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Richmond Hill High School
89-30 114th Street
Richmond Hill (Queens), N.Y. 11418
http://www.richmondhillhs.org
Richmond Hill High School was founded in 1897 in the country setting of Richmond Hill. The tower room of the village's Johnson Avenue Elementary School (now P.S. 51) was its first residence. The opening of the main high school building took place in April, 1899. A domed astronomical observatory, complete with a six thousand dollar telescope, enhanced the new building. At first, it was thought that the building was too large. However by 1923, the increased student population necessitated a larger school. The new and present building opened in February, 1929. |
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Estey Organ Company
Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2938 (1931)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 49 stops, 31 ranks
In the Great Depression year of 1931, the Estey Organ Company received a welcome and very large contract for seven identical organs to be installed in New York City high schools. The $168,000 contract made the average cost of each organ $24,000. Each organ was equipped with a three-manual console that included ivory keys and an automatic roll-player.
These organs were installed in Jamaica High School (Op. 2932), Far Rockaway High School (Op. 2933), and Richmond Hill High School (Op. 2938) in Queens; Theodore Roosevelt High School (Op. 2934), James Monroe High School (Op. 2935), and DeWitt Clinton High School (Op. 2936) in The Bronx; and the New York Training School for Teachers (Op. 2937), later the High School of Musical Art, in Manhattan.
The Estey organ in Richmond Hill High School was reported to be playable as late as 1969, but has since been discarded. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed with Choir (6" pressure)
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1st Open Diapason (Heavy) |
73 |
2 |
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Fifteenth * |
61 |
8 |
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2nd Open Diapason |
73 |
1 1/3 |
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Nineteenth * |
61 |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks [draws * stops] |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
CH |
16 |
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Tuba [10" pressure] |
97 |
8 |
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Gamba |
73 |
8 |
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Tromba [ext.] |
— |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
4 |
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Clarion [ext.] |
— |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Octave |
73 |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth * |
61 |
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| Celesta [TC, from Harp] |
49 notes |
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Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure)
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16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
73 |
8 |
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Oboe [synthetic] |
— |
8 |
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Horn Diapason |
73 |
16 |
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Waldhorn |
85 |
8 |
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Stopped Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Cornopean |
— |
8 |
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Viol d'Orchestra |
73 |
4 |
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Clarion |
— |
8 |
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Viol Celeste |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana [sep. trem. & box] |
61 |
8 |
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Aeoline |
73 |
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Tremolo |
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4 |
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Traverse Flute |
73 |
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Harp |
GT |
4 |
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Violino |
73 |
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Celesta |
GT |
2 |
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Flautino |
73 |
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Mixture III * |
61 |
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* 12th & 15th from Flautino; ind. Tierce |
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Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed (6" pressure)
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16 |
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Contra Dulciana |
85 |
2 |
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Piccolo |
61 |
8 |
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Geigen Principal |
73 |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
8 |
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English Horn |
73 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
— |
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Tremolo |
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8 |
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Unda Maris |
73 |
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Harp |
GT |
4 |
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Harmonic Flute |
GT |
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Celesta |
GT |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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32 |
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Acoustic Bass |
— |
8 |
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Major Flute [Op. Diap.] |
— |
16 |
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Open Diapason |
44 |
8 |
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Flute [Bourdon] |
— |
16 |
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Bourdon |
44 |
8 |
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Dulciana |
CH |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt |
SW |
16 |
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Trombone |
GT |
16 |
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Contra Dulciana |
CH |
8 |
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Tromba |
GT |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell to Choir 16', 8', 4' |
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Swell to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Great 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Choir to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Swell 16', 4', Unison Off |
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Swell to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Choir 16', 4' Unison Off |
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Choir to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Swell & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) * |
| Great & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) * |
| Choir & Pedal |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5 (thumb) * |
| Pedal & its couplers |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Full Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb & toe) |
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* double-touch brings on Pedal stops |
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Reversibles
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Great to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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Choir to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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Swell to Pedal (hand and foot) |
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All Swells to Swell |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Swell Pedal |
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Crescendo Pedal with indicator |
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Balanced Great & Choir Pedal |
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Sforzando Pedal with indicator |
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Sources:
Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order for Estey Organ, Op.2938 (1931).
The Estey Pipe Organ web site: www.esteyorgan.com
Richmond Hill High School web site: http://www.richmondhillhs.org/
Illustration:
The Estey Pipe Organ web site. Exterior. |
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