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Henry Pilcher's Sons Opus 1559 (1932)

Fort Washington Collegiate Church
729 W. 181st Street at Fort Washington Avenue
New York City: Manhattan, NY

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


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2005-04-07 - Identified through information in Volume VIII p. 78 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: $4,250. Rebuilt from Hilgreen & Lane. -Database Manager


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Specification from the factory ledger book Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

New York City, New York
Fort Washington Collegiate Church

Henry Pilcher's Sons   1932   Opus 1559
2 manuals, 15 stops, 13 ranks
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     GREAT ORGAN                          SWELL ORGAN
  8' Open Diapason      61             8' Violin Diapason    73   
  8' Gamba              61             8' Salicional         73
  8' Dulciana           61             8' Gedeckt            73
  8' Melodia            61             8' Aeoline            73
  4' Hohl Flute         61             8' Quintadena         73
     Chimes [Deagan]    20 bells       4' Flute              73
     Tremolo                           8' Oboe               73
                                          Chimes             GT
     PEDAL ORGAN                          Tremolo
 16' Bourdon            32
 16' Lieblich Gedeckt   12 SW             ADJUSTABLE COMBINATIONS
  8' Flute              SW                Great Organ   1-2-3-4
                                          Swell Organ   1-2-3-4
     COUPLERS                             Pedal Organ   1-2-3
     Great to Pedal 8, 4                  General Cancel
     Swell to Pedal 8
     Swell to Great 16, 8, 4              PEDAL MOVEMENTS
     Great to Great 16, 4                 Great Expression Pedal
     Great Separation                     Swell Expression Pedal
     Swell to Swell 16, 4, Unison Off     Crescendo Pedal
                                          Great to Pedal Reversible
                                          Sforzando

 [Received from Steven E. Lawson 2013-10-23.]

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