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Austin Organ Co. Opus 284 (1910)

St. Luke Episcopal Church
435 West 141st Street at Convent Avenue
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Consoles

Main

Organ type: Traditional With Roll Top
Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Right
4 manuals
48 stops
5 divisions
Stop layout Type: Stop Keys Above Top Manual
Manual compass: 61 notes
Pedal compass: 32 notes
Has crescendo
Combination action: 'Hold and Set' Pneumatic/Mechanical
Has combination thumb pistons
Has coupler toe pistons
Has tutti toe 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

2010-11-16 - Updated through on-line information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Stoplist from <i>The Diapason</i> December 1910 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

New York City, New York
St. Luke's Episcopal Church - Harlem

Austin Organ Company   Opus 284   1910
4 manuals, 48 stops, 38 ranks
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       GREAT ORGAN                            SWELL ORGAN
   16' Major Diapason      61             16' Bourdon             73
    8' Principal Diapason  61              8' Diapason Phonon     73
    8' Small Diapason      61              8' Rohr Flöte          73
    8' Violoncello         61 (a)          8' Viole d'Orchestre   73
    8' Gross Flute         61              8' Viole Celeste       73
    8' Claribel Flute      61 (a)          8' Echo Salicional     73
    4' Harmonic Flute      61 (a)          8' Quintadena          73
    4' Octave              61              4' Flauto Traverso     73
    8' Trumpet             61 (a)          2' Flageolet           61
       Swell to Great 16'                 16' Contra Fagotto      73
       Swell to Great 8'                   8' Cornopean           73
       Swell to Great 4'                   8' Oboe                73
       Swell to Great 2'                   8' Vox Humana          61
       Choir to Great 16'                     Tremulant
       Choir to Great 8'                      Swell 16'
       Choir to Great 4'                      Swell Unison Off
       Solo and Echo to Great 8'              Swell 4'
       Solo and Echo to Great 4'              Solo and Echo to Swell 8'

       CHOIR ORGAN                            PEDAL ORGAN
   16' Contra Viole        73             32' Magnaton            12
    8' Geigen Principal    73             16' Open Diapason       32
    8' Dulciana            73             16' Violone             32
    8' Vox Angelica        73             16' Bourdon             32
    8' Concert Flute       73             16' Lieblich Gedackt    SW
    4' Flute d'Amour       73             16' Contra Viole        CH
    8' Clarinet            73              8' Gross Flute         GT
       Tremulant                           8' Flauto Dolce        SW
       Choir 16'                          16' Contra Fagotto      SW
       Choir Unison Off                   16' Tuba Profunda       SO
       Choir 4'                            8' Harmonic Tuba       SO
       Swell to Choir 16'                     Swell to Pedal 8'
       Swell to Choir 8'                      Swell to Pedal 4'
       Swell to Choir 4'                      Great to Pedal 8'
       Solo and Echo to Choir 8'              Great to Pedal 4'
                                              Choir to Pedal 8'
       SOLO AND ECHO ORGAN (West End)         Choir to Pedal 4'
    8' Flauto Major        73                 Solo and Echo to Pedal 8'
    8' Gross Gamba         73
   16' Tuba Profunda       85                 ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
    8' Harmonic Tuba       --                 Great Organ  1-2-3-4-5-6
    4' Harmonic Clarion    --                 Swell Organ  1-2-3-4-5-6
    8' Flauto Dolce        73                 Choir Organ  1-2-3-4-5-6
    8' Unda Maris          61 tc              Solo & Echo  1-2-3-4-5-6
    4' Fern Flute          73                 Pedal Organ  1-2-3-4 (toe)
       Tremulant
       Chimes (bronze)     20 tubes           PEDAL MOVEMENTS
       Solo and Echo 16'                      Balanced Swell Pedal
       Solo and Echo Unison Off               Balanced Choir Pedal
       Solo and Echo 4'                       Balanced Solo & Echo Pedal
                                              Balanced Crescendo Pedal
                                              Great to Pedal Reversible
                                              Solo & Echo to Great Rev.
   (a) enclosed in Choir box                  Sforzando Pedal

      [Received online from Jeff Scofield May 29, 2014]

Websites

St. Luke Episcopal Church - [NYC AGO Organ Project] Specifications, photos (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)