St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church - New York City
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Church of St. Michael
(Roman Catholic)

424 West 34th Street
New York, N.Y. 10001
http://www.stmichaelnyc.com


Organ Specifications:
424 West 34th Street (since 1907)
► III/46 J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co., Op. 313 (1906)
408 West 32nd Street (1893-1906)
► III/46 J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co., Op. 313 (1893)
West 31st Street (1861-1892) – burned 1892
• Henry Erben (1862)


The original St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church on West 31st Street - New York City  
Church on West 31st Street  


               
 
J.H. & C.S. Odell & Co.
New York City – Opus 313 (1893); moved by Odell (1906)
Tubular-pneumatic key and stop action
3 manuals, 40 stops, 46 ranks


This organ was originally built in 1893 for the church building on West 32nd Street. In 1906, construction of the Pennsylvania Station Rail Road Yard required that the church be moved to West 34th Street. At that time, about 1906, the organ was also dismantled and moved. In 1989, the organ console was rebuilt by Sebastian Glück of New York City.

Beginning in 2007 and continuing as funds permit, the century-old organ is undergoing restoration by J.H. & C.S. Odell of East Hampton, Conn. To date, Odell has completely restored the winding system, including a new blower, and has overhauled the very large (10 feet by 12 feet) double-rise reservoir. Odell has also rebuilt the Choir pneumatic stop action assembly, and will repair or replace damaged and missing pipes in the Swell division.
               
Great Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes
16
   Double Open Diapason
58
4
  Flute Harmonique
58
8
   Open Diapason
58
2 2/3
   Octave Quint
58
8
   Gemshorn
58
2
   Super Octave
58
8
   Viola di Gamba
58
     Mixture, 4 ranks
232
8
   Doppel Flöte
58
8
   Trumpet
58
4
   Octave
58
4
   Clarion
58
               
Swell Organ (Manual III) – 58 notes, enclosed
16
   Bourdon
58
4
   Hohl Flute
58
8
   Open Diapason
58
2
   Flageolet
58
8
   Gamba
58
     Cornet, 3 & 4 ranks
196
8
   Salicional
58
8
   Vox Humana
58
8
   Vox Celestis
58
8
   Cornopean [harm. treble]
58
8
   Clarinet Flute
58
8
   Oboe
58
4
   Octave
58
        
               
Choir Organ (Manual II) – 58 notes
8
   Geigen Principal
58
4
   Fugara
58
8
   Keraulophon
58
4
  Rohr Flöte
58
8
   Dulciana
58
2
  Piccolo
58
8
   Melodia
58
8
   Clarinet
58
               
Pedal Organ – 30 notes
16
   Open Diapason
30
8
   Bass Flöte
30
16
   Contra Gamba
30
8
   Violoncello
30
16
   Bourdon
30
16
   Trombone
30
10 2/3
  Quint
30
        
               
Couplers
    Swell to Great     Swell to Pedal
    Choir to Great     Choir to Pedal
    Swell to Choir     Reversible, Swell to Great [knob]
    Great to Pedal     Reversible, Great to Pedal [knob]
           
Mechanical Accessories
    Swell Tremulant   Wind Indicator
    Balance Swell Pedal   Bellows Signal
         
Pedal Movements
    1. Pedal Organ Forte    
    2. Pedal Organ Piano    
    3. Sforzando on Great, Swell and Pedal    
    4. Piano on Great, Swell and Pedal    
           
Piston Movements
Odell Patent Automatic Adjustable Pneumatic Compositions, worked by piston knobs between manuals.
    Compositions on Great:   Compositions on Swell:
    1. Full Organ   1. Full Organ
    2. Full to Mixture   2. Full to Oboe
    3. Full to Super Octave   3. Full to Flageolet
    4. Full to Octave   4. Full to Octave
    5. Open, Gemshorn, Doppel Fl., Gamba   5. Open, Gamba, Salic., Clar. Fl.
    6. Doppel Fl., Gemshorn, Gamba   6. Gamba, Salic., Clar. Fl.
    7. Gemshorn and Gamba   7. Vox Celestis
    8. Flute Harmonique   8. Hohl Flöte
                
Organ in church located on West 31st Street:

Henry Erben
New York City (1862)
Mechanical action


The organ in the church located on West 31st Street was built in 1862 by Henry Erben of New York City. The organ and church burned in 1892. Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.
               
Sources:
     American Musical Directory. New York: Thomas Hutchinson, 1861.
     Dunlap, David. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press, 2004.
     St. Michael Catholic Church website: http://www.stmichaelnyc.com
     Trupiano, Larry. Factory Specification of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 313 (1893).

Illustrations:
     Bridge and Tunnel Club website: http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com: exterior
     Odell, Edward: Facade of J.H. & C.S. Odell organ, Op. 313 (1893).