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Casavant Frères Ltée. Opus 2588 (1960)

Christ Church, United Methodist
520 Park Avenue at 60th Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY

Images


2023-11-06 - Trompette en chamade in rear gallery (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Left organ chamber (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Right organ chamber (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Right organ chamber (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Pedalboard (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Coupler rail (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Console builder's nameplate (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Builder's nameplate (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Right stopjamb (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Left stopjamb (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Console (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2023-11-06 - Chancel (Photograph by Brad Engelland/Brad Engelland)

2006-10-06 - Chancel Console (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

1996-07-10 - Nave (Austin) Console (Photograph by Jeff Scofield/Database Manager)

2006-10-06 - Sanctuary Interior and Chancel (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

2006-10-06 - Balcony and Trompette en Chamade (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

2006-10-06 - Church Exterior (Photograph by Steven E. Lawson/Database Manager)

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Notes

2005-12-24 - 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 E. M. Skinner Opus 293-C (1933).</i> -Database Manager

2007-06-04 - Updated through online information from Stanley R. Scheer. -- In 1997, Casavant added a 32' Contre Bombarde and added a solid-state multi-memory system; in 1999, Casavant added a Trompette en Chamade, using the former Antiphonal Viole Celeste knob; the existing Viole knob was rewired and renamed Violes celestes II. -Database Manager

2016-01-23 - 3-manual Austin console located in the right front of the nave added in 1982. -Database Manager


Stoplist

Stoplist and notes from Stanley R. Scheer Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

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Stoplist courtesy of the Casavant Frères Archives Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded

       New York, New York
       Christ United Methodist Church
       
       Casavant   Op. 2588   1960   4/76
       ___________________________________________________________

       Courtesy of the Casavant Freres Archives,
       St. Hyacinthe, Quebec

       GREAT                               CHOIR

   16' Violone               61         8' Concert Flute        68
    8' Princpal              61         8' Viole                68
    8' Gedeckt               61         8' Viole Celeste        61
    8' Gemshorn              61         8' Gedeckt              68
    4' Octave                61         8' Dulciane             68
    4' Chimney Flute         61         4' Prestant             68
2 2/3' Quinte                61         4' Koppelflöte          68
    2' Super Octave          61     2 2/3' Rohrnazard           61
   IV  Fourniture           244         2' Blockflöte           61
   IV  Cymbel               244     1 3/5' Tierce               61
    8' Trompette Harmonique  CH         1' Sifflöte             61
       Chimes                CH       III  Scharf              183
                                       16' Fagott               68
       SWELL                            8' Krummhorn            68
   16' Lieblichgedeckt       68         8' English Horn         68
    8' Geigen Principal      68         4' Rohrschalmei         68
    8' Rohrflöte             68            Tremulant
    8' Viole de Gambe        68         8' Trompette Harmonique 68
    8' Voix Celeste          61            Sub
    8' Spitzflöte            68            Unison Off
    8' Spitzflöte Celeste    61            Super
    4' Principal             68            Chimes               25
    4' Flute Ouverte         68            Harp                 61
    2' Octave                61            Celesta
   II  Sesquialtera         122
   VI  Plein Jeu            366            PEDAL
   16' Bombarde              68
    8' Trompette             68        32' Bourdon              32
    8' Hautbois              68        16' Principal            32
    8' Vox Humana            68        16' Bourdon              12
    4' Clairon               68        16' Violone              GT
       Tremulant                       16' Lieblichgedeckt      SW
       Sub                              8' Principal            32
       Unison Off                       8' Gedecktpommer        32
       Super                            8' Flute                SW
       Chimes                CH         8' Cello                CH
                                        4' Choralbass           32
       ECHO-ANTIPHONAL                  4' Rohrflöte            32
                                       IV  Mixture             128
    8' Principal             68        32' Contra Bombarde      12 a
    8' Cor de Nuit           68        16' Trombone             32
    8' Viole Celestes II    129        16' Bombarde             SW
    4' Gemshorn              68        16' Fagott               CH
    8' Trompette             68         8' Trumpet              12
       Tremulant                        8' Fagott               CH
       Super                            4' Clarion              12
    8' Trompette-en-Chamade  61 b       4' Fagott               CH
   16' Cor de Nuit           12 EC         Chimes               CH
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    a  added 1997
    b  added 1998

              [Received from Jeff Scofield June 10, 2015]

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