Better Pipe Organ Database

Austin Organ Co. Opus 399 (1912)

Broadway Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary
601 West 114th Street at Broadway
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Consoles

Main

Console position: Console in Fixed Position, Center
4 manuals
35 stops
45 registers
6 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)
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

2010-11-25 - Updated through on-line information from Connor Annable. -Database Manager

2011-12-26 - Replaced by Austin 3/40 Op. 2513 in phases beginning with a new console, Great and Pedal; the old Swell and Choir were connected to the new console and then replaced with new divisions as funds permitted; the Positiv is still prepared-for and the Echo not connected to the console. -Database Manager

Stoplist

Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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

    New York, New York
    Broadway Presbyterian Church

    Austin   Op. 399   1912   4/35
    ___________________________________________________

    GREAT (*encl w/Choir)          SWELL
16' Major Diapason     61      16' Bourdon           73
 8' Principal Diapason 61       8' Diapason          73
 8' Small Diapason     61       8' Rohrflöte         73
 8' Viole d'Amour      61 *     8' Viole d'Orchestre 73
 8' Gamba              61 *     8' Viole Celeste     61
 8' Claribel Flute     61 *     8' Echo Salicional   73
 4' Harmonic Flute     61 *     4' Flauto Traverso   73
 8' Trumpet            61 *    16' Contra Fagotto    73
    Sub                         8' Cornopean         73
    Unison Off                  8' Oboe              73
    Super                          Tremulant
    Chimes             EC          Sub
                                   Unison Off
    CHOIR                          Super
 8' Geigen Principal   73
 8' Concert Flute      73          ECHO
 8' Quintadena         73       8' Viole Aetheria    73
 8' Dulciana           73       8' Vox Angelica      73
 8' Unda Maris         61       8' Gedackt           73
 4' Flute d'Amour      73       8' Vox Humana        61
 2' Piccolo            61          Tremulant
 8' Clarinet           73          Chimes            25
    Tremulant
    Sub                            PEDAL
    Unison Off                 32' Resultant Bass    --
    Super                      16' Open Diapason     32
    Celesta            49      16' Bourdon           32
                               16' Violone           12 GT
    SOLO                       16' Lieblich Gedeckt  SW
 8' Flauto Major       73       8' Gross Flute       12
 8' Gross Gamba        73       8' Violoncello       GT
16' Tuba Profunda      61      16' Tuba              SO
 8' Harmonic Tuba      12      16' Contra Fagotto    SW
 4' Harmonic Clarion   12       8' Tuba              SO

   [Received online from Jeff Scofield May 11, 2014]

Websites

Broadway Presbyterian Church - New York City [NYC AGO Organ Project web site] - Stoplist, history (Check Internet Archive, archive.is)