W. Kenneth Weaver Residence

106 Morningside Drive
New York, N.Y. 10027 
           
 
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Sebastian M. Glück
New York City – Opus 1 (1985)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 28 registers, 4 stops, 4 ranks



This electropneumatic unit instrument was commissioned for practice in the owner's apartment overlooking Manhattan's Morningside Park. The console and solid state relay were equipped for future expansion beyond the original four ranks. A compact blower in the base and a single schwimmer regulator delivered 75 mm of wind to the pipes.

The walnut and mahogany console featured an elaborate music rack inlaid by Mr. Glück. The pedal clavier was built of maple and rosewood, and the ivory and ebony manual keyboards were rebuilt with tracker touch from the Aeolian-Skinner organ formerly at Trinity College, Hartford. The drawknob arrangement was copied from instruments by the 19th-century American organbuilder John Gayle Marklove.

When Mr. Weaver neared retirement and anticipated moving, the builder purchased and removed the organ in 1993.
               
Hoofdkoor (Manual I) – 61 notes
16
  Infrabas (MC)
2
  Nachthoorn
8
  Praestandt
 
Hexquialter IV ranks
8
  Roergedekt
 
Mixtuur III ranks
8
   Viooldagamba (TC)
8
   Dulciaan
4
   Octaaf
     

 

     

 

     
Bovenpositief (Manual II) – 61 notes
8
  Roerfluit
1 3/5
 
Terts
4
  Gemshoorn
1 1/3
   Qvinta
4
  Koppel
1
   Cimbaalfluit
2 2/3
  Nasard
8
   Dulciaan
2
   Octaaf
 
 

     

     
Pedaal – 32 notes
16
  Praestandt
4
   Fluit
16
 
Graavo
  Ruispijp II ranks  
8
   Octaaf  
16
   Basuun  
8
  Baarduen
8
   Dulciaan
4
  Octaaf
4
  
Cantus
 
               
Stop Analysis
   
Pipes
8
   Roergedekt
85
4
   Praestandt
73
2 2/3
   Nasard
66
8
  Dulciaan
    61
 
Total
285
           
Sources:
     "New Organs," The American Organist (Dec. 1987). Specification of Sebastian M. Glück organ, Op. 1 (1985). Courtesy Kenneth Weaver.
     Glück Pipe Organs website: http://www.glucknewyork.com

Illustrations:
     "New Organs," The American Organist (Dec. 1987). Sebastian MatT. Gluck organ, Op. 1 (1985). Courtesy Kenneth Weaver.
           
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