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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1536 (1932)

Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist / Hebrew Tabernacle
551 Fort Washington Avenue at West 185th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

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


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Notes

2005-04-07 - Identified through information in Volume VIII p. 57 of the Pilcher factory ledger and the list of Pilcher organs typed by William E. Pilcher of Louisville. For more information see the document referenced below. -Database Manager

2005-04-07 - Original price: $10,225. William Pilcher's list says 15 or 16 sets. Photo Archives 4113. -Database Manager

2011-08-31 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Replaced at some point by electronic. -Database Manager

2016-02-13 - Building sold to Hebrew Tabernacle in 1973 -Database Manager


Stoplist

Typed stoplist Source: <i>The American Organist</i>, June 1934 Date not recorded

New York City, New York
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist

Henry Pilcher's Sons   Opus 1536   1932              3 manuals, 16 stops, 16 ranks
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         GREAT ORGAN (enc. with Choir)            SWELL ORGAN
      8' Open Diapason           73           16' Salicional              97
      8' Grossfloete             85            8' English Diapason        73
      8' Clarabella              85            8' Gedeckt                 85
      8' Gamba                   73            8' Salicional (fr. 16')    --
      4' Octave                  73            8' Voix Celeste (TC)       61
      4' Grossfloete (fr. 8')    --            8' Aeoline                 73
         Tremulant                             4' Gedeckt (fr. 8')        --
                                               4' Salicional (fr. 16')    --
         CHOIR ORGAN                       2 2/3' Salicional (fr. 16')    --
     16' Dulciana                97            2' Salicional (fr. 16')    --
      8' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --            8' Cornopean               73
      8' Clarabella (Gt)         --            8' Vox Humana              61
      8' Gamba (Gt)              --               Tremulant
      4' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --
      4' Clarabella (Gt)         --               PEDAL ORGAN
  2 2/3' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --           32' Resultant (Dul. & Sal.) --
      2' Dulciana (fr. 16')      --           16' Diapason                32
      8' French Horn             73           16' Dulciana (Ch)           --
         Tremulant                            16' Sub-Bass                44
                                              16' Gamba (ext Gt)          12
                                              16' Salicional (Sw)         --
                                               8' Dulciana (Ch)           --
                                               8' Grossfloete (Gt)        --
                                               8' Sub-Bass (fr. 16')      --
                                               8' Gamba (Gt)              --
                                               8' Salicional (Sw)         --


[Received from Steven E. Lawson  2018-06-11]


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