Undated postcard of Episcopal Church of St. Edward the Martyr - New York City (Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives)
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Church of St. Edward the Martyr
(Episcopal)

14 East 109th Street
New York, N.Y. 10029
http://stemnyc.org/


Organ Specifications:
► II/27 James Palsgrove (1990s)
• II/15 Hook & Hastings, Op. 1616 (1894) elec. by Clark & Fenton (1927)
• II/ Roosevelt – Sunday school



Organized in 1883, the Episcopal Church of St. Edward the Martyr is located in East Harlem near the northeast corner of Central Park. Architect George A. Bagge designed the Gothic church that was built in 1887. The church was expanded in 1903 by J.B. Snook & Sons, architects. The new decorations in the interior of the church, including the reredos, altar, stained glass, mosaic, marble and metal work, were carried out by J. & R. Lamb, under the supervision of Charles R. Lamb. The expansion was funded by Elbridge T. Gerry, then the senior warden of the parish.
           
James Palsgrove
New York City (1990s)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 27 stops, 27 ranks


In the 1990s, the original Hook & Hastings organ was reconfigured and enlarged by James Palsgrove, organist of the church. Palsgrove reused several ranks of pipes from the Aeolian-Skinner organ, Op. 851 (1931) formerly in Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, Conn. The Great and Positive chests operate on direct-electric action, while the Swell is electro-pneumatic. Existing electro-pneumatic chests are by Clark & Fenton who rebuilt the organ in 1927.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Principal * [in façade]
61
2
   Fifteenth *
61
4
   Octave *
61
     Mixture III ranks *
183

     

     
Positive Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
   Rohrflöte
61
1 3/5
   Terz
61
4
   Koppelflöte
61
1
   Sifflete [sic]
61
2 2/3
   Nasat
61
     Tremulant  
2
   Blockflöte
61
        

     

     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
8
   Diapason *
61
2
   Fifteenth *
61
8
   Stopped Diapason + [wood]
61
     Mixture V ranks *
305
8
   Salicional +
61
16
   Bombarde *
61
8
   Voix Celeste + [TC]
49
8
   Trompette *
61
4
   Octave *
61
4
   Clarion *
61
4
   Flute * [wood & metal]
61

  Tremulant  

     

     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
   Sub Bass * [wood]
32
4
   Choral Bass
GT
16
  
Bourdon
preparation
16
   Bombarde
SW
8
   Principal
GT
8
   Trompette
SW
8
   Gedeckt * [ext.]
12
        
               
Couplers
    Positive to Great       Swell to Pedal  
    Swell to Great       Great to Pedal  
    Swell to Positive       Positive to Pedal  
               
* ranks from Aeolian-Skinner, Op. 851 (1931) in Trinity College Chapel, Hartford, Conn.
+ ranks from original Hook & Hastings, Op. 1616 (1894)
           
Hook & Hastings
Boston, Mass. – Opus 1616 (1894)
Mechanical action; elec. by Clark & Fenton (1927)
2 manuals, 15 stops


An entry (Sept. 13, 1910) in a Ledger Book of J.H. & C.S. Odell, organ builders in New York City, shows that the firm provided a new Great Organ Open Diapason, except front display pipes ($300); Regulated and tuned organ ($125); installed a new Swell Oboe ($160); installed a new Swell Salicional T.C. ($175). From the files of Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service concern in the area, we read that this organ was rebuilt with electric action and electro-pneumatic chests by Clark & Fenton in 1927. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
         
Organ in the Sunday school:

Roosevelt
New York City
Mechanical action
1 manual, 2 stops


An entry (Sept. 29, 1912) in a Ledger Book of J.H. & C.S. Odell, organ builders in New York City, shows that the firm overhauled, adjusted, regulated and tuned the Sunday school organ for a consideration of $110.00. Louis F. Mohr, an organ service concern in the area, recorded that the Sunday school organ was built by Roosevelt and had two stops. Specifications for this organ have not yet been located.
           
Sources:
     Dunlap, David W. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     J.H. & C.S. Odell Ledger Book (Sep. 13, 1910: p.260). Items regarding two organs in church and Sunday school. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
     Mohr, Louis F. & Co. Information about Hook & Hastings organ rebuild and Roosevelt organ in the Sunday school. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
     Trupiano, Larry. Electronic correspondence (9/6/2012) regarding Clark & Fenton chests in present organ.
     Trupiano, Larry. Specification of present organ.
     Van Pelt, William T., compiler. The Hook Opus List, 1829-1916 in Facsimile. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1991.

Illustration:
     Episcopal Diocese of New York Archives. Undated postcard of exterior. Courtesy Wayne Kempton.