Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 1707 (1932)

All Souls Unitarian Church
1157 Lexington Ave. at 80th St.
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
3 manuals
37 stops
48 registers
4 divisions
Key action Type: Electrical
Stop action Type: Electrical
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Pedal Type: Concave Radiating (Meeting AGO Standards)
Expression Type: Balanced Expression Shoes/Pedals (Meeting AGO Standards)
Combination action: Adjustable Combination Pistons

Notes

2004-12-21 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager

2010-11-22 - Updated through online information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

2014-03-28 - Updated through online information from James Moskin. -- The organ was removed and replaced with a Holtkamp organ in 1989. -Database Manager

2015-12-05 - Congregation was known as First Congregational Church (1821-1845), Church of the Divine Unity (1845-1855), Church of the Holy Zebra (1855-1932), now All Souls Unitarian Church (since 1932 -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The New York City Organ Project</i>, NYC AGO Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       New York, New York
       All Souls Unitarian Church

       Austin   Op. 1707   1932   3/37
       _________________________________________________

       GREAT                        SWELL
   16' Diapason        61       16' Bourdon           73
    8' 1st Diapason    61        8' Diapason          73
    8' 2nd Diapason    61        8' Clarabella        73
    8' Gross Floete    61        8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
    8' Harmonic Flute  61        8' Viole Celeste     73
    8' Gemshorn        61        8' Chimney Flute     73 *
    4' Principal       61        8' Flute Celeste     61 *
2 2/3' Twelfth         61        8' Aeoline           73 *
    2' Fifteenth       61        8' Voix Celeste      61 *
    8' Tuba            61        4' Flauto d'Amore    73 *
       Sub                   2 2/3' Nazard            61
       Unison Off                2' Flautino          61
       Super                 1 3/5' Tierce            61
                               III  Mixture           --
       CHOIR                    16' Oboe              61
    8' Diapason        73        8' Cornopean         73
    8' Concert Flute   73        8' Oboe              12
    8' Quintadena      73        8' Vox Humana        61 *
    8' Dulciana        73        4' Oboe              12
    8' Unda Maris      61           Tremulant
    4' Flauto Traverso 73           Tremulant Vox
    2' Piccolo         61           Sub
    8' Corno d'Amore   73           Unison Off
    8' Clarinet        73           Super
       Tremulant
       Sub                          PEDAL
       Unison Off               32' Bourdon           32
       Super                    16' 1st Diapason      32
    8' Harp            61       16' 2nd Diapason      GT
    4' Harp Celesta             16' Bourdon           12
                                16' Bourdon           SW
    *  double-enclosed with      8' Diapason          12
       separate swell pedal      8' Bourdon           12
                                16' Tuba              12 GT
                                16' Oboe              SW
                                 8' Tuba              GT

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield May 11, 2014]

Websites

NYC Organ Project of NYC AGO Chapter Web Site - Specification (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)