J. Horace Harding Residence

955 Fifth Avenue at 77th Street
New York, N.Y. 10021


Organ Specifications:
955 Fifth Avenue
• III/31 Aeolian Company, Op. 1067 (1908)
10 East 77th Street – now Permanent Mission of Myanmar to the United Nations
► II/18 Aeolian Company, Op. 963 (1896)
           
  Aeolian Organ, Op. 1067 (1908) in J. Horace Harding Residence - New York City
Organ in residence at 955 Fifth Avenue:

Aeolian Company
New York City – Opus 1067 (1908)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 31 ranks

Aeolian Organ, Op. 1067 (1908) in J. Horace Harding Residence - New York City  








The Aeolian Company was contracted (July 25, 1908) to build a new organ for Mr. Harding's Fifth Avenue Residence at a cost of $20,000. This organ had three manuals with the Great and Choir duplexed. The organ was shipped on Oct. 17, 1908. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
           
Organ in residence at 10 East 77th Street:

Aeolian Company
New York City – Opus 963 (1896)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 19 stops, 18 ranks


The Aeolian organ installed in Mrs. Charlotte M. Tytus's residence was built by the Farrand & Votey Company of Detroit in 1897 at a cost of $5,200. Farrand & Votey Factory Specifications, dated December 16, 1896, state that Farrand & Votey employed "Roosevelt Patent Pneumatic Windchests" and Farrand & Votey's "Patent Electric Action Throughout." On June 6, 1904, a Letter of Confirmation with J. Horace Harding states that, at a cost of $3,400, the organ was moved from upper floor to first floor and reconstructed in closets under the stairs, but the console remained on the second floor. The organ was equipped with an Aeolienne player. The fate of this organ is unknown.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed with Swell
8
   Open Diapason (unenc.)
61
4
   Octave
61
8
   Dulciana
61
4
   Hohl Flöte
61
8
   Viol di Gamba
61
8
   Clarinet
61
8
   Doppel Flöte
61
    

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
61
8
   Quintadena
61
8
   Violin Diapason
61
4
   Flute Harmonique
61
8
   Salicional
49
2
   Flageolet
61
8
   Aeoline
61
8
   Oboe
61
8
   Stopped Diapason
61
     Tremulant  
               
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
16
   Bourdon
30
8
   Violoncello
30
16
   Lieblich Gedeckt
SW
        
               
Couplers
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'     Swell to Pedal
    Swell Octaves     Great to Pedal 8', 4'
    Great Octaves    
               
Accessories
    Swell Tremulant       Wind Indicator  
    Bellows Signal          
               
Pedal Movements (Roosevelt Patent Automatic Adjustable Combination Pistons)
    Two affecting Great and Pedal Stops
    Two affecting Swell and Pedal Stops
    Great to Pedal Reversing Pedal
    Full Organ and Crescendo Pedal
    Balanced Swell Pedal    
           
Sources:
     "E.B. Saidenberg," Artnet News (Aug. 24, 1999). http://www.artnet.com
     "Burma Acquires East Side House," The New York Times (Jan. 3, 1964).
     "J. Horace Harding, Banker, Dies at 65," The New York Times (Jan. 5, 1929).
     Smith, Rollin. The Aeolian Pipe Organ and its Music. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1998.
     Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification for Aeolian (Farrand & Votey) Organ, Op. 963 (1896).

Illustrations:
     Lewis, James. Aeolian Organ, Op. 1067 (1908).