Unknown - Church Exterior (Vintage Postcard, courtesy of T. Bradford Willis, DDS (1940)/Database Manager)
2005-11-29 - Identified through information adapted from <i>E. M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List</i>, by Sand Lawn and Allen Kinzey (Organ Historical Society, 1997), and included here through the kind permission of Sand Lawn: <br><i> Replaced Skinner Op. 160 (1908) in new building.</i> -Database Manager
2008-09-29 - Updated through on-line information from Stephen Hall. -- Organ was enlarged in 1984, then completely rebuilt in 2002 by Gilbert Adams. The current organ is a new instrument by Adams reusing pipe some work from the Möller, but revoiced/rescaled. -Database Manager
2009-10-29 - Updated through on-line information from richard alexander. -- 1934-Swell, Choir and some Pedal installed to left of choir stalls; Great, Solo and balance of Pedal behind reredos. Large (19 rank) duplexed Tower division in tower with opening into right side of gallery. Console on screen above choir stalls a la St. John the Divine. 1961-Organ revised by Möller. Small Positiv installed in front of left chamber. Great, Solo and Pedal re-situated in rear gallery in new chambers built on left and right. 1984-new Austin console, Robert Baker, consultant. This was truly one of the great organs in this country. Several people who knew the organ before the 1961 rebuild say it was even better as originally built. Gilbert Adams replaced the organ in 2002; he reused some stops and others went to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Westfield NJ. -Database Manager
2009-10-30 - Updated through on-line information from richard alexander. -- Correction to my previous one: The instrument is not a fully portable one - I must have pushed a wrong piston. The layout of the organ was as described in my earlier email; the best description, I guess, would be "in side chambers," although some was enchambered behind central reredos. -Database Manager
2012-05-15 - Updated through online information from Jeff Scofield. -- Op. 6185 was rebuilt in 1960 as 4/115 Möller Op. R-664; my family attended church here before and after the rebuild - it was a Whitelegg Möller at its best - a truly glorious English sound. -Database Manager
Stoplist copied from the factory specifications Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Plainfield, New Jersey
Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church
Möller Op. 6185 1934 4/97
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GREAT 4" SOLO 10"
16' Violone 61 8' Gamba 73
8' First Open Diapason 61 8' Gamba Celeste 73
8' Second Diapason 61 IV Diapason Chorus 292
8' Clarabella 61 16' Trombone 73
8' Harmonic Flute 61 8' Tromba 73
8' Gemshorn 61 8' French Horn 73
8' Open Diapason SW 8' English Horn 73
8' Gedeckt SW 4' Clarion 73
8' Spitzflöte SW Tremolo
8' Flute Celeste SW Sub
4' Octave 61 Super
4' Principal 61
4' Flute Ouverte 61 TOWER SOLO 7"
4' Flute ⌂ SW 16' Contra Salicional 73
2 2/3' Twelfth 61 8' Principal 73
2' Fifteenth 61 8' Melodia 73
V Harmonics 305 8' Vox Angelica I 61
16' Trombone SO 8' Vox Angelica II 73
8' Tromba SO 8' Quintadena Celeste II 146
8' Cornopean SW 8' Viole Sourdine 61
4' Clarion SO 8' Viole Celeste 73
Tremolo 4' Gemshorn 73
Sub * 4' Flute (Chimney) 73
Super * 4' Vox Angelica 12
4' Viole 12
SWELL 5" 2' Doublette 61
16' Flute Conique 73 III Mixture 183
8' Open Diapason 73 8' Trompette 73
8' Geigen Principal 73 8' Cor d'Amour 73
8' Gedeckt 73 4' Clairon 73
8' Salicional 73 Tremolo
8' Voix Celeste 73 Super
8' Spitzflöte 73 Chimes 21
8' Flute Celeste 73
8' Dulciana 73 TOWER GREAT
8' Unda Maris 73 16' Contra Salicional
4' Octave 73 8' Principal
4' Flute ⌂ 73 8' Melodia
4' Unda Maris II -- 8' Vox Angelica I
2 2/3' Nazard 61 8' Vox Angelica II
2' Flautina 61 8' Quintadena Celeste II
1 3/5' Tierce 61 8' Viole Sourdine
IV Mixture 244 8' Viole Celeste
16' Waldhorn 7" 73 4' Gemshorn
8' Trumpet 7" 73 4' Chimney Flute
8' Cornopean 73 4' Vox Angelica
8' Oboe 73 4' Viole
8' Vox Humana 73 2' Doublette
4' Clarion 7" 73 III Mixture
Tremolo 8' Trompette
Sub 8' Cor d'Amour
Super 4' Clairon
Harp CH Tremolo
Celesta CH Sub
Super
CHOIR 5" Chimes
16' Contra Dulciana 73
8' English Diapason 73 PEDAL 5"
8' Concert Flute 73 32' Sub Bourdon 32
8' Dulciana 12 16' Diapason 32
8' Kleine Erzähler 73 16' Principal 32
8' Erzähler Celeste 73 16' Bourdon 12
4' Gemshorn 73 16' Violone GT
4' Dulcet 12 16' Flute Conique SW
4' Flute d'Amour 73 16' Contra Dulciana CH
2 2/3' Quintadena Nazard 73 10 2/3' Quint (Flute Conique) SW
2' Piccolo 61 8' Octave 12
1 3/5' Tierce (Carillon) -- 8' Major Flute 12
1 1/3' Larigot (Carillon) -- 8' Concert Flute CH
III Carillon 183 8' Flute Conique SW
16' Bassoon 73 8' Dulciana CH
8' Trompette 73 4' Stopped Flute 12
8' Clarinet 73 V Mixture 160
Tremolo 32' Contra Trombone 15" 12 SO F/L
Sub 16' Trombone SO
Super 16' Bombarde 12" 32
Harp 16' Waldhorn SW
Celesta 61 16' Bassoon CH
8' Tromba 12
8' Trumpet 12
4' Clarion 12
* duplexed Swell stops only TOWER PEDAL 7"
16' Double Diapason 32
16' Bourdon 32
16' Contra Salicional TO
8' Octave 12
8' Gedeckt 12
8' Flute (Melodia) TO
4' Flute 12
Chimes TO
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