaniment) |
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Aeolian Ventil |
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Aeolian Tempo |
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Aeolian Reroll |
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Manuale I to Aeolian |
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) Regular 58-note |
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Manuale II to Aeolian |
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) Scale, Aeolian |
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Pedale to Aeolian |
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) Grand Music |
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Combination Pistons
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| Manuale I |
Piano – Mezzo – Mezzo Forte – Forte – Release |
| Manuale II |
Piano – Mezzo – Mezzo Forte – Forte – Release |
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Accessories
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Balanced Crescendo Pedal |
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Tremolo, Manuale I |
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Manuale I Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Tremolo, Manuale II |
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Manuale II Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Sources:
Hall, Ginny. "Mystery Place," Walworth County Today (Dec. 22, 2009). Walworth, Wisc.
Smith, Rollin. The Aeolian Pipe Organ and its Music. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1998.
Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification and Contract (Apr. 5, 1906) of Aeolian Organ, Op. 1018.
Year Book of the (Collegiate) Protestant Reformed Dutch Church in the City of New York (Vol. V, No. 1, 1905). |
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