Reformed Church of Port Richmond - Port Richmond (Staten Island), NY
Click on images to enlarge
Reformed Church on Staten Island

54 Port Richmond Avenue
Staten Island, N.Y. 10302


Organ Specifications:
► II/12 Austin Organ Company, Op. 1684 (1929)
• C.E. Morey, Op. 295 (1913)
           
  Austin Organ, Op. 1684 (1929) in the Reformed Church on Staten Island - Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY
Austin Organ Company
Hartford, Ct. – Opus 1684 (1929)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 19 stops, 12 ranks



The following specifications were recorded in Nov. 1959 by Charles Scharpeger for Louis F. Mohr & Co., an organ service concern in the area. The 2006 status of this organ is unknown.
               
Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes
8
  Diapason
85
8
   Tuba
73
8
  Dulciana
73
    Tremulant  
8
  Clarabella
73
   
Chimes F
25 tubes
4
   Diapason (fr. 8')
—
     Chimes P  
4
   Harmonic Flute
73
        
 
     
 
     
Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
16
  Bourdon
109
4
   Bourdon (fr. 16')
—
8
  Diapason
73
2
   Bourdon (fr. 16')
—
8
  Salicional
73
8
   Oboe
73
8
  Voix Celeste (TC)
61
8
  Vox Humana
73
8
   Aeoline
73
     Tremulant  
8
   Bourdon (fr. 16')
—
        
 
     
 
     
Pedal Organ – 32 notes
16
  Diapason (ext. GT)
12
8
  Diapason
GT
16
  Bourdon
32
8
  Bourdon
SW
16
  Bourdon
SW
       
               
Couplers
    Swell to Pedal 8', 4'   Great to Great 16', 4'
    Great to Pedal 8', 4'   Swell Unison
    Swell to Great 16', 8', 4'   Great Unison
    Swell to Swell 16', 4'    
               
Adjustable Combinations
   
Swell Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb)
Great Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb)
Pedal Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 (thumb; 1-3 duplication by toe)
Full Organ Pistons 1-2-3-4 (toe)
               
Pedal Movements
    Balanced Swell Pedal   Great to Pedal Reversible
    Balanced Great Pedal   Sforzando Pedal
    Crescendo Pedal    
           
C. E. Morey
Utica, N.Y. – Opus 295 (1913)
Mechanical action


Specifications of this organ have not yet been located.
           
Sources:
     The American Organist (ca. 1929). Courtesy Jonathan Bowen.
     Nelson, George. Organs in the United States and Canada Database. Seattle, Wash.
     Scharpeger, Charles. Organ Notebook with specifications (Nov. 1959) of Austin Organ, Op. 1684 (1929). Courtesy Larry Trupiano.

Illustrations:
     The American Organist (Mar. 1948). Interior showing Austin Organ, Op. 1684 (1929).
     Bridge and Tunnel Club web site: http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com. Photo of church.