Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's - New York City (Photo: John Rust)

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Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's
(Roman Catholic)

(originally Church of St. Bernard)

330 West 14th Street
New York, N.Y. 10014


Organ Specifications:
► II/35 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 294 (1891)
► II/27 J.H. & C.S. Odell, Op. 187 (1881)




The Roman Catholic Church of St. Bernard was established in a wagon factory located on West 13th Street. The present church was designed by architect Patrick C. Keely and built from 1873-75. Keely also designed the similarly detailed Church of the Holy Innocents on West 37th Street near Herald Square. St. Bernard has the distinction of being the first church to be dedicated by John Cardinal McCloskey, the first American cardinal. In 2003, the Archdiocese of New York merged the nearby parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe with St. Bernard's, renaming the church Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's.  
           
Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's - New York City (Photo: John Rust)   J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 294 (1891) at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's - New York City (Photo: John Rust)
           
  J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 294 (1891) at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's - New York City (Photo: John Rust)
J. H. & C. S. Odell
New York City – Opus 294 (1891)
Mechanical key and stop action
2 manuals, 31 stops, 35 ranks



The current organ, built in 1891 by J.H. & C.S. Odell of New York, replaced the smaller 1881 Odell, Op. 187, which burned in 1890. The organ enjoys a lofty position in the rear gallery of the resonant church. Although the overall sound is somewhat mild, it fills the space admirably. Decorated façade pipes are displayed in three sections of the flat case, which overlooks the attached two-manual terraced drawknob console.

The bracketed stop names indicate the present names, which are changes from the original specifications.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
16
  Double Open Diapason
58
4
  Flute d'Amour
58
8
  Open Diapason
58
2 2/3
  Twelfth
58
8
  Gemshorn
58
2
  Fifteenth
58
8
  Keraulophon
58
 
  Mixture III ranks
174
8
  Dolce [Dulciana]
58
8
  Trumpet
58
8
  Grosse Flute
58
8
  Clarinet
58
4
  Octave [Principal]
58
       
 
     
 
     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon
58
2
  Fifteenth [Principal]
58
8
  Open Diapason
58
    Cornet III ranks
174
8
  Gamba
58
8
  Cornopean
58
8
  Salicional
58
8
  Oboe
58
8
  Clarinet Flute
58
8
  Vox Humana
58
4
  Octave [Principal]
58
4
  Clarion
58
4
  Wald Flute [Melodia]
58
 
  Tremolo  
2 2/3
  Tweltfth
58
       
 
     
 
     
Pedal Organ – 27 notes
16
  Double Open Diapason
27
10 2/3
  Quint
27
16
  Bourdon
27
8
  Flute
27
 
     
 
     

J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 294 (1891) at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's - New York City (Photo: John Rust)

J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 294 (1891) at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's - New York City (Photo: John Rust)

J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 294 (1891) at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's - New York City (Photo: John Rust)

J.H. & C.S. Odell Organ, Op. 294 (1891) at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard's - New York City (Photo: John Rust)

           
J. H. & C. S. Odell
New York City – Opus 187 (1881)
Mechanical key and stop action
2 manuals, 23 stops, 27 ranks



The first organ at St. Bernard's was a moderate-sized two manual instrument, built in 1881 by J.H. & C.S. Odell of New York. This organ burned in 1890 and was replaced in 1891 by a similar but larger organ by Odell.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 58 notes
8
  Open Diapason
58
4
  Flute d'Amour
58
8
  Gemshorn
58
2 2/3
  Twelfth
58
8
  Keraulophon
58
2
  Fifteenth
174
8
  Dolce
58
    Mixture III ranks
58
8
  Clarinet Flute
58
8
  Trumpet
58
4
  Octave
58
       

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon
58
4
  Wald Flute
58
8
  Salcional
58
2
  Fifteenth
174
8
  Stopped Diapason
58
    Cornet III ranks
58
8
  Melodia
58
8
  Oboe
58
4
  Octave
58
    Tremolo
58

     

     
Pedal Organ – 27 notes
16
  Double Open Diapason
27
8
  Bass Flute
27
16
  Bourdon
27
       
           
Sources:
     Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     Ogasapian, John. Organ Building in New York City: 1700-1900. Braintree: The Organ Literature Foundation, 1977.

Photos:
     John Rust